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“Brynn?” a woman’s voice was on the other side of the door.
Was that…
I tugged it open, my eyes lighting up when I found Anastasia Villin on my doorstep. Though she was Sebastian’s, Rafael’s, and Zander’s mom, she was an immortal demon, and therefore would always look young and gorgeous. She had tan skin, and sleek black hair that fell to her ass, thick and smooth. Her eyes were the same gorgeous blue as her sons’, and she had a body to kill for.
While I didn’t like her oldest son, Ilovedher.
“When did you get here?” I asked, my mood lifting immediately. “How long are you staying?”
Having a big, sexy babysitter wouldn’t be so bad with Anastasia there to keep me company. We could chat for ages.
She grinned. “I flew in a few days ago. It’s time for me to find Bash a mate.”
I snorted at the thought of the big, angry bastard with a woman, then threw my hand over my mouth, eyes widening. “I’m sorry. That was so rude.”
She laughed. “Rafael and Zander did the same thing when I said as much. He has a potential mate in the city, though. If I stay long enough, I’m sure he’ll accidentally give something away.”
I lifted an eyebrow. “He’s not exactly an open guy.”
“Oh, I know. So far, he hasn’t even agreed to leave the house with me. Eventually, I’ll get him out. What are you doing here?”
I grimaced at that. “It’s a long story.”
She gestured to a couch outside my room, in a sitting area of sorts. I sat down with her there, and launched into the story.
She already knew that my best friend, Miles, had been turned into a vampire. She also knew that August had found out about it and flipped his lid, insisting on moving in with me.
But, she didn’t know that he’d been debating leaving for the past few months for undisclosed reasons, or that he’d gotten a call about some shit that hit the fan.
Or that he made me get in his car and drove me to Sebastian’s mansion. Or that the Villin literally traded me for his family’s permanent freedom. The dragon shifters ran the prison—if they refused to take a supernatural, there was no one else to do it, and they walked free.
They never refused to take anyone.
Not that I knew of, at least. But they never told me anything, if they could help it.
“Well, we’re both in a predicament,” Anastasia said, a wicked gleam in her eyes that I loved. “I’d say it’s the perfect opportunity to work together.”
“What do you have in mind?” I leaned toward her.
“He won’t keep you trapped here; he’ll treat you like you’re a client he’s bodyguarding. He used to do that before the boys started up their side-gig, which I know nothing about.” She cut me a look that said she knew everything about it.
“So, he’ll follow me around wherever I go?” I checked.
“Yes. We’ll make up excuses to explore the city, so we can see how he responds to different locations. There should be areas he tries to avoid. When we’ve narrowed it down, we’ll focus on finding which parts of those locations he’s particularly against going to.”
She finished, “When we have that figured out, it should be easy enough to find his mate. He won’t be able to take his eyes off her after he meets her; she’ll be the most gorgeous creature in the world to him.”
Well, that was adorable, even if I had a hard time imagining Sebastian being unable to take his eyes off someone.
I didn’t even know what to think his dream woman would look like. An athlete, maybe? Small, and toned?
Definitely not like me.
A guy like him would be looking for hard edges and tough chicks. And I knew how to protect myself, but other than one yoga class with my best friends every week, that was the extent of my fitness escapades.
But, anyway, there was no point in dwelling on it. I’d help Anastasia because I liked her, and because it might be kind of fun.
…And because I had a plan of my own that would probably require her help in slipping away from Sebastian for a bit.
