“Yeah?”
Celeste had presence.Sage had enchanted her crop collection for durability and to remain splinter free, so he knew she also had certain dominant character traits her clients paid extremely well for.Will apparently sensed some of that, and he kept his head low.
Celeste offered Will her hand to shake after almost moving in for a hug like she did with most people.Will shook carefully, and Sage saw Celeste’s smile falter.
“We don’t ask where people come from here, little wolf.We welcome everyone.”
Will nodded, his posture a little less stiff, and Sage found himself once more impressed by Celeste.The woman was an empath, and she had an iron spine to boot.
“You need your warding checked and stuff?”Sage said.
Celeste turned to him and nodded.“Yes.And we got a few new paravents I’d like you to spell for privacy.Just sound.People should still be able to peek behind them.”She waved them along and led the way through the socializing area.“Oh, I added a few vintage paddles to my collection too.I’d like you to spell them, but I have a new trainee in my room right now.And, of course, I need more of your glorious, magical lube.”
“T-trainee?”
Celeste turned to look at Will, but he was looking at the customers and employees sitting around small tables or on couches spread out around the room.Some of the employees were giving him a once-over too, which in turn made Sage frown.
Will, with his curly hair, amber skin, and golden eyes, was pretty enough to get stared at.Sage discovered that he didn’t like that at all.
“We do train our employees, of course,” Celeste said.“If you’re interested in our services, you get the friends and family discount.”
That pulled Will’s attention right back.“No.”He wrapped both his arms around Sage’s right one.
Celeste giggled.“You two are just as adorable as everyone says.”
“Who’s everyone?”Sage asked so he could give “everyone” a piece of his mind.
Celeste shrugged.“Every parent in the city who bemoans the loss of yet another magically inclined single.Every eligible single looking for a magically inclined mate.Poor Carl.”
“Carl can go fuck himself,” Will mumbled, and Celeste threw them a wide grin.
“Aren’t you a feisty one?But then, maybe that makes sense with it being the full moon tonight.”
“Oh, fuck.Again?”
Sage felt his cheeks flush, but luckily, they’d reached the door to the staff area.He liked the full moon—not least because Will always got extra horny the morning after—and living with a werewolf, he should have been able to remember when that was, but it seemed like the last one had been only last week.
“He can’t keep track,” Will said when Celeste’s eyes went wide.
“Well, I suppose he notices when you turn all furry?Not that I judge if that’s anyone’s kink.”
“Nope, not my kink.We don’t—are you serious?We don’t do that,” Sage said.
Celeste gave a beautifully executed shrug.“There are few things I haven’t seen.Let me show you the paravents.”
It took them around three hours to finish all the magic and the warding Celeste required.It took Sage much longer to forget what furry happenings Celeste’s words had had him imagining.
As soon as they got into the elevator to go back down, Will moved closer to Sage and straightened his spine.
“No licking,” Sage said.
Will huffed.“Fine.Unless he tries to lick you first.”
Sage groaned, but he was smiling.Will being all possessive was kind of hot.
This time around, there was no need for any posturing.Carl was busy with a human who clearly wasn’t the usual clientele the Boudoir received.He was too unkempt, dressed in old boots and clothes that hadn’t been washed in a while, along with a ratty ball cap.
Will, rather than growling, pulled Sage close, and they walked past Carl to the car.Sage would have offered to help, but Carl didn’t have a job in security because of his taste in ties.
