Page 87 of Quintus

“I can’t believe it,” Quintus confessed, a broad smile crossing his face.

“You mated motherfuckers make me sick.” Hunter laughed and twisted off a cap, sucking back the bottle.

“Sounds like you’re a little jealous, Alpha. Which, hey, can’t say you shouldn’t be, but don’t be a hater. She’s mine.”

Hunter released the water with a hiss. “No hatin’ here. Just offering my services should you need them.”

“I don’t need your…” Quintus stopped speaking as soon as the door creaked open. Gabriella.

“What services?” Gabriella asked in a sleepy voice.

Quintus dropped his spoon and pressed to his feet, taking in the sight of his beautiful mate. Her messy curly hair tumbled over her shoulders, his oversized robe draped to the floor. She gave him a sheepish smile.

“Ah si, bella. You look beautiful.” Quintus crossed the room to meet her, wrapping his hands around her waist. As his lips brushed hers, he resisted tearing off her robe. With her body crushed to his, his cock twitched in response. “Hmm…I’ve missed you.”

“Hmm…I’ve missed you too, baby,” she meowed.

“Someone’s missing something but I don’t think it’s either of you,” Hunter commented, giving a roll of his eyes.

“Ah, sorry Alpha.” Gabriella laughed softly, peeking around Quintus’ arms to smile at the wolf.

“You feeling all right?” he asked.

“Yes. He helped me. I’m okay now,” she told him.

Quintus gave her a knowing smile. He released her from his embrace and slid his hand into hers, leading her to the table. “Come sit. Alpha made us a delicious meal.”

“You cook?” she asked, an element of surprise in her tone.

“I’m not just a pretty face. Here ya go.” Hunter placed a bowl of Jambalaya in front of Gabriella then slid a bottle of water toward her.

“Thank you. It smells so good. I’m starving.”

“You’re lucky to be alive,” he replied, sitting down to join Quintus and Gabriella.

She slid her spoon inside the thick spicy meal and paused, looking at them. “I couldn’t let anything happen to that baby. I don’t know Samantha. Or Luca.” She shrugged and gave a sad smile. “I don’t know any of them. But we brought this to their home. And Kate? She has a whole lifetime ahead of her. If anything had happened, I couldn’t forgive myself.”

“It’s okay.” Quintus gently placed a reassuring a palm onto her back.

“No. This has to end.” She swallowed and set down her utensil. “That day I found you.” She smiled at Quintus. “Even if you’d said no. Even if you couldn’t have helped me, I still would have given you my blood. I knew the vamps got off on it. I took a chance I could help you.”

“You saved me.”

“I never thought of the consequences. I put everyone in danger. Viktor…”

“That’s not your fault,” he insisted.

“We don’t know that. Your house was set on fire. Both of you have been in danger because of me. In the catacombs. Now at Luca’s house, the baby. It could have been any of them. Sam. Kade. Sydney. No, this has to end.”

“It’s going to. We’re going to find a way to end it,” Quintus said.

“But how? I need to talk to Samantha. If she doesn’t have a spell or know what to do with the bone, I’ve got to go somewhere else to get help.”

“Go where?” the Alpha asked.

“I don’t know.” She shook her head, her gaze fixed on the table. “I’ll go anywhere to get answers. I’ll keep running until I figure out how to use that damn bone. It’ll destroy her. I know it and she knows it.”

“You’re not going anywhere,” Quintus told her flatly.