Shane
He waited in bed for almost ten minutes, reliving what he’d just done with Vivica. It had been great, unexpected, but just what he’d needed. The satisfaction level was high, and he was so damn relaxed, he actually went to sleep.
It was a couple of hours later that he woke up, but he didn’t realize how late it was, until he looked at the time. Then, he realized that Vivica wasn’t next to him, the bathroom door was still locked, and too long had passed.
He knocked on the door, asking her if she was okay. He was thinking that maybe she had dozed off in the bathtub or something. Shane couldn’t quite see what it was, but he was sure that it was something along those lines. His mind wasn’t able to come up with anything more right then.
He went to find his keychain and unlocked the door. His head was still a little foggy, but he knew that he had to check on her. His anxiety wasn’t too bad, until he saw the other door open and the bathroom empty. Vivica hadn’t dozed off like him, she had left the room. She wasn’t in the hallway and after a pretty quick run of the house, he concluded that she wasn’t there either.
Vivica’s stuff was still in her room, so he was relieved to think that she hadn’t left. But, after he talked to Maria, Shane was convinced that he had every reason to worry. She said that Vivica had left hours ago, when she went to the bathroom, and Shane just had a feeling that he wasn’t going to find her anywhere.
Shane didn’t know what to think, but he worried about what all Vivica had seen. There was a time in the middle of it where he had started to shift. His bear had tried to come out, something it had never done before, not forcibly where he had no control over it. Never in the middle of sex, especially with a human. After the way Vivica reacted, running off like she obviously did, Shane had to believe that she had seen too much. He didn’t want to wonder how she felt about all of it. She was freaking out and could be talking.
He didn’t wait too long before he called his assistant. Devin would know what to do, or at least maybe he would have an idea of what Shane was supposed to do, because at the moment, all he was really good for was freaking out. This was all going to go tits up if he didn’t find Vivica and explain things to her. It might already be too late…
***
“What the hell were you thinking, Shane?”
“Devin, it's not like you aren't thinking the same damn thing. I see the way you look at her.”
“Right, but I'm not royalty. Don't you have to hold yourself to a higher regard or something?”
Shane chuckled. “I haven't been royalty in a very long time.”
“You said that you weren't interested.”
“I didn't think I was. It just happened.”
Devin looked at Shane and made it clear that he didn’t believe a word that he was saying. He just shook his head, and Shane was feeling chuffed one moment and guilty the next. He was full of shit. It hadn’t just happened, not really. Shane had been planning it for a very long time.
“I can't believe that you did this.”
“You're just mad that you didn't do it first.”
“Vivica is definitely someone special.”
“Well, she's mine, so you don’t have to worry about her anymore.”
“It sounds like she isn't. It sounds like she had a taste, and then ran off.”
Shane growled and it didn't seem to faze Devin at all. If he was royalty, then maybe somebody would listen to him.
“She found out that I was shifter. For someone that probably didn't even know they existed, I would imagine that's a lot take on. She isn’t gone, she is just freaking out I bet.”
“So, what are you going to do about it? You know we can’t have a human running around, knowing your secrets.”
“I don't know. I need to find her first. Then maybe, I can try to explain it all to her and hope that she can understand.”
“Maybe you should just worry about getting rid of her memory. That is a whole lot easier than trying to reason with someone, especially a woman, doesn’t really matter the species.”
Shane immediately said no to that. His body rejected that thought in an almost physically violent way. If he had a witch take her memory, then she wouldn't remember him. He still wasn't sure what kind of hold Vivica had on him, but it certainly hadn't gone away after their one good night they had together. It was because she was a virgin. Shane was sure of it. His bear had taken over and claimed her. It wasn’t like either one of them had a choice in the matter.
Shane wanted to ask Devin about it. Devin was into all of the old lore and rules of the clans, but then he would have to admit more than he probably was prepared to. Eventually, he came out with it. He just had to know.
“So, what does that even mean?”
“What do you mean?”
