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“I’m sorry for losing my temper.” He runs his hands through his hair, sighing before rubbing his eyes.
It isn’t often vampires get tired but being the coven master with newborns can’t be easy. He pulls me away from Greyson and wraps me in a hug. His arms are tight as he clings to me, and I remember how different they felt when he held me as a baby. He was gentle, afraid he’d break me.
Both times, are nothing but love.
He cups the back of my head when he pulls away. “I can’t lose you again, Rarity. I can’t bear to see you fade away like Father is. We have too many of our member's lives in question. Atreyu is still in a coma, Anwyll’s brother is lost— which is horrible because all I want to do is bring him home, but I can’t do anything about that. Father is on the brink of death and I’m doing what I can with that. I can’t control any of those situations, but I can try with you. I can’t save any of them, but perhaps I can save you. I understand you don’t want to go but know, this will always be your home. Reuel can make you all the sunset magnolia powder you need. Heck, they probably have it there.His world seems very magical. You never have to be without us again.” He palms my jaw. “I promise, Rarity.”
“How about one of us goes with you to visit?” Uncle Greyson offers, taking a step forward so he is next to Alexander. “I’ll go with you to see Cailian. We will talk to him and then come home. You’ll get to see the new part of your life. Maybe then it won’t be so intimidating if you don’t go alone.”
“Really? You’d go? You’d do that for me?”
“Of course I would. I need to make sure you’re okay.”
“I would also want to go,” Reuel appears in the chair next to us and Uncle Luca shouts, slapping a hand to his chest.
“Jesus, Reuel. You’re going to give a vampire a heart attack doing that.”
He chuckles, flashing his pretty white teeth. “Apologies, Luca.”
“You’re not sorry,” Luca grumbles. “You like doing it.”
Reuel lifts a shoulder. “Perhaps. I need to get my kicks where I can.”
“I’ll go too.” Finnick, our grouchiest coven member inserts his thoughts before slamming the fridge door shut and holding up a bag of blood. “And who the fuck keeps drinking my O negative? I have my name written on the bag.” He points to his name written in marker. “Finnick. It’s there. Right fucking there.” Finnick pours the blood into a cup before putting it in the microwave. Watching the red liquid fill the clear glass has my mouth watering. I’m so thirsty, but the only blood I want is Cailian’s.
Maybe a trip would be best. I can clear the air with Cailian and take a step forward in the direction I’m fighting too hard to steer clear from.
“I don’t want you to go,” Reuel says, reminding me how they are back to their old ways. “You’ll ruin the trip with your…” He waves a hand around. “Bad attitude towards everything.”
“I don’t really care what you want, elf. My life doesn’t revolve around you.”
“Thank Fate for that,” Reuel mumbles. “I couldn’t imagine being mated to you. I’d have an endless headache.”
Finnick takes his glass from the microwave and chugs half of it before slamming it down on the counter. He has a red mustache before licking it clean. “You are the headache. I feel bad for anyone who gets stuck with you.”
Reuel vanishes, only to reappear at Finnick’s side. “Me?” The tips of Reuel’s ears wiggle the angrier he becomes. “At least I’m not a grinch. Who in their right mind would be happy with your cranky ass?” Reuel lifts his fist to hit Finnick, who has a wicked smile on his face, but Alexander steps in, picking Reuel up by his shirt.
“That’s enough out of you two. No speaking for the rest of the night.”
“Let me at him. I’m going to put his ass in the woods again.”
“I’d like to see you try,” Finnick challenges.
Alexander points a finger at the grumpy vampire. “That’s enough out of you.” He plops Reuel in a chair and holds him down. “And you, don’t even think about poofing in and out when I’m not looking. I’ll know.”
“I’m going to see Irving. The company is so much better.” Reuel disappears in the next blink of an eye.
“Finally. Peace,” Finnick sighs, taking another long swallow of his cup of blood.
Greyson pinches the bridge of his nose. “Shut the hell up, Finnick. You’re making my head hurt.”
“Maybe going to see Cailian isn’t such a bad idea,” Alexander says. “Too bad I can’t go. Finnick, you aren’t going. Reuel might be from there and you won’t ruin it for him. Luca, Greyson, you’ll go with Rarity to Elementalu. You’ll keep me updated every night you’re there.”
“Every night?” I balk, wondering how long he thinks I’ll be staying there. I twist my hair around my finger nervously, then chew on my bottom lip. “I figured we’d just pop in, you know? Bring a bottle of wine to say thanks for having us. Isn’t that what humans do? Then talk, shake hands, and you know, leave.”
Luca, Greyson, and Alexander are staring at me with big, knowing smiles on their faces.
I blink, feeling a bit peeved. “So we don’t do the wine?” I ask, unsure.
