That is what I agreed to. I’m doing an atrocious job of upholding my end of the bargain. Pink submitted to me. I am glowing with his magic, and in return, here I am pestering him on his morning walk.
“Better continue my run before I cool down too much!” I say, with far too much forced glee. “Enjoy your walk!”
I run away before poor Pink has a chance to say anything. I run as if the hounds of hell are on my heels. If only they were. That would be an easy thing to outrun. A thing I could escape.
Whereas, staying away from Pink? That’s going to be hard.
It is going to be the hardest thing I have ever done.
Chapter four
Pink
Ihave reread this page of my book a hundred times, I swear. The words are just not registering. I can’t focus.
All because the image of Monty’s abs are seared onto my eyelids. Every time I blink, it is all that I see. My mind has been frozen since the moment Monty lifted up his top.
Oh lord, help me. Monty seems so tall and lanky. The epitome of a geek. But under his clothes, oh my. Such exquisite definition. He is not ripped like a bodybuilder, more like a dancer. Gentle contours that you’d definitely feel if you ran your fingers over them. And I already know damn well that he is hung like a horse.
Oh gosh. A body to die for. A highly intelligent mind, because to be an alchemist you have to be incredibly bright. And a soul that is so very kind. What a package.
It is making my heart flutter. In another life, I think I’d be utterly smitten.
I draw in a shaky breath. Well, I guess this attraction confirms that I am gay. My sexuality was always irrelevant before, so Inever paid it much mind. I am a vessel. I was always going to be given to a mage, and they are nearly always men.
My friend was madly in love with a girl and he was still married to a man. Nobody thought anything of it.
As for the harem, the men who used us certainly did not care about our opinions.
This is the first time in my life where there might actually be a point of thinking about what I like. And it seems I like Monty.
A knock on the door makes me jump out of my skin. Could it be him? No, I’m being ridiculous. Monty would never come into the house. Besides, I’d sense him approaching. His magic blazes.
“Come in!” I call out.
Jade all but bounces into my bedroom. His vivid green eyes are sparkling.
“I got the job!” he beams.
“Congratulations! Which one?”
“Just the call center one.”
“The car insurance place?”
Jade nods enthusiastically. I throw back my covers and jump up to give him a hug. “You’ll be fantastic at it!”
“Thanks!”
I pull away from the hug and we both sit down on the edge of my bed.
“I’ll be happy if I’m just average at it. Or good enough that they don’t fire me. I just want to have a job and be a normal person.”
I place my hand over his. I understand, I really do. After the harem, a boring normal life seems heavenly. To live such an existence would truly be a blessing.
Suddenly Jade’s eyes widen. “Oh…did you need the mage?”
Heat floods my cheeks. I didn’t know Jade would be able to sense it, but it is not entirely unexpected. His strong fey heritage seems to make him very perceptive to all manner of magical nuances.
