“There’s at least two fewer now, my darling,” Zane told me with a much too cheerful grin. A grin that said he’d been up to no good while I was busy with Rasmus and Kai.
“Where’s Rasmus?” I hoped he didn’t mind my spending, um, quality time with my merman so soon after we were intimate.
“I’m here, and no, I’m not offended in the slightest,mea amica. Jealousy isn’t a vampire trait.” He licked his lips as he scanned my naked form.
“My room isn’t large, and it will feel small with you lot in here as well as me. Oh, and Kenji.”
“Count me out of the cuddle pile,”my familiar said.“I have places to be.”
“Places?”
“Yes, places. Be back later. Scream if you need me. I might not respond.”
“How comforting.”
“Bath, little mate. Now.” Maverick’s alpha-infused order had me up and out of the bed before I could think. I pulled a blanket around myself and held my head high as I left my warm room. My skin pebbled in the cold air outside my room, and I wrinkled my nose at the musty smell.Ugh. The sooner Maverick’s construction crew friends fixed all the many shortcomings of this neglected building, the better.
I turned when I heard footsteps behind me. Kai had wrapped a fluffy pink blanket around his waist. He flashed me a shy smile before taking my hand.
“I wouldn’t want you to drown in the enormous tub.”
“Enormous?”
He didn’t reply until we reached the main bathroom on this floor. I’d avoided it thus far as the smaller one was closer to my bedroom, which meant less time freezing my ass off with wet hair.
“Yes, enormous.”
Kai pushed the bathroom door open, and my jaw dropped at the sight of a huge, modern space.
A glass screen shielded a walk-in shower on one side, and to the right there was a massive bathtub large enough for at least five adults. Everything looked shiny and new, from the sparkling white tiles to the gleaming faucets.
Maverick’s uncle and his crew had been busy. Far busier than I realized. I’d assumed they were only fixing the roof, but they had clearly spent at least some of their time renovating this now luxurious bathroom.
Steam rose from the tub, and when I peered in, rose petals floated on the surface of the scented water.Roses?Oh my goddess, had Zane raided Miss Windborne’s hothouse?! She would kill us all.
“She won’t miss a few flowers, petal,” Zane scoffed from the doorway. “Now get your sweet ass in that tub before the water cools.Maverick emptied the tank for you, so the rest of us will have to take a cold shower.”
“I have no issues with that,” Kai said with a shrug.
“Well I do,” Zane huffed. “Not that cold-water shrinkage is a problem for me.” He dropped his pants on the floor, proving that no, he had no issues in the size department. Not that I was looking.
I quickly averted my gaze and dropped my blanket. The tub looked too tempting for words. The minute I sank into the hot, perfumed water, Zane hopped in behind me and pulled me back against his chest.
“Hurry, fish boy. I don’t mind sharing,” he told Kai with a lewd wink.
Kai hesitated.
“Please don’t go,” I pleaded. I hadn’t had my fill of my merman; he and I needed way more bonding time.
“If you’re sure?” Ignoring the incubus, he focused on me.
“Get into the fucking tub, Kai,” Zane said, sounding annoyed. “Our mate needs you.”
My merman muttered something I didn’t quite catch but dropped his pink blanket and climbed into the water opposite me. I stretched out and sighed with happiness.
Soaking in the tub with two of my hot, sexy mates. Was I living the dream as a strong, independent witch, or would this bubble burst in spectacular fashion?
Only time would tell.
