Angelle eagerly tried it and quickly finished off her slice. “If I move here, we’re going to keep Simon in business. I can tell.”
They all laughed.
Rowan smiled and offered her another slice. “Don’t wait for it to be offered, it’s there to be eaten. Help yourself,” she said.
“Thank you, Mrs. Rowan.”
“Oh, none of that. Rowan will do just fine.”
“Thank you,” Angelle said.
“Does everyone survive off the land?” Avaleigh asked.
“Pretty much. We all have shopping lists for anyone that leaves the community. Nothing huge, just special requests hereand there. Sometimes we’ll ask Enthrall or Lily to get us something if no one’s been to town in a while,” Rowan said.
“Or me,” Felicity said. “I can zip away and return with no problem. I have to say it’s my favorite part of my new life.”
“Oh?” Avaleigh asked.
“I’m a Vampire. But I wasn’t always. When I met Enthrall I was human. He had to change me to save my life when I was attacked.”
“Oh, my gosh!” Avaleigh exclaimed.
“It was bad. He was almost too late, and then the guilt he experienced afterward was almost too much for him. But we made it through. Then when he taught me how to do all the things he took for granted because he’d been doing them for so long, that guilt fell away when he saw how much fun I was having.”
“Why was he feeling guilty?” Angelle asked.
“He never wanted to be a Vampire, and he’s always hated that he was turned. So when he was faced with the only chance of saving me being turning me into a Vampire as well, it nearly broke him. He didn’t want to sentence me to the same life he was forced into.”
“Do you regret it?” Angelle asked.
Felicity shook her head. “Not for an instant. I’m with the male that I adore, and he adores me. And we have the freedom to live our lives doing anything we wish. We don’t age. We’ll never be ill. We have forever to explore and adventure and love. With the right male beside you, there are never regrets. Not that you don’t want to strangle them from time-to-time, but there are never regrets.”
“Human males, not always so much. But with your mate, your true mate, there are rarely occasions to regret your choices, in my opinion,” Rowan said.
“They do exist though. One of our clan was almost murdered by his own brother who was having an affair with his mate. Being someone’s mate isn’t always a guarantee of happiness. Unfortunately, I think Angelle has heard some of our stories since she was a child and is hesitant to finalize anything because of that,” Avaleigh said.
“You’re right. There are some males and females, who have no right to have been gifted a mate. But they are few and far between, fortunately,” Felicity said.
“I can completely understand you being cautious rather than rushing into anything. I was so cautious, until I just couldn’t be anymore,” Rowan said.
“Are you ever regretful of living here away from everything you ever knew? I mean, you are human, and your mate is a Gargoyle. He can’t leave here, ever,” Angelle said. “Don’t you miss your family? What if you got sick and needed a quick trip to the doctor?”
“Angelle,” Avaleigh said quietly.
“No, it’s okay. These are the things you need to address in order to feel comfortable living here — or not,” Rowan said. “But so you know, I’m human, but I’m not.”
“What does that mean?” Angelle asked.
“I’m a Witch. I carry Romany blood, and inherited the gift of power from my ancestors. So, while I look human, and function like a human, I’m not as vulnerable as you’d think.”
“How fascinating,” Avaleigh said. “I’m just plain ole human.”
“Same,” Carolena said.
“There is nothing plain about either of you. There is something ethereal in your makeup, in your very cells, that screamed to your mates that you were created for them. Just as yours, Angelle, calls to Boon. And yes, I do miss my family, but I’m free to come and go as I wish. Destroy has had Lore bringthem here to visit on holidays, and I’ve gone there to visit just because I miss them. Destroy escorts me to our border, and I hire a car at the closest town.”
“Or Enthrall will take you, or Lily,” Felicity said.
