resting his hands on her shoulders and stroking the back of her neck with his thumb. When I realized that my High Priestess definitely had an intimate relationship with the MacIntire alpha, I gaped at them, dumbfounded. I watched as Lachlan placed a hand on Belinda’s lower back and guided her out my front door. Shit, after all the insanity before our meeting, I’d forgotten to talk to him about keeping a closer eye on Belinda.
“I thought you knew that they were together,” Finn murmured in my ear.
“No clue.”
I walked away from him without another word. Despite our easy rapport that morning, I really didn’t want to discuss my High Priestess’ sex life. Or think about it in any way, shape, or form.
A half hour later, a tall, blonde vampire came through the front door. He did not look happy. In fact, he looked downright enraged. However, when Donna saw him, smiled, and waved, the anger left his face as he nodded at her.
I was sitting on the floor in front of the fireplace with all four of my friends, trying not to worry about everything that was happening.
“Whoa, who is that?” Ricki asked quietly. “He’s hot.”
We all jumped when a low, rumbling growl filled the room. Ricki shot Calder a dirty look before turning her back on him.
I couldn’t stop my smile. The sexual tension between those two was palpable and I knew it wouldn’t be long until Calder lost his patience with Ricki’s ‘hard to get’ act.
“That’s Asher,” Donna answered, ignoring Calder’s possessive behavior. “He’s a friend of Conner’s and he’s part owner of Concord.”
“The restaurant?” Shannon asked.
“Yeah.”
We all watched him as he walked over to where Conner stood with Finn and Lex.
“Damn, that is a whole bunch of sexy,” Ivie whispered.
In unison, all four vampires turned and looked at our group.
“Shit, do you think they heard me?” she asked Donna.
I chuckled when I saw Lex look right at Ivie and nod his head.
“Somebody’s in trouble,” Ricki trilled.
“Shut up.”
We all started giggling at Ivie’s petulant response. Conner, Finn, and Lex went back to their discussion, but I noticed that Asher seemed to be distracted and still staring in our direction. I glanced over and realized that he and Shannon were studying each other as though sizing up an opponent. Something clicked inside me and I realized that the final woman in our group had found her match. Not that I would tell Shannon that. The woman carried a gun and she knew how to use it, even if it was pink and girlie. I wasn’t about to get on her bad side.
“Shannon, will you quit eye-fucking Asher and pay attention?” Ricki quipped.
I bit my lip to hide my smile as Shannon’s eyes cut to the side and she gave Ricki a look that would have made a grown man flinch. Ricki just flipped her off and kept talking.
We chatted and watched as Conner and Asher carried Johanna out of the house. Finn, Lex, and Gabriel followed. They returned a few minutes later, minus Gabriel and Asher. I assumed those two were handling Johanna’s relocation to whatever make-shift dungeon they had set up.
Conner approached our group and hauled Donna to her feet. “Lass, we need to go so Kerry can get to the safe house.”
I stifled a sigh at his endearment to my friend.
The rest of us stood as well. We exchanged hugs and kisses and I promised to call them as soon as I was settled in the safe house. Since Lex and Ivie had ridden with Conner and Donna, they left together. Shannon and Ricki were just putting on their coats when Calder approached them.
“If it’s all right, I’d like to ride back to the city with you.” Calder phrased it politely, but it was not a request.
Shannon shrugged. “No problem.”
I watched as Ricki’s eyes widened and, once again, had to bite my lip to hide a smile. It seemed Shannon was getting revenge for Ricki’s eye-fucking comment earlier. Though I know she wanted to object, I watched as Ricki fought for her
“I thought you knew that they were together,” Finn murmured in my ear.
“No clue.”
I walked away from him without another word. Despite our easy rapport that morning, I really didn’t want to discuss my High Priestess’ sex life. Or think about it in any way, shape, or form.
A half hour later, a tall, blonde vampire came through the front door. He did not look happy. In fact, he looked downright enraged. However, when Donna saw him, smiled, and waved, the anger left his face as he nodded at her.
I was sitting on the floor in front of the fireplace with all four of my friends, trying not to worry about everything that was happening.
“Whoa, who is that?” Ricki asked quietly. “He’s hot.”
We all jumped when a low, rumbling growl filled the room. Ricki shot Calder a dirty look before turning her back on him.
I couldn’t stop my smile. The sexual tension between those two was palpable and I knew it wouldn’t be long until Calder lost his patience with Ricki’s ‘hard to get’ act.
“That’s Asher,” Donna answered, ignoring Calder’s possessive behavior. “He’s a friend of Conner’s and he’s part owner of Concord.”
“The restaurant?” Shannon asked.
“Yeah.”
We all watched him as he walked over to where Conner stood with Finn and Lex.
“Damn, that is a whole bunch of sexy,” Ivie whispered.
In unison, all four vampires turned and looked at our group.
“Shit, do you think they heard me?” she asked Donna.
I chuckled when I saw Lex look right at Ivie and nod his head.
“Somebody’s in trouble,” Ricki trilled.
“Shut up.”
We all started giggling at Ivie’s petulant response. Conner, Finn, and Lex went back to their discussion, but I noticed that Asher seemed to be distracted and still staring in our direction. I glanced over and realized that he and Shannon were studying each other as though sizing up an opponent. Something clicked inside me and I realized that the final woman in our group had found her match. Not that I would tell Shannon that. The woman carried a gun and she knew how to use it, even if it was pink and girlie. I wasn’t about to get on her bad side.
“Shannon, will you quit eye-fucking Asher and pay attention?” Ricki quipped.
I bit my lip to hide my smile as Shannon’s eyes cut to the side and she gave Ricki a look that would have made a grown man flinch. Ricki just flipped her off and kept talking.
We chatted and watched as Conner and Asher carried Johanna out of the house. Finn, Lex, and Gabriel followed. They returned a few minutes later, minus Gabriel and Asher. I assumed those two were handling Johanna’s relocation to whatever make-shift dungeon they had set up.
Conner approached our group and hauled Donna to her feet. “Lass, we need to go so Kerry can get to the safe house.”
I stifled a sigh at his endearment to my friend.
The rest of us stood as well. We exchanged hugs and kisses and I promised to call them as soon as I was settled in the safe house. Since Lex and Ivie had ridden with Conner and Donna, they left together. Shannon and Ricki were just putting on their coats when Calder approached them.
“If it’s all right, I’d like to ride back to the city with you.” Calder phrased it politely, but it was not a request.
Shannon shrugged. “No problem.”
I watched as Ricki’s eyes widened and, once again, had to bite my lip to hide a smile. It seemed Shannon was getting revenge for Ricki’s eye-fucking comment earlier. Though I know she wanted to object, I watched as Ricki fought for her
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