I couldn’t argue with that.
“I selected some clothes from your room last night. They’re on the chair,” he said, pulling his pants up as he grabbed his cell from the end table.
I didn’t waste any time grabbing them and heading for the bathroom, the thought of a shower a welcome one.
It wasn’t long before I was clean and dressed and ready to tackle the day. Liam was already gone when I re-entered the bedroom, so I left as well, sparing the rumpled bed a last, lingering look.
I stepped into the hallway, closing the door softly behind me. I didn’t want to advertise whereI’d spent the last night. While I didn’t plan to hide what Liam and I had done, I saw no reason to announce it to the world.
Seconds later Makoto rounded the corner, his head down as he studied the tablet in his hand. I froze just as he looked up.
His eyes went from me to the door, his smile widening.“You dirty girl, you.”
I gave him a quelling glance.“Stop.”
“No, no, it’s cool,” he said, pretending to wipe the smile off his face.“I’ll just ignore the fact that you came out of Liam’s room and are wearing that just-been-fucked glow.”
“You mean the just got out of the shower look,” I returned.
He gave me a grin that told me I hadn’t fooled him.“Don’t deny it. I can practically sense it on you.”
I gave him a dark look. Sometimes living around creatures with senses even more finely tuned than my own sucked.
“Besides, Liam made an announcement earlier this evening. Your status has been upgraded to his most special person. Anyone caught trespassing on his territory will be dealt with harshly. That usually only means one thing,” Makoto said, tossing the information out like it was unimportant and not the type of thing capable of making my head explode.
I stopped in the middle of the hallway, staring at nothing as anger welled deep inside. He probably hadn’t used those exact words, but the sentiment would be the same.
“Where is he?” I snapped.
“Uh oh,” Makoto said.
Uh oh was right. When I got done with Liam he was going to think twice about sharing personal business with his underlings.
“Where?” I asked.
“The war room,” Makoto said.
Of course, he was. One of the few parts of the mansion off-limits to me.
“He said to bring you there when you got out of the shower,” Makoto continued.
“Lead on,” I told him with a pointy smile that didn’t quite disguise the fury crackling through me. Makoto looked like he’d prefer to be anywhere else right then.
The mansion was surprisingly full tonight. For once, vampires were in the halls, a few of them sliding me unsure glances as they passed.
“What’s going on?” I asked.
“Everyone’s on edge because of what happened last night,” Makoto said, sending them a dismissive look.“No one wants to admit it, but they’re afraid. Most of the civilians don’t face death on a regular basis. It’s got them rattled.”
“But not you?” I asked.
He shrugged.“This is just another day, another situation. Vampire politics are no less bloody. Every one of the people here would probably kill if it would advance their station. They’re running scared because they don’t understand what happened and they don’t like facing the idea there are creatures out there more powerful than them.”
After that he fell silent until we came to a halt in front of the war room. He headed inside, going directly to a spot in front of a laptop, setting his tablet beside it.
I stepped in, my gaze immediately drawn to Liam. His eyes met mine as his mouth quirked. I sent him a look that said we were going to have words later. His smile turned smug, his eyes communicating he was looking forward to it.
We’d see about that.
