He sighed. “Yeah. And Shadow. Then I fuck you some more.” He sighed again. “When you blush, you look like a straight-up princess.Myprincess,” he growled, feeling possessive.
After a quick kiss, because Orion had no discipline when it came tohis mate,he thought with satisfaction, they searched for Mormo and found him in the kitchen pacing.
He wore normal clothes for once, jeans and a long-sleeved tee-shirt like the rest of them, looking almost human.
Mormo took one look at Kaia and stopped. “Well, well. What have we here?”
Kaia blushed.
“A true beauty.” Mormo bowed, and Orion growled, not liking Mormo playing the gentleman.
“Flirt on your own time, Mormo.”
“Ah, the gentle bridegroom. I hope you were gentle with him, Kaia.”
She laughed, her cheeks pink, so incredibly pretty. Orion’s heart beat just for her.
“A good match,” Hecate said, appearing out of nowhere. “A sea witch for a vrykolakas.” She smiled. “Do you see, Orion? The heart is more powerful than the brain or the body.”
“Whatever, Hecate.”
Kaia’s eyes widened. “H-hello, um, Goddess Hecate.”
Hecate’s smile was full as she put a hand on Kaia’s head. “You have some growing to do, young nymph. But you’ll get there.” She glanced at Orion. “With any luck, you’ll have a positive influence on your mate.”
“Hecate,” he growled.
Kaia’s smile faded. “Am I nymph or a witch? Am I going to turn evil?”
Mormo blinked. “What?”
“I’m like Sabine now. I can feel myself getting stronger, more powerful. Will I do bad things to people?”
Orion would have laughed, but Kaia looked serious. “What? No.” He could feel the truth of her in his bloode, and though yes, she had become more powerful, she was nothing like Sabine.
“We have need of your father, I think.” Mormo shared a look with Hecate.
She vanished.
Mormo turned to Kaia. “Can you call him and ask if he’d meet us somewhere?”
She nodded. “I need a phone.” Mormo handed her one out of thin air, and she dialed. “Hello. Dad? I’m fine. I’m okay.” She paused and turned pink. “I’m sorry. But, well, I need your help. Can I—can we meet you somewhere?”
Orion heard her father more clearly and smirked.
“Yes, and the damn vryko. Mormo wants to meet you too.”
Over the phone, Will Dunwich sighed. “Fine. Swing by the house. I’ll be here all night.”
Mormo nodded. “Let’s take the express lane.”
* * *
Kaia hadno idea Mormo could open a gateway right in front of her father’s house. Wow. She trembled, trying to stop the dizziness as she stepped out of that funky void he’d produced in the kitchen back in Mercer Island.
“You okay?” her gruff mate asked, looking concerned.
The affection inside him flared bright for her, and she knew that no matter what came next, she could honestly say she’d known a perfect night. It had started with tears and ended with a connection that went soul deep—for both of them.
