Sally stepped closer to see what theshe-wolfwas pointing at. “A lingerie store?” Her brow rose.
Zara didn’t even blush as she said. “I saw a commercial for it. They’ve got what I need to keep my man interested.”
“You do understand that he won’t ever even look at another female, even if you look like a toothless hag, right?”
“I can be a toothless hag in pretty underwear.”
“See.” Jen pointed at Zara. “That’s why she’s my new favorite.”
“That’s also why you’re not in her group,” Jacque said.
Peri held out her arms. “We’re concealed,” the high fae said. “Hop on and let’s go buy sexy stuff.”
Sally placed a hand on her arm. “Am I the only one who’s a little disturbed by the fact that we’re going to know what kind of lingerie each of us will be wearing for our mates?”
“Peri could just magic us this stuff,” Crina pointed out.
“Crina, I love you,” Jacque said, “but you’re not getting out of this. We’re having a girls’ day shopping trip,and only Bethany is getting out of it because she is knocked up, the size of a house, with a hovering mate.”
Peri flashed them before Crina could respond. When they reappeared, they were standing in the middle of a store decorated almost entirely in pink. Matching bras and panties covered every available surface. Sally watched as Crina’s eyes widened.
“And to answer your question,” Peri told Crina,“I’m not about to be magicking crotchless panties for you. That’s a hard no for me.”
Sally laughed as Zara grabbed her hand and started pulling her through the store. “Don’t forget to shut down a little bit of the bond so your mate doesn’t get a glimpse of this,” Sally told her.
“Already on it,” Zarareplied.
They reached a huge, spinning,double-tiered, circular bin filled with tiny scraps of fabric. Zara picked one up and used both hands to spread out the material. Her forehead scrunched together as she stared at it. “I realize that at my age I should know what this is, but they didn’t really offer fashion choices when I was with the bloodsuckers,” Zara whispered.
“It’s athong,” Sally said.
Zara’s frown deepened. “I was taken as a little kid. I don’t really…”
“See that string at the back?”
Zara nodded.
“That’s like floss between your teeth, only it goes between your cheeks, and I don’t mean the cheeks on your face.”
Theshe-wolf’s face pinched as she continued to stare at the thong. “That seems incredibly uncomfortable. Wouldn’t you be constantly trying to pull it out?”
Sally shrugged. “Some chicks like the perpetual wedgie feel,and guys supposedly think it’s sexy.”
“Costin?” Zara asked.
“He prefers naked.”
“But Wadim would like these?”
“He’s a dude. He’s going to love it. And to be fair, they probably won’t be on you long enough to be that uncomfortable.”
Zara’s pursed lips turned up in a mischievous grin. Suddenly, she grabbed a handful of the thongs.
“Okay, wow. That’s a lot of—”
“Some are for you.” Zara started walking in another direction.
“I’m sorry, what?” Sally hurried after the girl. “You don’t even know what sizes they are.”
