Page 403 of Bride of Choice

Gopher leaned around Rek to ask Celuk, “What him do she no want us see?”

Celuk’s grin matched the one Rek was leveling on me. “Rek knows all the spots our Jo tickles-ish.”

“Fuzzsticles! Rektal!” I warned. “I’ll get you back, both of you, for this!”

Celuk’s feral grin slipped into concerned innocence. “What Celuk do?”

“Fuzzed-sickles?” Odix grunted out. His expression pinched as he said it.

“Mean him fuzzy balls,” Jeh-kal helpfully put in.

A laugh burst out of me, just listening to them.

“Gopher likes Go’s balls were they are,” Gopher wisely muttered, bowing out of this one.

“Tickles hurt my Jo?” Odix waffled, wavering as he grimaced at the idea.

“Help me, Griz! They mean to torment me!” I mock-pouted.

Odix made a noise that said he wanted to, he really did, but he also wanted to respect the boss of the house. Sadly, I was not considered top dog in this pack. Pfft! A true shame!

“Fine,” I muttered, between fake sniffles as I crossed my arms over my chest. “Tickle me and I’ll pee. See if I care.”

“NO!” Rek barked. “No pee on Rek!”

Odix moved closer, snatching me up the moment Rek’s arms flew up.

Rushing across the room with me in tow, Odix cuddled me to his big old fluffy chest.

Glancing at Celuk over my shoulder, I stuck my tongue out at him.

The crazy fool grinned and began to purr as if in answer.

“No flirt my Jojomine like that after ‘Luk try and get Rek to make Jo pee on Rek. No do that.” Rek waggled his finger at Celuk but pulled his hand back at the last moment when he waggled too close to Celuk’s mouth and Celuk snapped his jaws at him. “MEAN!” Rek burst out, curling his finger protectively to his chest.

“Excuse me!” a small, squeaky voice called out from outside. “So sorry to bother you! But, uhm, if I might have a word with the lady of the house?!”

Everyone froze, glanced at one another. Like they were all in agreement, Odix’s grip on me tightened, Celuk stood and made his way to the door. Gopher followed closely behind. Jeh-kal threw a knife at Gopher with a grunt that Gopher easily caught, nodded, then grabbed one up himself.

“Who there?” Rek called out at a signal from Celuk. “We not home. Having the sex my Jo! You go way now! Come back laters! Bye-byes now!”

Rek, I mouthed, scowling in his direction.

Odix’s hand slowly came up to slide over my mouth, preventing me from saying anything out loud.

“What?” the woman squeaked.

“Wace?” I blurted between Odix’s fingertips.

Celuk cocked his head as he leaned in close to the door. “Dace?” he called out, glancing between everyone pointedly.

“You know of me, then?” the woman squeaked.

“What you want?” Celuk called out, motioning for everyone to move away from the door.

“I- Look, I know you have Buu in there! You can’t- I won’t let you hold him prisoner!”

With a growl, I clamped down on Odix’s palm until he let go of me with a pained yowl.

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