Page 29 of Forced Bonds

“Geez, I don’t know, perhaps when you both bit me without my consent? Or when you decided what to do about the book without asking me? Or when you two began eyeing each other like you were the only two beings left in the world.” I knew I’d messed up once the last words had finished spewing out of my mouth, but there was no taking them back.

“Are you jealous, my feisty one?” Zar purred, just like I knew he would. I stared at my jam covered butter knife. Just how much damage could I do with it?

“None of that,” Chris chuckled, taking my knife away like I was a child.

“I wasn’t going to do anything!” I totally was.

“I didn’t know you cared about what happened with the book,” Zar stated. And yes, I did notice that there was no apology anywhere in his statement.

“Why wouldn’t I?”

“Well, because you’re human,” he replied, like that somehow made me incapable of having any opinions that didn’t include humans.

“And as a human, I would want rogue vampires to disappear.”

“Huh,” Chris said, sounding so smart and not at all like an idiot who’d just been told the moon and the sun weren’t the same thing. “I guess having rogue vampires no longer exist would help humans, but more vampires would just appear instead and they could still kill the humans if they wanted to.”

Chris’ words did make some sense, but he forgot the most important part. “If rogues disappeared, less vampires would be turned because they would get picky on who they chose to turn.” My words seemed almost foreign to the two men, who both had their heads tilted as they worked that over. “Do you think coven masters would just accept that anyone could be turned? They’re already very selective as it is now. If the vampire survives the transition, that is seen as their strength and thus they get accepted into the vampire community.”

“How the hell do you know that?!” Zar asked, his tone slightly accusing.

I simply shrugged. “I don’t just kill rogue vampires, you know.”

His eyes widened at that. “You’re licensed to kill regular vampires as well?”

I nodded, feeling awfully smug about it. “I’m the only human hunter who is allowed.”

“Damn,” Chris muttered. “That’s hot as fuck.”

I shot another glare his way. “And you were all too pleased to tell me how much I sucked, if I remember correctly.”

He didn’t seem the least bit guilty as he just shrugged one shoulder. “I mean, you did find the time to eat while my pack was busy dying around me.”

“Not my fault I wasn’t told where to go,” I countered. “You could’ve easily told me to go with them, but you were too busy being butt hurt over being saddled with a human, and a male one at that.”

“I was wrong,” he admitted, but still showed no remorse or offered any kind of apology. Hearing him say that he was sorry wouldn’t have fixed anything, but it would still have been nice nonetheless.

Zar’s phone rang, and he eyed it with a frown before answering. “This is Salizar.” He looked over at Chris and then said, “Your alpha will be there shortly.” Then he hung up. “I have no idea how a Freddy got my number, but they’re searching for you.”

“Did he say anything else?” Chris asked, searching the room for his clothes, which weren't here.

“Just that they found evidence of a fight and were worried. They clearly had no idea I was the one who fought you, though,” Zar replied.

“And let’s keep it that way for now. It’s bad enough that I’m showing up with two mates. A vampire and a human, they will either be very pissed or extremely confused.”

“I don’t mind staying behind and getting some fresh air,” I offered. “After all, I don’t give one shit what happens to your damn book.”

“You’re coming with us, feisty,” Zar growled. “Like hell am I losing sight of you.”

I rolled my eyes. “Yeah, yeah, your blood bag will come with its master.”

“Please, sweetheart, don’t start the dirty talk now when I’m not allowed to touch.”

I threw my pillow at him.

It missed.

Chapter Seventeen