"Tell me about your day. All I did was sit here and argue with vampires."
"Sounds fun. Dare came by for a bit with food. He's..." Her smile faded. "Having a hard time. He's tried a lot harder than the rest of us to find his soulmate, and he's been trying practically since he was a kid. He's the last one who's not mated now, and in some ways, the price of his magic is more brutal than anyone else's. It's cost him a lot to be without his soulmate for this long. He doesn't know how much longer he can take it. I don't either."
"I'm sorry."
"It's part of being a powerful fae. Comes with the territory." She managed a small smile. "We just ate food and played our farming game, and talked about his ridiculous plan as far as how he can win his mate's heart when he meets them. He thinks it's going to be a woman. He likes to be with both, but he says he connects better with women."
"As long as he's not connecting withmywoman, I support it."
"We've never been attracted to each other, so you have nothing to worry about. Besides, some asshole incubus has me addicted to his magic. I'm even carrying around his shadows, so if a woman can be territory, I've been marked."
"At least I'm not a wolf. Might've had to pee on you."
Her lips curved upward. "I hope Dare ends up mated to a demon. No offense to the other kinds of immortals, but shadows are a real perk."
"I'll cross my fingers for him."
"Thanks."
"What else? Keep talking to me. I don't want to go back to that meeting."
"I texted Rae earlier and invited her to a girl's night, since you said she's basically your sister. Her response was, I quote, 'don't invite me to things'."
I snorted. "Yeah, that's Rae. I can't believe she sat next to Darius at the fight."
"She only agreed to it under the condition that he used his magic to keep other people from noticing her or talking to her."
"She hasn't mentioned wanting to kill him yet, so he must've done a decent job."
"He did. He also told her he would give her anything she wanted if she agreed to bargain with him. Shedidn'tmurder him on the spot, but she did steal his leftovers."
I whistled. "Miracles do happen."
"They do indeed."
I ground my free palm against my temple. My head still ached. "Finding a new vampire king is going to take a while.”
"I'm sorry. I got Ophelia's address from one of my contacts today, though."
"The fallen angel who built the prison?"
"Yeah. When you have a few hours to take a break, we can track her down."
"Thank you."
Merrily nodded. "Are you sure you're okay without feeding?"
"It's better when I'm with you. I'd rather wait until tomorrow."
She gave me a small smile. "Okay. If you need more time, that's alright. Don't stress. I get it."
"Thanks, Love."
"Mmhm. Goodnight." She started to hang up, but paused. "I might try out a vibrator I ordered. Don't get all possessive."
"Don't tempt me to abandon this shit."
"I'm not. Have fun with the meetings." She winked. "Bye."
