"I can but you know how I feel about this, my love..."
Cora reaches out and laces our fingers. "I know, honey, but she can't have the knowledge and to be honest, there's no telling what Joyce learned while he was living inside her."
She has a point.
So I relent to my mate, as usual.
"I will wipe from her mind anything that pertains to any of us from the time you arrived in Ashland. It will take a while since it spans more than a few hours but I shall clean the slate."
"And give her memories of some sort of mental health retreat."
I frown at my love. "A mental health retreat..."
"Yeah. Make her think she was working on her self-love so she was less of a bitch to everyone around her. Maybe it'll help."
Oh this female, be still my cold dead heart.
"I shall give the plastic-one positive memories in place of her experience with us, try to encourage her to become a better person." I wrap an arm around her shoulders and kiss her temple. "Just don't be disappointed if it does not stick."
Cora shrugs. "Worth a shot anyway."
"And what do we do with him?" Andrej grunts as he steadies himself against my side.
"Leave him there for now." Cora smiles. "I have his name so he's no longer a threat. He's at my mercy until I give it back, and since I have much to discuss with him, he's not going anywhere any time soon."
"Sammy will be jealous." I grin against the crown of her head.
She tilts back to meet my eyes with a furrowed brow.
"You have a new pet."
"Havok!" she scolds through a snort. "Be nice. There is more here than meets the eye and as soon as you fuck me silly, I will definitely be getting to the bottom of it."
"Then we best hurry, angel. I fear we both have rather full plates, and if you intend for me to make good on your words, the time is now while our projects are passed out."
Cora immediately bolts toward the door, tugging me along behind her. "Drej, play nice with my prisoner! And please find him some clothes! I can't do the whole naked interrogation thing the way you guys can!"
I growl and toss her over my shoulder. "Even if you could, I would never allow it. I am the only male you will ever see naked."
"You do know we live with shifters, right? That I've seen more of your brothers than I ever needed to because they don't give a damn who they shift in front of?"
Cora yelps then giggles as I bite her ass and start running down the hall. "You are asking for serious punishment, angel. Keep this up and I will bind you to our bed and fuck that defiance out of you."
"I'd like to see you try." She smacks my ass then surprises me by saying, "You should probably spank me too. Actually, the more you talk about punishments the more I think we should look into your idea regarding toys. We could have some serious fun with that whole sex dungeon thing you suggested."
Now I'm running at my full supernatural speed with a raging boner. Goddammit, my mate is perfect.
So fucking perfect and absolutely fucking mine.
Pete and Repeat
Ithink I've finally hit that point in my life, this one anyway, where nothing surprises me.
The love of my life, my soulmate, the man I'm going to spend forever with is a vampire? Cool, forever just took on a whole new meaning and I'm more than ok with it.
The men who have protected me and loved me like a sister for years and years turn into big beautiful dragons that breathe fire? Sweet, no more flights in coach for this girl.
My friends, the real friends I've finally been able to make and keep, that accept me and love me for my flaws as much as my better qualities sprout fur and claws because they turn into predatory animals, or at least understand that because they're in love with someone who does? Awesome, we just became a clique you definitely don't want to fuck with.
