I shivered at the memory of my vampire mate’s fangs penetrating my neck and other parts of him penetrating me in equally pleasurable ways.
“Hold that thought, little queen,” he whispered in my ear as sharp fangs grazed the skin above my throbbing vein.
Stars above, I was getting distracted again. Forcing my libido to quit before I behaved inappropriately in front of my guardian, I sucked in a calming breath and prayed for some self-control.
My bear’s eyes glowed amber when he stared at me.Damn it. He’d smelled my arousal.Of course he had. Glynda’s gaze flipped between me and Rasmus like she had a million and one questions. Which, knowing her, she probably did.
“Um, we need to talk about, um, blood stuff,” she whispered when Rasmus finally let me up so I could use the bathroom.
11
Raven
For a shy witch with trust issues, Glynda sure loved to gossip. She was also a reliable source of knowledge about all our fellow magicals at school.
I thanked the goddess most days that my friend loved to spill the tea, but not when I was the subject. I wasn’t entirely comfortable sharing intimate details of my bonds with my mates. It seemed wrong somehow.
Glynda had followed me to the bathroom on the pretext of washing her hands, but we both knew it was to ask questions.Probingquestions.
“Has the vampire taken your blood yet, and was it as sexy as the books say it is?” She leaned in, desperate for all the facts as I peered at my reflection and prayed for deliverance from my bestie’s inquisition.
“Yes, and yes.” I brushed some hair away from my eyes and frowned when I realized I now had more white streaks. Was this because I’dbonded with Rasmus? Stars above, I needed to perfect my beauty magic before I turned into an old crone with white hair.
Like the sea witch.
Ugh.
The tether to Kai burned in my chest as my thoughts drifted back to my missing mate, but when I reached out, I could barely sense him. At least it no longer felt like the tether was being throttled, but Kai was still in grave danger.
The sea witch had seen me. Was that how she’d cursed me with dark magic? I didn’t know how curses worked, exactly, but if she’d seen me while I dream walked, it made sense that her magic could have affected me somehow.
“Do you need iron supplements?” Glynda’s abrupt change of topic took me by surprise.
“Um, I don’t know?”
“We grow some herbs in the greenhouses that are good for blood regeneration. I’ll harvest some tomorrow and make you a blood tea.” Oh, she was asking because I was now a blood source to a vampire.
“Hmm, that sounds gross but thank you.”
“Come down, pet,” Zane called through the bathroom door. “Farris the fae is here.”
Glynda’s eyebrows shot up into her hairline. “Oh my goddess, a fae is here, on campus?”
I nodded. How Zane had summoned Farris was a mystery, but since he’d been in the club a few days ago, I supposed he hadn’t had to travel far.
I tidied my hair and quickly brushed my teeth before heading back downstairs, where a stand-off was in progress.
The fae stood smirking at Zane, who’d summoned a machete inscribed with glowing runes from his pocket realm, as he called it. Hehadn’t explained how it worked, but I figured it was a bit like a storage lockup.
My gaze snagged on the fae’s pointy ears and long, silver hair. He really was attractive in a creepy way. Tall too. Taller even than Maverick.
Glynda gasped as she locked eyes with the fae. His bright green eyes glowed brightly for a few seconds while she flushed bright red.
“Who’s the weak witch?” he asked; the question directed at me, not Glynda. I bristled with indignation on her behalf. What a pompous asshole.
“My amazing best friend. Off-limits to you, in case you were wondering.”
Farris smiled, revealing way too many teeth for my liking. His sharp, white incisors reminded me of Rasmus.
