“The one thing that will keep a vampire from going feral is having a flock,” Arthur said as he petted Titan’s head. The wolf’s eyes half closed in pleasure. It made Beatrix long to sink her fingers into the wolf’s fur. “A flock is made up of individuals meant to share souls with a vampire. They are rare and prized. Nothing is more precious to a vampire than their flock.”
She blinked for a moment, letting the words sink in before speaking. “And you think I’m one of those people?”
“I know you are,” Arthur said. “You and Titan are meant to be my flock. Did you feel the pull the moment we met? Have you ever felt such intense desire for anyone before?” She shook her head. “And yet, you felt it for both of us. Two men you’d never met before. It’s because the void wants us all to be together.”
“This is a lot,” she said with a little shake of her head.
Titan whimpered and when she looked down, his wolf eyes pleaded with her.
“He wants to comfort you,” Arthur explained.
She didn’t question how Arthur knew that. Feeling a little shaky, she walked around the desk and held out a hand. Titan went down on his belly and crawled to her. When he got to her feet, he rolled onto his back to show her his belly.
“You’re too sweet to be a wolf,” she muttered, dropping to her knees to pet him. His fur was soft and fluffy, and he acted like an average happy dog instead of a monster from a fairy tale.
Stepping up to the other side of Titan, Arthur lowered himself to the floor and started petting the wolf also.
The way Titan wiggled made it clear that he was thoroughly enjoying the attention.
“You don’t have to decide if you want to be with us right now,” Arthur said as they both paid attention to Titan. “But please give this relationship a chance.”
“In what way?” she asked, expecting him to say they should all have sex again. It’d been explosive last night and if they kept her climax-drunk, she’d probably agree to anything. He had to know that.
“Spend time with us,” he said without hesitation. “Let us take you out on dates. We could even take you to meet other humans who are involved in our world. They can tell you what it’s like, and I promise, they’re under no obligation to make me sound good.”
Her eyebrows rose. She hadn’t expected that. “Yeah, um, sure. We can hang out.” Then she was quick to add. “In public, and I’ll meet you there.”
The fur she’d been petting turned to smooth skin over muscles. She dropped her gaze to find that Titan had shifted again and was now lying naked between her and Arthur. Her hand was on his sternum and Arthur was in the middle of scratching gently over Titan’s left nipple. Both of them snatched their hands back.
“You’ll go on dates with us!” Titan said with a little cheer. Sitting up, he wrapped an arm around each of them and pulled them close in a strong but gentle hug. “Let’s start tonight! Book Club is happening at the Dapper Dog. There’ll be plenty of human mates there that Beatrix can chat with. Maddy and Cora will probably be there. Briar said she might not make it.”
“I can only hope. Lilith help me if she talks to Briar,” Arthur grumbled, making Titan chuckle and Beatrix curious.
“Is Briar your ex?” she asked, working hard to keep jealousy from overwhelming her.
For some reason, that made Titan let go of them to roar with laughter.
“Absolutely not,” Arthur said, sounding even more annoyed. Beatrix couldn’t wait to find out why he had a grudge against this Briar person!
It was bizarre that she was more curious about how Briar had irritated Arthur than she was about being in a room full of people and concerned that any of them might be another vampire.
It was a strange new world for her!
Chapter 5
Beatrix
Looking at her cell again, Beatrix let out an annoyed breath. Only a minute had gone by since the last time she checked.
She’d been dressed and ready to go for almost an hour. Yeah, she knew when Titan and Arthur were picking her up, but she couldn’t stop herself from getting ready early.
Despite telling them that she’d meet them at the Dapper Dog that night, Beatrix wasn’t able to hold strong against Titan begging to pick her up. Especially after he’d had to drive her home because her car was still downtown. She could’ve used a ride share app, but getting to spend a little more time with one of the guys had been too much of a temptation.
If she was honest, she was desperate to be with them again.
The moment she’d shut her apartment door on Titan’s face, she’d wanted to fling it back open. Something deep inside her felt abandoned, even though she was the one who insisted on being left alone.
Despite having plenty of activities to do on a sunny Southern California day, she’d stayed home. She kept busy doing laundryand cleaning, but nothing had calmed the anxiety of being away from them.
