“Hmm. You have a point.” Milo snuggled his head back against Quirion’s chest. “I’m still going through with it.”
“You are?”
“Of course. We have to show these people that you don’t mess with a demon and his mate.”
Quirion felt his inner fire surging. How could he have been so lucky? Of course he deserved only the best mate, but getting somebody so perfectly suited to him was still a miracle. “Milo, you truly are a blessing.”
“I hope so.” His mate started stroking his pecs in a more deliberate way. “I’m not sure if this is due to my newly changed nature, but I feel the urge to have some unscheduled intercourse.”
“Well, technically, it’s not unscheduled. We did agree to meet here at nine to have sex and there were no stipulations as to how often or how long.” Quirion couldn’t deny that he, too, felt the need to keep on fornicating.
“We did agree to conduct the mate experiment. It was a success. If I’m not mistaken, there is no reversing it. Or do I get more tattoos if we give it another try?” A hint of laughter was hiding in Milo’s voice.
“Not that I know of, but we only can say for sure after verifying it. Luckily, we have everything we need to keep the experimentgoing. If I remember correctly, you wanted to try different positions?”
Milo got on his knees and gently guided Quirion on his back before straddling him. “Yes, I did. To be absolutely sure there won’t be any further tattoos, we should try each possible position at least twice, if not more often.”
“Just to be sure.”
“Just to be sure.” Milo bent down to kiss Quirion, and just like that they were back researching all the details of a demon mating.
* * * *
“To what do we owe the great pleasure of an invite to your library, brother?” Dre had only just appeared with Sammy under his arm, and Barion and Jon in tow, and was already asking the big questions.
“Can we wait till Father and his mates are here as well? Hello, Sammy, Jon, Barion, by the way.” Quirion nodded to the three.
“Hi, Quirion. Where’s Milo? Don’t tell me you have him studying while you have guests over?” Sammy was already on him, hugging him around his waist. Carefully, Quirion put his arms around Sammy’s back, giving his brother-in-law a short squeeze.
“Milo will be here in a minute.” He didn’t elaborate because even though he and Milo were serious scientists, they hadn’t been able to resist the lure of a grand reveal, which was why Milo was waiting in Quirion’s study until the entire family was here. And in a way, this was an experiment as well. They had made a chart of how each family member would react and couldn’t wait to see how accurate their assessments were.
“Hello, sorry we’re late.” Alerion’s voice didn’t sound like he meant his words—a silly grin was plastered on his face. Seeing the exact same grin spreading the lips of his mates, Declan andTroy, told Quirion exactly why they were late. Apparently, Dre and Barion had come to the same conclusion because they made gagging noises while Jon simply rolled his eyes and Sammy looked as clueless as always.
Before a discussion could break out, Quirion called for his newfound mate. “Milo,min Liechtbrunn, please come here.”
“Min Liechtbrunn?” Alerion stared at him with glowing eyes. “Son, is there something you want to tell us?”
Quirion felt a grin stretching his face, though he was pretty sure it wasn’t as stupid as that of his father and his mates. “Look for yourself.” He gestured for the door where Milo was now standing, a soft red in his cheeks because his upper body was bare to show off his tattoos.
“Hi, everyone.” He waved shyly.
A soft gasp, then Sammy practically flew to him with a happy screech. “Milo! With Quirion? I’m sooo happy for you! Are you happy, too? Of course you are, silly me, but why? How? Did you have an inkling?”
Jon followed Sammy and hugged them both, while Declan and Troy took a moment to stare. Alerion, Dre and Barion blinked at Quirion.
“You’re mated.” The sheer wonder in Barion’s voice raised Quirion’s hackles a bit. Why would that elicit such surprise?
“Yes, I am. And without all the drama Sammy and Dre had, or the dumbness you and Jon showed, I might add.” He couldn’t bite back those words.
“Hey, that drama was not without reason!” Dre defended.
“And we weren’t dumb! Just incredibly lucky.” Barion huffed.
“Let me say, I’m so happy for you, son.” Alerion clapped his shoulder before dragging him into a hug. “Now tell us, how did that happen?”
“Yeah, we want to know!” Sammy was still hugging Milo to within an inch of his life, which apparently didn’t stop him from staying aware of what else was going on.
Quirion glanced at Milo who smiled at him happily. “Well, Mildred had male company yesterday—”
