“Oh.” Dace spun on her heel. “It’s for you,” she whispered. Glancing from me to the door when I hesitated, she mouthed, “Should I say you’re sleeping?”
Shaking my head, I stood and walked to the door. My nerves got the better of me as I unlocked the door and slipped outside.
Kehlor stood waiting for me, hovering close by.
Every single time was the same. The second he got close the scent of him filled my nose and my body went haywire.
All I wanted to do was climb him like a tree and ride him until he promised to never ever leave me or was too tired to even think to try.
Shoving my hands behind my back to keep from tempting myself in doing just that, I met his gaze evenly. “I assume this is because Daisy’s tail was dragging?”
Kehlor frowned down at me, his brow beetling in a way that told me he didn’t understand. “Daidzee not have tail to drag,” he rumbled out in utter befuddlement.
“What do you want?” Changing tact, I already felt a headache coming on.
My fuse was getting shorter and shorter of late. It was worrying and made me feel like a beast.
“Daidzee try help Purr-roo.” Kehlor was trying to grumble at me sternly but he looked so confused when I growled angrily and bared my teeth at him, he kept forgetting to act mad.
“You think you can bully me and I’ll do as you want, too? Is that it? You, Daisy, none of you get to tell me what I am or am not going to do, who I’m going to do it with or won’t, where I’m going to live! Not my mate? I’m not your problem! Next time you want to send someone out to do your dirty work because you’re too cowardly to do it yourself, to be alone with me for more than two seconds, do me a favor, take that thought, write it on a piece of paper, fold it up as small as you can, and shove it up your butt!” I was yelling, flinging my arms about. Every step I took towards him, he took one back. Noting this, I took two hurried steps towards him and he nearly tripped trying to scramble away from me. I kept coming, dropping down to crawl up him when he finally did tumble to his ass. “I miss you. I need you.” My voice choked into a croak. “You need me too. Can’t you see that?”
Kehl’s hands gripped my forearms but I’d already leaned forward to press my lips to his.
Kehl growled as our mouths met and I growled back. We both shivered in response.
“No!” Kehl rolled, sending me tumbling to the ground. Shooting up, he took off like a shot, leaving me gaping after him.
With a snarl, I smacked the snow packed ground. Flopping backwards, I laid out in the snow and stared at the sky, tears leaking down the sides of my face, until I heard the door slowly creak open.
“I just need another minute,” I muttered and closed my eyes.
The door creaked louder and boots crunched in the snow.
“Me, too.”
My eye cracked open when I felt a woosh of air.
Dace laid out beside me, staring up at the sky.
She didn’t say a word, just sprawled out beside me.
“I have no clue what the fuck I’m doing. I feel like I’m going crazy,” I whispered.
“I kissed Berkr, even though he hates me and wishes I was stuck back on Earth to grow old and die,” Dace whispered.
“Maybe this is it. This is all there is now.” I was talking to myself but speaking aloud.
“God… I hope not,” Dace muttered.
We laid there for a few more minutes before Dace rolled to her side and got to her feet. Holding out her hand, she waited.
Waving her hand off, knowing I’d just yank her down with me, I stood and followed her inside.
“I don’t like Daisy,” I admitted. “She rubs me wrong.”
“Daisy doesn’t like me at all. I don’t really talk to her. I heard her call me a total airhead once when she thought I wasn’t there.” Dace was fighting a frown and losing.
“Fuck her,” I growled.
