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She felt alive right now. But she wouldn’t after they murdered her.
Chapter 13
Thursday
Zoey
I don’t know why Emma was so upset about the guys’ secret. Who cared if they liked to share one woman? She was acting like they were monsters or something.Not human? Animals?You’d think she was a prude, but I knew for a fact that she wasn’t.
Emma wasn’t usually so judgmental. Sure, she’d given me a little shit when I’d told her about the MyFanatics account. I think she was mostly just hurt that I’d kept it a secret from her, though. And what she’d almost walked in on tonight wasn’t all that different from what I did on MyFanatics. I had virtual sex with several guys every night. Honestly, three in person was a lot easier. And a lot more fun.
She seemed most concerned about my safety. But I’d been tested recently and I was on birth control. And I had every intention of asking them to use condoms. It was no more dangerous than having sex with one person. And certainly less dangerous than having sex with a vampire.
I think the biggest issue was that Emma believed in monogamous relationships. Hell, she’d had a one night stand with Callum and been pretty much devoted to him for ten years. She was practically monogamous even though he’d ghosted her.
But I could be monogamous too. Especially if I could be monogamous with three men at once instead of just one. This was pretty much my dream scenario. I couldn’t wipe the smile off my face.
For the first night in ages, when I went into my room, I didn’t grab my bunny mask, wig, and sexy lingerie. I stared at my computer. I didn’t even want to log on. I had a few pictures scheduled to drop tonight. That was good enough for one day.
I sat down on the edge of my bed and sighed. I was…satisfied. Truly and utterly satisfied. And I couldn’t remember the last time I’d felt this way.
All I really wanted to do was talk about what had happened with someone. But whenever I brought it up, Emma started choking. I eyed my computer. Grudge was the only other person I had that I considered a friend. But I was a little worried about how he’d react to me having a boyfriend. Or three. Or…none. Because technically we hadn’t talked about that.
Yeah, I really needed to talk about this with someone. I was rarely alone at night. For ten years I spent my nights entertaining men for money. Not sitting alone with my thoughts. And even though Emma was in the next room I felt…lonely. I could tell something was bothering her. Beyond what she’d just walked in on. But I couldn’t make her open up to me.
A chill ran down my spine and I tried to shake it away. But it just stuck. I changed into a pair of old yoga pants and a baggy sweatshirt.
I climbed into bed and pulled my comforter up to my chin. But I still felt cold. I stared at the wall connecting my room to Emma’s.
I could just go over there and talk to her. Beg her to tell me what was bothering her. Maybe try to tell her the benefits of a foursome…
This is ridiculous.I shoved the blankets off me. Emma and I talked about everything. If something really was wrong, I wanted her to know she could confide in me. And I was pretty sure I knew why she hadn’t been. I kept talking about how worried I was that she was dating a vampire. I needed to get over it.
I walked toward the door, but I paused when I heard moaning coming from the other room.
“Emma,” Callum groaned.
She moaned in response.
Oh my God, that little slut.I loved that for her. She was fine. She was more than fine. She was being railed by a guy that was head over heels in love with her.
I sat back down on my bed and shivered. And I wondered if I was cold because Callum was close by. The few times I’d hugged him, I could feel the coldness of his skin seeping through the fabric of his shirt. I wrapped my arms around myself. I really needed to get over this.
But I found my eyes warily gravitating toward my door. After Emma was asleep, Callum could just come in here…and kill me. I couldn’t get King’s words out of my head:“There is no creature on this earth worse than a vampire. He’ll kill you. And he’ll kill your friend.”
I jumped when something hit my window.
Had Grudge done something to my windows too?
The clattering noise happened again.
I crept over to the window and pushed my curtains to the side.
Otto was standing in my yard down below. With a big smile, and a box of something under his arm.
Thank God.I’d never been so relieved to see someone. I opened up my window and smiled down at him.
He dropped the pebble from his hand. “I’m coming up,” he said. He walked over to the trellis.
