Akervel chuckled.“Excellent.I will talk to Mao when I am back in town or on a video chat.”
Kazuya frowned.“Why are you so upbeat about it?”
“He swore she could come to him for blood and nothing else.I am wondering if he is willing to hold to that.”
Kazuya laughed.“He may want to renegotiate.”
“He will have to find something that Meeda wants or wishes to have.”
“Mao is an award-winning massage therapist when he puts his mind to it.”
Akervel laughed.“She might be up for that.She is very...acrobatic.”
Kazuya snickered, and Vine elbowed him.
Kazuya looked at her.“Problem?”
“Talking about her will not endear her to you or him.”Vine shrugged.“I am used to folks discussing me behind my back.It adds to my mystique as a master enchanter.Meeda’s life was...worse.She does not deserve to be talked about.”
Akervel’s expression was pure embarrassment.“You are correct.I am just a little giddy with possession of a mate for the first and only time.”
Mia smiled.“Thanks, Vine.I was getting there.”
Kazuya asked, “Mia, you don’t want a permanent mate?”
“No.I can’t as long as I am in charge of the company.It was in my contract.A mate for me surrenders the company to him, and that isn’t what our family trust had in mind.”
The two alphas and the mage stared at her.Vine whispered, “Oh, shit.Registered omega.”
They went quiet, and she smiled.“Pastry?”
Chapter Six
Meeda watched the crowdget off the ferry, and she watched out for a woman alone, but she didn’t see anything.When the ferry was empty and getting ready to reload for the return journey to Emerald, a figure emerged wearing a hood and carrying a backpack, walking along the dock and toward the market area.
“Harper?”
