Then I succumb to the bliss of darkness.
Chapter41
A Fabulous Wakeup Call
BREXLEY
“Bibbidy bobbidy bup, wake up little pup.”
I wave off Kiki’s voice which is right in my ear. “Five more minutes.”
Then I feel the pressure of someone’s body on mine. “Oh, thank the fae lords,” I hear Red say.
That gets me up. I blink hard until my eyes fully open. My arms automatically fold around Red’s body and I hold her to me.
“Is this heaven?” I ask. I’m laid out on the couch in my apartment. My shirt is gone, but there are remnants of blood on my torso.
Dame Kiki responds. “The both of us are angels, so I can see why you would think that.”
She is dressed in a hot pink glitter bomb of a dress with matching makeup. She wears a platinum blonde wig and smiles at me kindly.
“I called Kiki and Tom and both came at once,” Red explains.
“I’m grateful.” She waves me off with her boa while dabbing at a tear with her other hand. I’d have to thank Tom later. “I’ll find a way to repay you,” I tell Kiki.
She purses her lips and pops an eyebrow. “This time I’ll take my repayment in friendship, if you don’t mind.”
It means I’d be in debt to her, tied to her always. But not in a bad way, a manner that goes both ways in reciprocity without keeping score. I nod, my throat suddenly too tight to speak.
Her glitter lined eyes widen a little as she breaks into a massive smile. Then she covers up her reaction. “Good boy.”
I can’t help the chuckle that escapes me.
“Well, I’ll let you two recover, but as soon as you can I expect you to come visit me at the Pumpkin Coach Club.”
Red gets up and goes to give Kiki a hug. “You can count on it.” She walks Kiki to the door and lets her out before returning to sit at my hip.
“How are you feeling?” Red asks, anxiously searching my face.
“Hungry,” I say, letting my hot gaze travel down her body. She’s wearing my clothes and is a rumpled mess with circles under her eyes. I could eat her right up, anyway, anywhere.
She gives me a light smack on the chest.
Admittedly, I could use another long nap and there is a soreness in my torso. My fingers trail to my stomach where I find flushed, freshly knitted skin where there was once a hole.
“Where is Hunter?” I growl. I have some mages to take apart.
“He’s been taken into custody along with Hansel, Gretel, and Nala, the energy mage.”
“I’m going to fucking kill them,” I promise.
Red looks down at her hands in her lap. “I don’t think that will be necessary. After devouring their magic, they’re in agony. They keep describing it as a fate worse than death, like being stripped of their senses.”
“That’s my girl,” I say with no small amount of pride.
“Rap, Goldie, and Cinder are still with the authorities so I could take care of you.” Then I sense a hesitancy come over her.
“Do I smell bad to you now?” Red asks, lines drawn between her brows.
