I turned to him as I cooed out, “Oh, Pumpkin, that is classified information. But I will say that it’s a group that has hired me. Phase one was information, and phase two was going to be the takedown, but if I could take care of both in one swoop, then I would prefer to do it that way. I hate double work.”
What about the vampire?
I turned to Bricks, seeing him keep a carefully crafted face of indifference, but I could see the concern in his eyes. My fingers twitched, wanting to reach out to him, to console him. Instead, I answered, “What about him? I am hoping that if I can lay low with you all long enough, I should be covered from being discovered.”
“What are you two talking about?” Rabid asked with a twinge of anger in his voice.
Bricks immediately lifted his fingers and signed. I didn't know what the finger movements meant, but he was also sending out his thoughts loudly.I'm sorry. I was asking her about the bloodlust vampire. He will still be after her.
Dino barked out a cruel laugh. “The great Songbird can't take care of a single vampire?”
My rage went up tenfold as I threw out, “Have you ever gone up against a blood-lusted vampire? Unprepared with no weapons available?” His smile turned into a frown as he realized what he was saying. “Yeah, I didn’t think so. The best option for survival was to get out of there or cover my scent, and wolves have the strongest scents.”
I saw Rabid’s jaw tighten as his eyes narrowed on me. “And you just gave this vampire your blood?”
This time, I frowned at him and glared at his accusation. “No, I didn’t give him my blood. In fact, he scratched me as I was getting away from him, and he tasted maybe a drop or two before going full berserk. It makes me think that he has tasted siren blood before.”
This apparently wasn’t the right answer either, as he growled out something fierce as his eyes flashed yellow, making the whole room look at him in shock, me included.
He looked down at the table, gripping it hard as he calmly breathed out, “We will take the deal you offer.” He took a few seconds before he looked up, his face back to normal.
Dino immediately got up, ready to fight him on it, but he raised his hand and looked over at me. “This doesn’t mean that we trust you completely. These people are not only my crew and responsibility, but they are also my family, and I can’t just let you be around them unsupervised. You will need to stay in this house unless escorted somewhere else. This means that you will need to bunk with one of us in order to keep an eye on you.”
He looked at me especially, like I had a real choice in the matter, but I didn’t. This was the best shot at me avoiding a blood-lusted vampire and getting my mission accomplished. I nodded to him.
“I volunteer as tribute!” Duce’s hand shot up, and I almost let out a laugh. He looked at me and winked, and my stupid girly heart sighed like a high school girl.
Rabid rolled his eyes at him as he shook his head. “Yeah. No.” He looked around the room. Dino sank into his seat and looked away, obviously not wanting to be picked. Bricks sat up a little straighter, hope shining through his eyes before Rabid made his decisions. “Gears. Can she bunk with you?”
He shrugged his shoulders, still not giving away any emotions. “If that's what you need.” Rabid nodded as Duce pouted, Bricks looked disappointed, and Dino smiled for once since I entered this room.
I will admit that with how my body and heart were reacting to all of those reactions, I would say that this fellow, Gears, was the safest bet. If I kept thinking about that Duce and Bricks sandwich and hate-fucking that smile off Dino’s face, I was sure to make a mess of everything.
“Good. It's late. Let's get a good night's rest and then sit down tomorrow to make a plan before we call in everyone to tell them the plan.” All of us nodded and got up to leave.
Bricks brushed up against my shoulder as I heard in the air,Good night, Temptress.
I smiled up at him, not able to help myself from staring at his lips as I licked my own. His eyes lit up at my obvious desire, and he quickly turned away, adjusting himself as he walked down the hallway to the left. I definitely wanted to continue what we started.
I felt someone jet around me, and I saw Dino look back at me with a sneer, stomping his way down the hall and going in the door on the opposite side of Bricks. Before I could lash out, I felt a familiar body slide up behind me. “Don’t think you're getting away from me that easily. Gears might be on babysitting duty tonight, but once it's my turn, I’m going to show you how I can melt that glass of yours so easily.”
I shuttered at his breath along my ear, the growing hardness between my cheeks, and my rampant sex drive spiking my veins. I wanted that. I wanted it more than he knew, but I wanted to play it cool, so I ran my palm up his thigh, and he sucked in a breath. I turned my head to the side as I smirked to him behind me.
“We will see if you get me to scream your name, Pumpkin.”
This time, I felt a rumble on my back coming from his chest as he tried to keep his growl in. His hand snaked around my torso, grabbing my waist in a bruising grip as he yanked me around. He pushed me backwards with his body until my back hit a wall. His eyes drilling into mine as his chest heaved. “Don’t you worry, Celine.” His other hand went to my waist, sliding his fingers underneath my top as he teased me softly in one hand and gripped me roughly with the other.
He rested his forehead against mine. “My goal is to start with my name, and then you're going to be screaming out for deities. Begging for help, but the only one who could help you is me. So, you're going to have to make a deal with the devil.”
Since I wasn't wearing any panties, I felt my excitement touch my inner thighs as I rubbed them together. My chest rose and fell against his, causing delicious friction against my hardening nipples. I could see his nostrils flare as he took in a deep breath. “Your arousal is intoxicating.” His fingers curled around the edge of my too-short shirt, about to yank it up when we heard someone clearing their throat.
We both looked over to see Rabid and Gears staring at us. Rabid was standing rod straight, eyes wide as he looked slightly outraged at the scene in front of him, but his expression was not the one that captivated me. It was Gears. His whole face stayed impassive behind his black rimmed glasses, but his eyes were dripping with lust, turning almost a neon green that couldn't be ignored. They shined so bright that they pulled me to them, making me want to grab his man bun and pull his face closer to mine so I could see how they shone up close and personal.
“Duce, let her go. Celine, go with Gears.” I felt Duce dig his fingers into my hips, wanting to resist what Rabid demanded.
He looked down at me, surprising me when he laid a soft kiss on my cheek as he whispered, “I’ll be watching and waiting for you, Cupcake.” He instantly let me go and walked down the hallway to the right, and slammed his door. Rabid took a deep breath, looked at me with a heated gaze, and then stomped after him.
I followed Gears towards a set of stairs, looking back to see Rabid standing at the door opposite of Duce’s, staring at me. His mouth pinched, and his brows furrowed before he opened his door and disappeared.
