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“Seriously?” I grab Cy’s phone, and sure enough, Belle is staring back at me. “Thank goodness. I was honestly afraid we’d have different mates, and we’d end up pulled apart.”
I hadn’t meant to admit that out loud, but I’m kind of glad I did when Cy lifts his hand to palm my cheek. “If my mate didn’t understand what you and I share, then she’d be no mate of mine. You and me? We’re forever. I love you, Jack, and I always will.”
“I love you, too, Cy.” I lean down to kiss him, but his phone starts blaring and we jump apart.
He grins as he glances at the screen before showing it to me. Of course it’s Derek.
“You don’t think...” I trail off, not wanting to finish the sentence.
Cy shrugs. “There’s only one way to find out.”
While he answers the phone, I take the time to actually read Belle’s profile. She’s only twenty-three, and a half-witch, half-human with no magic. Gods, that must be hard on her. Though, based on experience, I know she probably does have magic—she probably just doesn’t know how to use it. That’s something we can definitely work on with her.
She’s never been in a relationship? How? She’s gorgeous. I continue reading, getting angrier and angrier as I go. A cult? And this stepmother of hers? I’m going to hunt her down and make her pay for the way she treated my mate—because I’m absolutely sure she is my mate. Even without speaking to her, I can feel it in my bones. She’s who we’ve been waiting for, and I’ll burn down the entire world if I have to in order to avenge her.
“Jack?”
Blinking my way through my rage, I turn to find Cy staring at me with wide eyes. It takes me another moment to realize that my anger caused me to let my frost loose. It covers every surface, including my love’s legs.
“Shit. I’m sorry.” I take a deep breath and rein it back in.
As soon as the frost recedes, Cy lays his hand on my arm. “What happened, baby?”
“You didn’t read all of Belle’s profile, did you?”
He flushes as he ducks his head, mumbling, “No. I was too distracted by her picture.”
I throw my head back as I laugh, pulling him against my side. “Maybe wait a bit before you do. That shit is dark. What did Derek have to say?”
“Oh, all four of us share a mate.”
“No shit?” I grin. “That’s actually pretty awesome. But you can tell that she’s our mate too, can’t you? Just seeing her through the computer, I know she’s ours.”
He nods. “Same. Derek and Nick said the same thing.”
I sigh. “We’re going to have to go slow with her. She lived a very sheltered life and has never been in a relationship.”
“You don’t think she’s a virgin, do you?”
“Gods, I hope not. Not that there’s anything wrong with being a virgin. It’s just not something I want to deal with.” I run a hand over my face. “She wants a holiday movie type Christmas. I’m not a hundred percent sure what that entails, but I plan to do my best to give it to her.”
“The good news is you have me, and I know exactly what it means. It’s nothing the four of us won’t be able to handle.” He grins. “But you better get ready to woo her, because that’s exactly what happens in those movies.”
“Woo her? That I can do.”
And for the first time in a long time, I’m excited about something. Finding my mate changes everything. I can’t wait to meet her and make her ours.
“So, her past is traumatic?” Cy asks quietly and I tighten my hold around him. He’s so empathetic, I know this will hurt him.
I quickly summarize what I’d read and by the time I finish explaining it to him, there are tears falling down his cheeks.
“Why are humans so cruel? Who would do that to their stepdaughter?”
I scoff. “It’s not just humans, babe. Supes are just as bad. Try not to dwell on it too much. Yeah, she had a sucky life growing up, but now she’ll have us. I think we might be able to coax her magic from her. Even if she doesn’t know it exists, I know it’s there somewhere. If her mother hadn’t died so young, she would’ve helped her with it.
“But since she wasn’t around, we’ll show her. It might be weak, but I think she’ll appreciate it if we can help her find that spark inside herself. She seems... sad? It doesn’t sound like she expects anything romantic to happen between her and whoever she matches with. I think our girl might have some self confidence issues that we’ll need to help her with.”
“Yes, definitely. She’s gorgeous, isn’t she? I don’t know how she’s never been in a relationship before. Were the men she was raised around blind?” Cy pulls back to look up at me. “We should message her. I want to go on our first date as soon as possible. I just want to meet her, spend time with her.”
