Page 140 of The Female

The incubus comes barreling through the door the moment permission slips from my lips, his arms outstretched as he rushes toward us. I back away as he pulls Charlie into a tight hug. Have I pushed her too quickly? Gray knows her better than I do, and I should’ve talked to him about how to approach this first.

“I missed you,” Gray whispers in her ear. “I’m sorry I was gone for so long. Aziel and I had a lot we needed to work through,” he admits, some of his lust leaking out as he feeds on her residual orgasm.

Sometimes he reminds me of one of those animals you find rooting around in your trash searching for leftover food. If it’s cum, he’s there.

I wish I had cum, too, and I wince as I readjust myself.

“Where’s Aziel?” I ask.

As much as I want Charlie to have this nice reunion with Gray, I’m concerned at the realization that Aziel isn’t back. They always return together, usually drunk and geared up to pull some childish prank on me.

“Aziel’s making a detour at Envy. He’s setting up a meeting with Levia to discuss the females. We’re going to make it right,” he says, rocking back on his heels. “No more generations of females will feel the pain you’ve been forced to endure.” His wide eyes are frantic as he cups Charlie’s cheeks. “I promise.”

Levia? Aziel has a good enough relationship with the king of Envy, but I’m not sure if he’d be the first person I went to with this. Levia lives up to his kingdom’s name, and he’s notoriously hard to do business with.

Charlie looks cautious as she glances between me and Gray. I take a step back, giving her space. I’ve made my feelings clear, and I don’t intend to pressure her to speak about hers. Charlie isn’t the type of woman to hide her emotions, even when she tries, and I’m sure it’s only a matter of time before she comes to me wanting to talk.

Her head snaps in my direction as I put space between us, and I offer a slight smile to show I’m not upset.

Charlie sucks her lips into her mouth, her eyes lingering on me, before turning to Gray.

“I don’t understand,” she says. “Where did you and Aziel go?”

That’s a question I’d like an answer to, too.

“We went to your childhood home, and we sat in your hideaway,” Gray says. Her what? “Charlie, I can’t put in words how sorry I am for what we’ve done. It was beyond selfish for us to keep the information we learned to ourselves, and we intend to do everything in our power to make up for it.”

Charlie looks at a loss for words, and she runs a hand through her hair before taking a seat on the couch. I feel a similar shock, but I can’t say I’m disappointed.

I feel horrible over what we did, and I’m eager to make it right.

It won’t be easy, but it needs to be done.

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