Page 3 of Blood Lust
“It’s a safe place.” He smirked. “The bedroom will probably be your favorite part. Roman insisted you take hischambers,” he winked on that last word. “Given our relationship, I guess he feels we need a room big enough for the four of us.”
My stomach churned at what Cole was implying. The thought of being intimate with any of them made me want to shudder.Fuck!I could never let them know my sex drive dried up at the ripe old age of twenty-one!
“What the fuck, man!” I said out loud in frustration.
“What is it?” Cole asked, confused.
“I can’t explain it. Listen, you mentioned something about a dude named Edgar who can check on me, right?”
His eyes grew dark. “Edgar and the others are held up in Texas. A storm has had their plane grounded since this morning. They’ll be here tonight or first thing tomorrow.” He cupped my face, “Tell me what’s wrong, doll.”
I shook it off, “Where are the rest of the guys?”
His eyes narrowed some. “Scouting the town and property to make sure we’re clear.” He cocked his head to the side, “I need to know exactly what you’re feeling, Ellie.”
I rubbed my forehead and swallowed hard. “Is it normal for me to be completely turned off by sex?”
Cole’s cheek fluttered as he clenched his jaw. “Not at your age, no. Especially not with the bond we share. What else?”
“That’s it.” I tightened my lips in anger.
“It’s this fucking curse, baby. Hang in there, and just be assured that if you’re not into it, then none of us will be. That should go without saying. We’re here to take care of you and show you nothing but love and support until this shit gets settled.”
“And if it doesn’t?” I folded my arms. “What if this Edgar guy can’t help us? What if that bitch of a witch was too strong?”
“Stop!” Cole hit me with an authoritative look and tone. “Don’t even bring yourself to that conclusion. We’re going to get through this. No one fucks with you, baby. At least, no one fucks with you and gets away with it. We need to fix you first, then we track down this witch and fuck her up.”
“You saw how strong she was with all of us. You know what she wants too.”
“Well, the one thing she wants, she’s not obviously going to get since you have no sexual appetite.” He laughed. “So there will be no little Life Blood slash immortal baby for her stupid fucking ass.” He took my hand in his, “As for how strong she was, well, you managed to shut her down some with whatever help you got from your ancestor on the other side, and trust me when I tell you that we know people. So do Roman and Lucas. We have connections to the magical side of shit. She’s not the only witch in town, okay?”
“You’re sure?”
“Do I strike you as someone who exaggerates?” he said with a laugh as he brushed my hair away from my face and winked. “Let me show you your rooms.”
“Rooms? As in multiple rooms?”
Cole grinned as we walked up the stairway, “Yes, the master suite in this place is down the hall to the right and takes up about half that side of the house. There are multiple rooms inside of it and a master bathroom that is probably the size of a small apartment.”
“If Roman and Lucas are staying here and they just rekindled their romance with each other, I’m not taking their damn rooms,” I stated firmly.
“The fuck you aren’t,” Cole said as we reached the top and turned right. “Those two are keeping their asses on the lower floor and as far away from us as they can. Possibly even staying in the other houses laid out on the property.”
“No way,” I said, stopping our walk. “They’re helping us out. They should have access to the best parts of their home, they shouldn’t be kicked to the guest rooms or houses out here.”
“All I know is that I’m not listening to those two fucking all night,” I heard Logan’s voice coming up from behind us.
Cole laughed as we both turned to greet the gorgeous, blue-eyed vampire.
“Ain’t that the truth,” Cole agreed.
“Trust me,” Logan arched a thick, black eyebrow, “those two sound like hardcore porn turned all the way up once they get going. You will go insane listening to them.”
“That bad, huh?”
Cole nodded and laughed. “I’m not even going to try and guess what it’s going to be like trying to peel them off each other just to have a conversation. Once they get going, the whole damn world could fall apart, and they wouldn’t know it.”
“Glad at least someone is going to have a sex life around here,” I said, getting frustrated knowing that should be my guys and me.
