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It didn’t take much imagination to see that his answer was a “no”.
“She doesn’t have family either, and I can’t afford to pay someone else to feed her. It’s not a big deal; you’ll see.”
He snarled.
I took that as an, “I willnotsee.”
“She’s my pack,” I told him, fiercely. “If your pack was hungry, you’d do whatever it took to feed them, right?”
He didn’t growl at me, but his glare remained.
“If you don’t let me feed her, I’m going to lock you in here while I go to work,” I warned him.
He snapped his teeth, and I jerked away. “Back off, Beta.”
He growled, and I pushed his head off of my lap. “If you’re going to try to scare me into submission, this thing between us isn’t going to work. In Mist Valley, mated couples only choose each other about half the time. Our relationship isn’t a requirement.”
He snarled again at that.
I jerked to my feet. “Don’t touch me if you’re going to lose your shit. I’m feeding my friend, and that’s final.”
When I strode across the apartment, his fur didn’t touch me.
But he did follow right at my heels.
FOUR
“Iris,”I called out quietly, as I opened the door to her bedroom.
She groaned in response. It sounded like she tried to say, “I’m fine,” but it came out as a mangled sound that resembled “miffin”.
“I brought dinner.” I held my forearm out and wiggled it in her direction.
She groaned again.
Demon blood didn’t taste great to vamps, but we healed rapidly, so I could feed her as often as she needed.
Axel growled beside me, and I fought a groan.
She propped herself up in bed as much as she could, her exhausted eyes widening when they landed on the wolf. Iris was ultra pale, her natural orange hair a few shades brighter than any human’s. The dark circles under her eyes were massive, and thanks to the fever, she actually resembled the humans’ TV depictions of vampires.
“Surprise, my fated mate is a werewolf.” I forced a grin, so she wouldn’t panic.
“Fuck,” she managed.
I understood that one completely.
“Yep. The council will probably be at the door tomorrow.” I brushed a hand through my tangled hair. “We’ve got to do this quick, because I have work in a few.”
“With the wolf?” Her words were rasped, and her expression told me she didn’t think that was a great idea.
I didn’t think it was a great idea either… but losing my job wasn’t an option, and that was exactly what would happen if I didn’t show up to work.
“Yup.” I crossed the room, stopping just in front of her and handing her my wrist. “Order’s up.”
She rolled her eyes at me. “He’s going to kill someone.”
“It’s a possibility,” I said cheerfully. “Now hurry up. I really have to go.”
