I spied another alpha demon sitting in the corner, drinking a glass of wine and reading a book I’d finished myself last month.
He felt my staring and looked up, giving me a nod of acknowledgment before delving back into his story.
Typical neutral land Magiks. Out of all the designations, alphas were the ones who usually enjoyed living on their own,away from the constraints of society and able to take care of themselves. There were no laws out here, so a pretty omega like Sage was vulnerable without some protection.
I got up and took my drink to the other demon, sitting across from him. “The story really starts to pick up in the second half,” I started.
He sighed heavily, rolling his eyes and putting down his book. “This isn’t a book club” he said. “What do you want?”
I pointed towards the doors Sage had gone through with my thumb. “What’s the deal with that Briar chick?”
His eyes narrowed, and then he picked up his book again. “Leave her be.”
I arched an eyebrow. Well, I guess she already had all these alphas serving as her protection. I was impressed, but also ticked off.
Iwanted to be her protection. And yet, I was the one she needed to be protected from.
My mind was going crazy.
“She got a boyfriend or something?” I asked, still prying for details.
The demon didn’t even bother putting his book down. He turned the page, still reading. “She’s Selene’s sister, and Selene says she’s off limits.”
“Who’s Selene?”
He gave me a look like I was truly an idiot. “Do you even know where you are?”
Oh…Selene’s Howl, right.
My resurging rut was making it difficult to think about anything other than sinking my aching cock in Sage’s…
“She’s the alpha wolf who runs the joint, and it’s the only place for close to fifty miles where you can get a drink. You might be just passing through, but I live around here. And the last thing I want to do is get myself banned for helping some youngbuck in a rut who can’t even seal the deal on his own.” He shook his head in disgust. “Pathetic,” he muttered.
Harsh, but true.
I leaned back, letting out a vibrating sigh through my lips. “So… that’s a ‘no’ on the boyfriend, then?”
When he didn’t reply, I downed the rest of my drink so I could ask Sage to make me another one. I needed to keep talking to her, make her smile again. Find a way to touch her.
I blinked, my eyelids feeling heavy, and then stood up. The blood rushed from my head and I wobbled a bit on my feet, my vision doubling.
“What… the…”
The last thing I remembered was the old demon snorting in amusement as my head slammed against the table on my way to the floor.
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F****** Witches…
I’d never been so off my game in my life.
I woke up with the sun shining through the cracks of the window shutters, the bar completely empty aside from an older werewolf alpha, drying beer glasses with a towel.
“Ah, there you are. Was wondering when the spell would wear off.”
I was still on the floor, my head throbbing from where it had connected with the table above me. I checked my horns and cursed under my breath when I felt a small divot where a piece had chipped off.
There was nothing more embarrassing to a demon than broken horns.
