Goddess, I suppose it would make up for his shortcomings in other areas.
If Glynda expressed a strong desire to have relations with the fae at some future date, I’d encourage her to give him a go. Every female needed to bed a well-endowed male at least once in her life.
Or so Willow had told me when I asked what first attracted her to the asshole wolf shifter she met at a weekend market.
A loud trumpet sounded, silencing our conversation. The queen stood, gracing the room with a beatific smile.
“In honor of our esteemed guests from the fae realm,” she began, which triggered fresh alarm because now that the attention was on us, it was going to be difficult to sneak away. “I’d like to invite our most eligible mermaids and mermen to make our guests welcome.”
To my horror, four pretty mermaids dressed in skimpy seashell dresses and a thickly muscled merman emerged from the crowd. The five of them approached our table. The merman held out his hand to me, while the four mermaids slithered up to my males and Farris.
“What are they expecting us to do?”I asked Kenji.
“Dance? How would I know? I haven’t been to the mer kingdom before.”He remained under the table, out of sight.
“It is our honor to lead you in the dance of our people,” the handsome merman told me with a smug grin. He seemed far more thrilled about this dance than I was.
Farris let a mermaid lead him toward the dance floor while the merman waited for me to take his outstretched hand.
Maverick growled, but before he could go full shifted bear on us, I quickly stood and let the merman escort me away from my mates. One stupid dance wouldn’t kill me.
“If he touches you inappropriately, he’s fucking dead,”Maverick snarled in my head.
“If he tries anything, I’ll set him on fire,” I replied. Probably unintentionally, admittedly.
A quartet of females at the far end of the room began to sing, their voices seductive caresses across my mind.
The low, sultry melody sank into my head like an earworm until all I could hear was the music. My blood heated as the singing grew louder.
The hunky merman pulled me closer, guiding me through the steps, slow at first, and then faster. Round and round we spun. I laughed out loud, enjoying myself as the music grew louder.
This was fun!
I loved dancing.
Why hadn’t we hit the dance floor sooner?
Other people joined us. I saw my bear spinning past with a dainty female in his arms, and then my incubus twirling around a silver-haired mermaid wearing nothing but a few strategically placed shells.
I waited for jealousy to strike, but there was nothing. The music grew louder and more insistent. Heat curled in my core, making it harder to concentrate. With every spin of the room, I caught flashes of naked males and females cavorting in the corners.
Oh, this must be the orgy!
What fun!
My blood sang as my skin heated.
My dress felt too tight, too restrictive.
The merman’s hands slid lower, skating along the curve of my ass. He leaned in, dry lips brushing my neck. A faint murmur of disquiet skittered over my consciousness, but the music washed it away.
The merman was handsome, virile, and I needed a male to quench my desire.
He’d do.
Kenji yelled curses in my head. “You need to block out the music!”
But I liked the music. It made me feel good. Sexy good.Soooo sexy.
