Phantom Hollow silverkiss

The way to a man's heart was often through their stomach, and one could argue the same might be true for Towhee. Reyes wasn't sure if that plan would work out but it was an option. He smiled, albeit grimly and in a direction Teya could not see, being appreciative of the suggestion but also doubtful. Towhee was too headstrong; he couldn't even say she was wrong to cast him out entirely.

Is hot, murmured the girl, as something began to drip.

Reyes was glad for a distraction from his intrusive familial thoughts and found himself drawn to the sound, turning to see her raised limb and the look of invitation on her face. The last time he'd been anywhere near the water he'd been a pirate near the sea, surrounded by a crew of hard-bodied men.

The memory made him shudder, and he turned his eyes away.

I had thought I could make a home here. That way my children could visit when they were older, but it might be better if I return to them like you said. Reyes continued with the topic in order to avoid the invasive thoughts of those brutal men, their booming laughter and intense appetites.