Chapter Six
Reine wanted to kick himself. He had issues. The girl he’d been having dirty thoughts about had struck up the courage to speak to him, and he’d acted like a jerk. If Max or any of the other Guardians saw him, they’d make fun of him.I didn’t know that with the loss of your arm you’d also lost your dick. Lost the ability to fuck, Reine?Can’t get it up? Scared of a girl?
“I used to live in a city, and I thought the country would do me good,” he lied. The Academy was placed on an island, far from any semblance of city life. However, when he was younger, he’d lived in New York for a while.
“I know the feeling.” Mystique glanced at the clock and sat back down. She placed the bottle on the counter. “Lance is a good place to disconnect. It’s nice.”
“Have you always been here?” Reine asked.
She shook her head. “I lived in a city for some time too.” She shrugged. “It’s better here, even if it’s such a small town it feels like everyone knows everyone, but the quality of life is greater.”
Reine nodded. “That’s what I’m hoping for.”
“Have you explored the town and its surrounding area yet?”
“No.” Reine cleared his throat. “I haven’t been out much.”
“Only to the bar, eh?”
Mystique laughed. Her gaze dropped and her tongue darted out to lick her lips. Damn it. He couldn’t be sure if it was a nervous gesture, but the movement made him think of other things she could lick.
“Yeah. The bar has its beauty.” He blatantly stared at her.
Mystique blushed. Her tongue went out for its little excursion over her lips again.
Reine bit back a groan. It had definitely been too long since he’d been deep in between a woman’s legs.
“The town has some nice little shops, but the best parts of Lance are the hiking trails.”
“Really?” Reine leaned forward in his chair. Mystique’s eyes widened. She probably thought he was crazy. After all, he’d been snapping at her one moment, and now he was flirting with her. Fuck, even he thought he’d gone insane.
“Yes.” She licked her lips again, causing the stirring in his loins to grow. How would it feel to have her mouth around his cock? To thread his fingers in her hair while she blew him? His balls began to ache.
“The best one is the one that leads to the old manor at the top,” she said.
“Why?”
“It has some really nice views.”
“I already have nice views here,” Reine said, settling his gaze on her.
Mystique gawked at him for an instant before recomposing herself. “Thank you, but those are better, I can assure you.”
“I can’t really compare,” Reine said. He smiled mischievously. “I think I’d need to take a closer look.” He moved so their knees were touching. To his delight, she didn’t recoil. He leaned forward. They were so close that all he had to do was move an inch and angle her head to kiss her. “What do you think, Mystique?” Lightly, he touched her arm. The goosebumps on her flesh were palpable. “Will you show me your views tonight?”
“I—” Her tongue darted out to wet her lips. Definitely a nervous habit that was bound to drive him mad. His mouth watered. He could hardly wait to feel its velvet touch on him.
“Get your hands off of her.”
Reine glanced up at the hoarse voice coming from his left. Sam glared at him. Fire blazed in his eyes, and the Inferum Reine had seen earlier danced within. Bloody Sins. There was no escape from them. Reine shook his head. He wouldn’t engage. He couldn’t fight the minion that was already within a human. He could only fight them before, when they were in their own shape and form.
“Fuck off,” he told Sam.
The man grabbed his arm as Reine made to touch Mystique again. She stared at both of them, her brow furrowed in confusion.
“Sam, what are you doing? Reine and I were just speaking.”
“I said, don’t touch her,” Sam squeezed his arm.
