Page 87 of Accidental Blood Lust
“Officially,” Roman says. “We’re already mates. We’ve always been mates, we just didn’t know it.”
“Are we done here?” I ask. “I want to go to Jareth’s. Can we do that?”
“How about a quick pit stop so I can hand off the fae blood to Auri.”
“Can one of the guys do that?” I whine.
Roman smiles. “I have a couple of other things to talk to the boss about. You guys can go ahead and get ready for me though.”
Jareth and I shake our heads at the same time. “Nope,” he says. “We’ll go with you then we’ll go to the garden together.”
I lean in and kiss Jareth, pulling Roman closer, and he quickly joins in. It turns heated pretty fast, but Roman is the one who ends it.
“Not here. I want you alone and naked at Jareth’s cottage.”
“Ourcottage.” Jareth smiles.
My heart flutters with joy. “Let’s go home, boys.”
TWENTY-SEVEN
ROMAN
As soon as we get back to the underworld, Jare and Loch go to Loch’s apartment to gather his stuff to take back to the cottage, while I head to Auri’s office to give him a report and the fae blood.
I knock on his door and his response from the other side is “That was quick.”
Does that mean come in? I take a chance and open the door. Auri is sitting behind his desk, painting his long, sharp nails the human way, with a tiny bottle of red paint and a dainty brush. The sight is so funny that I can’t stop the laugh that bubbles up in my throat.
He arches an eyebrow at me. “It’s more satisfying than simply glamouring them red,” he explains with a dangerous edge to his voice that dares me to argue with him about it. No thanks, I’ve had enough near-death experiences for one day.
“Cool.” I clear my throat to cover another laugh. “Can I come in?”
“That depends. Do you have the blood for me?”
I reach into my pocket and pull out the vial to show him. His face lights up and he waves me in.
“Yes, of course, pet. Tell me how the little rumble with the fae went. Is the consortium defeated?”
“I got poisoned by a fae dagger and could have died if Rune hadn’t been ready with an antidote,” I say blandly, taking the seat across from him and setting the vial of fae blood on the desk.
“Did you save the dagger? That sounds valuable,” he asks, picking up the vial and pocketing it.
“Honestly, I didn’t think about it at the time. Mac might have grabbed it though.” I shrug.
Auri beams again. “I do adore that dragon.”
“He’s handy, I agree. And to answer your question, Ithinkwe got them all? We might need to do some further recon to figure out if they were part of a larger network or a self-contained criminal organization, but for now, I think we’re in the clear.”
“Excellent work, pet. Now, out with it.” He waves impatiently.
I should have known Auri would sense why I really brought the vial back to him myself.
“Lochlan and Jareth are my mates. We haven’t made it official yet, but we will during the full moon in a couple of weeks.”
He nods. “Yes, I could sense your bonds. It seems all my pets are pairing off these days. Your mates are both very green when it comes to danger and the greater supernatural world, but they have skills. I don’t suppose they’d be interested in working for me?”
“No,” I say flatly. “They aren’t built for this life.”
