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I blinked.
She was very invested in finding her son’s potential mate, but it seemed like a random change of subject.
“Okay…” I trailed off, not entirely done talking about the fact that he had kissed me after ruining my plan.
“He’s been too busy avoidingyou.”
“What do you mean?”
She leaned toward me, her long hair falling over her shoulder and resting on her legs. “When you’re forced to be in the same room together, what does he do?”
“He stays as far away from me as possible.” I was already putting the pieces of what she was saying together, and it scared the hell out of me.
“Does he look at you?”
“No.”
“Does he talk to you?”
“Not if he can help it.”
“Yet, do you know what happened the moment he realized you were gone? He didn’t know about your plan to become a vampire—he flew after you like hell was on his heels, because he realized you were going to meet another man. We couldn’t find his potential mate, becauseyou’rehis potential mate.”
I squeezed my eyes shut again. “Shit.”
“Mmhm.” She set her hand on my knee and squeezed lightly. It was still a little sore from my jump out the window.
“This is bad,” I said softly.
“Or it’s the best thing that could possibly happen.”
I opened my eyes, my forehead wrinkling. “How do you figure that?”
“Think about it, Brynn. You want to live as long as the people you love, and to be free of your brothers’ control. I want my son to have the stability of a sealed mate bond.”
“If we were mated, Bash would be just as controlling as my brothers are. Have you met him?” I gestured toward the door, refusing to acknowledge how easily the nickname he’d never given me permission to use just slipped out. “He chased me to a nightclub, hauled me back here, and told me not to try to leave again. I’m basically a prisoner.”
“The bond isn’t settled. He’s been fighting it for the entire year he’s known you. And he takes after Eldrich; it takes a lot more to sate his hunger than it does for most demons. He’s hungry, desperate, and at war with his mind and body. Settle him, and all of that will change.” Her voice was eager. Way too eager.
I scoffed. “He tries not tolookat me. Even if I wanted to seal the mate bond—which I don’t—it wouldn’t work. The man’s basically a statue.”
“Did he feel like a statue when he kissed you?” The look in her eyes was still so damn wicked.
She leaned in and wrapped her arms around me for a quick, fierce hug. “Eldrich and I booked a flight that leaves early tomorrow morning. My work is obviously done. If you changeyour mind, don’t underestimate your power, Brynn. He’s fighting every urge to stare at you, touch you, and take care of you. You’re the most stunning creature in the world to him, remember? Make him fight hard enough, and eventually, he’ll crack.”
Though I was still in shock after our conversation, I hugged her back. “Thanks, I guess.”
She whispered, “Don’t forget that the man has to eat. He’ll be forced to leave your side when he does, or to take you with him. If he doesn’t, he’ll get hungrier. With hunger comes less control.”
“Something tells me he wouldn’t want you letting me in on that secret,” I murmured back.
She released me with a smirk. “I gave birth to him. He doesn’t get to control me any more than he would get to control the woman who decides if, when, and how much he eats. You want freedom, Brynn? Bond yourself to a demon who doesn’t take anyone’s shit. Including your brothers’.”
With that, she slipped out of the room, closing the door behind her.
I sat back against my chair, staring up at the ceiling while her words rolled through my mind on repeat.
You want freedom, Brynn? Bond yourself to a demon who doesn’t take anyone’s shit. Including your brothers’.
