“Oh, because of my father?Well, my mother’s genes are stronger than that.If I had been an alpha, I would have been stuck at Hyreno or the Sethir alpha school.It wasn’t necessary because I am not.See what I did there?”
She laughed.“When I first met you, you were all moody and dark.You were helpful, but you scowled all the time.”
“I was realizing I was going to be stuck staring at you in that bodysuit for the three years of your apprenticeship before I made a move.It was frustrating as hell.”
“Oh.We made it eighteen months.”
He sighed.“Yes.”He gripped her thigh.“Every move you made was torture, and combat was difficult as hell.It’s hard to be in a guard suit with an erection.”
“Oh, that’s never happened to me.”
Riro tapped her nose.“I am glad of it.It would have made for a slightly different sex position.”
She grinned, and he kissed her again.She slid her hand to his neck and returned the kiss with more confidence than before.
She heard, “Pria!There’s a woman here who says she knows you.”
Cabree’s tone had been excited.
“A lot of people know me.”
“Yeah, but they don’t have purple hair and crimson eyes.”
Pria’s eyes got wide, she kissed Riro, and jumped away from him, ignoring the second trail of the day.
“Vesta?Is it Vesta?”
Cabree took her hand, and they ran to the beach, where a woman was standing and looking at the ocean.
Pria stepped closer to the woman’s back.
“I knew it would be ocean for you.I am so happy for you, Pria.”
The woman turned, and Pria saw her older sister.Two years and so much space and experience separated them, but the face was the woman from the rehab centre.“Kes.”
“Sure.That’s one name.”
“Vesta?”
“Yeah, that is the one that lets me breathe now.Crimson is another name.”
“Like your eyes.”
“Yes, little sis.Now, go clean up the cum on your thigh one way or another.”Vesta waved at the ocean.
Pria giggled, hiked up her skirt, and waded in until the surf washed her thighs.This might not be meeting the ocean naked, but it was pretty close.
When she walked back to Vesta, she took in her grey clothing and ornate bracelets and necklace.“Those are pretty.”
Vesta smiled.“Thank you.”
Pria reached out to touch her wrist, and the metal felt like ice.“Oh.I thought it would be warm.”
“I don’t feel it anymore, and I can work around them.”
“Why don’t you just take them off?”
Riro walked up and stared at her.“Crimson.”