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The fire illuminated her beautiful profile making me want nothing but to stay here and enjoy her warmth, but today we had a date with a psychopath. This was my first interrogation, and Iwas really excited about it. Aeon gave me the gist of what was going to happen, but I was ready to reciprocate the pain he had put Katarina through.
“I’ll be back.” I kissed her head.
Her violet eyes looked up at me with a dreamy expression.
“Where are you going?”
“Group exercise with the guys,” I said, feeling a little remorse that I wasn’t being honest with her. She didn’t have to see him, and it was better if she wasn’t anywhere near him.
“I think that’s great.” Her face lit up.
“Mr. Potter said he’s making that chicken gnocchi soup you like. I’ll be back with a big bowl and rolls,” I said, kissing her nose.
“Yes, you’re a saint but I can go downstairs,” she said, looking at me with hope.
“How about we come back for you and take you downstairs,” Zev said behind me.
He had been hanging out with us every day since she had almost been taken. I didn’t know if he was ready to mate her, but I took it as a win that he stayed close. It had been great feeling like a pack again, but this time it felt like we were whole. He was our missing link. It also bothered me that he kept letting Katarina do anything but rest, like she should be doing.
I turned around to glare at him, biting the inside of my cheek because all I wanted to do was tell Katarina to stay put, but that hadn’t worked so well for me before. She still had numbness in her limbs that unfortunately happened a lot when she was walking. So instead of babying her, I nodded.
Katarina studied me for a moment before shaking her head like she knew I was going to protest. I couldn’t help this need to make sure she was ok.
“Thank you,” she whispered, bringing me in for a kiss.
I deepened the kiss, wanting to feel her skin against mine, feel her slick heat around me while?—
“Come on Lucien, you can fuck her after we eat. I don’t think Mr. Potter made dessert,” Zev said, with a hint of arousal in his voice.
“I might just have dessert first.” I pecked her before turning away.
Katarina’s giggle was music to my ears, and I left the room hoping to have her unbearably needy when I returned. We walked down the steps in silence meeting Aeon at the bottom of the stairs.
“She’s ok?” he asked, looking worried.
“Katarina is fine, you guys keep babying her, but she’s a grown woman who knows her limits,” Zev said, annoyed with us as we walked toward the library.
“I get that, but?—”
“She’s stronger than you think,” Zev interrupted me.
“I know she’s strong,” I snapped, getting annoyed.
“If you did, then you wouldn’t be trying to wipe her ass,” he snapped back at me. “You always tell me she’s strong, so start treating her like it.”
“Guys, this isn’t the way to deal with things, we each have our own way that we treat her, and as long as it’s not hurting her, then we have to respect each other’s relationships,” Aeon said, glaring at us.
“I’m just saying for someone who has always spouted how tough she is, he protects her like she’s weak,” Zev continued.
“Well, I’m sorry my idea of love isn’t pushing her, it’s about taking care of her,” I snapped, getting more irritated. “I loved her first before you decided to join in, and I respect her boundaries now, you don’t get to tell me how to love her.”
Zev glared at me, but didn’t say anything.
“We each love her in our own way and let’s just leave it at that,” I said, walking past the library straight to the statue of the moon Goddess.
“I don’t—” Zev looked conflicted. “I don’t love her, and I don’t even know if I could.”
I wanted to lash out at him, but the look on his face told me everything. Zev was scared. As much as I wanted to be this complete pack, I took Katarina’s words into consideration. We couldn’t force him. He needed to do this on his own.
