Page 72 of Accidental Blood Lust
“I should go home for a bit. I have a garden to tend to,” I say.
“We’re coming too, then,” Loch says. “Right, Rome?”
He nods immediately. “Right.”
I smile at them both. It feels good to be with them, and having them in my space sounds like a dream come true.
“I’d love that.”
LOCHLAN
“Are you sure? This is incredible.”
I hold the silky blouse up to my chest, feeling like a fairy-tale princess with a magical godmother all of a sudden.
“Yes, I’m sure. Roman and Jareth will love it too. Brings out your eye color.”
“Thank you.” I shimmy out of my t-shirt and put the blouse on, then look in the mirror. After I turned, I was surprised that I could still see my reflection. Cas tells me there was a time period when that was a widely held belief, but in his existence, he’s always been able to. He can be out in the sun much longer than I can too, but recommends always having a recent feed before exposure. “I wish you had been my maker. It would’ve been a lot easier.”
Cassius scrunches his nose. “Except I wouldn’t have done it.”
“Why not?”
“I don’t turn people. It doesn’t appeal to me or my ego. I don’t mind helping you at all because you’re Roman’s mate, but ordinarily, I can’t be bothered with such responsibility, and I’d never turn someone and abandon them like your maker did. What was his name again?”
“Oh, I don’t know. I don’t think we exchanged names.”
“Do you think you’d recognize him?”
“Probably.” I shrug. “I guess so.”
“He’d know you. If you know anything about him, I could ask around.”
“Why?”
“To fuck him up, of course. What he did was wrong.”
I smile. It’s nice to think that as aloof as Cas can be sometimes, he still has my back. “That’s okay. I don’t want you to fight with another vampire on my behalf.”
“Doesn’t mean I won’t.” He walks over and hands me a bottle. “Use this in your hair. Your men will go wild. Even more wild.”
“Okay.” I pour some of the sticky liquid into my hand then drag it through my hair. It does a nice job taming the flyaways and giving me a more styled and sensual appearance. “Thanks.”
“You’re welcome. Now shoo. I need to change and I don’t want your wolfie in here mad at me for being naked in front of his mate.” Cas gently pushes me toward the door. “Have fun tonight.”
“I will.”
I step out of the room just in time to be stampeded by Grim, the three-headed hellhound. He loops back, jumping up and pressing me against the wall, licking my face with one of his heads.
“Stop.” I laugh, pushing him away. “You’re gonna ruin Cas’s blouse.”
“Grim.” Drax appears, calmly calling the dog off me. Grim immediately lets me go and bounds over to the demon. “He gets so excited.”
“He’s adorable.”
“He is, but watch this. We’ve been working on it.” Drax squares his shoulders. “Grim. Danger.”
The dog reacts by stiffening, turning his heads in different directions, and growling. The sound makes the walls vibrate, and a strip of fire flickers across the fur on his back as his eyes glow red.
