Page 15 of Fated to the Hunters
“I would lose my family.”
“We are your family, little toy.”
“I don’t like when you call me that.”
He chuckled, but it wasn’t the dark, sinister laugh she’d heard before. “No, you don’t, but you would still come if I called you.”
“We know that we’re not who you expected, and you don’t have to give up your family if you’re not ready yet.”
“We can be very patient, little princess.” Suddenly, his words sounded like a threat again.
She wondered if the silent one was around too, being his usual quiet self.
“Do you go out to your pack’s land often?” the gentle one asked.
“No.” She inhaled, shuffled, and shoved a pillow between her thighs to get more comfortable. “I wanted to live here, but he wants me close.”
“Your father?”
“Yes. He likes our family to be role models.”
“What do you do? Everyone has a job within the pack, right?”
Did she really want to tell them about her boring, unsatisfying life? “You’ll just think I’m a spoiled brat.”
“Oh, princess. What do you think will happen once you’re with us?” the mean one chuckled, though it had returned to that soft rumble like before. “We’re going to spoil you rotten.”
“Okay, but don’t laugh.”
“We won’t,” the gentle one promised.
“I help out with the kids and make sure the elders have hot meals.”
“Do you enjoy it or is it to please your father?”
“Both.” Then she finally found the courage and asked, “Why youthree?”
“Why do you have all three of us as your mates?” the gentle one clarified.
“Yes.”
“We believe it’s because of our blood bond.”
“You’re bonded with a vow?”
“More like a spell,” the scary one said, then he sighed. “And now you think we fuck each other.” She opened her mouth to say something, but a different sound cut her off. Another chuckle, but this one was… almost sensual. “We don’t.”
What was she supposed to say to that?
The next new voice had her lips quirking into a smile. “It makes our hunts easier.” So, she’d been right: the silent one had been there all along.
“Should we really tell her all about our hunts?” the dark one asked. “We might give our little princess nightmares.”
“Why did your last hunt take longer than expected?” she asked, wanting to prove him wrong.
“We went after a vampire in Ascot, who hid out of sight and didn’t give us an opportunity to strike,” her gentle mate explained.
“But he did?”
