Page 33 of Ouch! My Vampire Doms Don't Sparkle
My fists clench.Fuck that stupid idea!Will is with me.He misspoke.He would never take someone else.Either he misspoke, or Xander misunderstood.Because no way would they do that.
The very thought of Will and Xander with another woman standing between them in a pretty dress while they mingle with their friends puts a dark, ugly feeling in my chest.I glower in the direction of the kitchen, beyond irked.But Will is going to correct Xander and the two will argue again about some other vampiric bullshit.Rinse.Repeat.
But instead of telling Xander how ridiculous the idea of bringing someone else would be, Will says, “Yes.Another date.Instead of Autumn.”
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Autumn
More words are spoken between them.I can’t hear what they’re saying over the angry thud of my heart.Everything is a blur.HowdareWill even think about taking another woman to a party, instead of me?What even is this relationship between us, that he could consider such a thing?Am I worth so little to him?
I stride into the kitchen, feeling like a vengeful queen even though I’m only wearing a towel.
Will looks up.He takes one look at me and anoh shitexpression transforms his face.“Xander, I’ll talk to you later,” he says, then sets down his phone.
I don’t know what to say.Will simply stands there and waits.Stubborn asshole.
He won’t talk?Fine.I will.
“You just suggested bringing another woman to an event.As your date.Don’t you even feel bad?”I ask.“Why aren’t you apologizing?”
“Because I’m not sorry.”
I can hear my pulse thundering in my ears.“You aren’t sorry.”
“No,” he says.“I’m not.”
“So you…you want to take someone else to a party?”
His shoulders fall, and his blue eyes soften.“Do Iwantto?No, love.I want to take you.But Gaius is a bad, bad man.”
“What’s he going to do to me?”
“I don’t know.All I know is this—every instinct is screaming at me to keep you far, far away from him.”
That’s not good enough for me.He’s being overprotective…right?But what do I know about vampire politics?“What did Xander say?”I ask.
Will’s jaw tightens.
“Well?”I prompt.
“He thinks you should go.”
“Because it’s safe,” I say.“See?”
“No.Because Gaius will see through an attempt to trick him.And he’s already smelled you on us, so he’s familiar with your scent.But I think if we found someone with a similar scent signature—”
“Don’t even think about it,” I say.“I’m going.”
“You’re not going, little girl,” he says.“It’s too dangerous.”
“How dangerous could it be, with you there?”I ask.“Besides, by your own admission, me beingherein your apartment is dangerous.Fuck it—me being anywhere is dangerous.My freaking existence on this planet is a danger!”
I hate that I’m raising my voice.I hate that I’m allowing all of this to get to me.
And I hate, hate,hatethat hot tears are forming in my eyes and spilling down my cheeks.
“Oh, love,” he says, wrapping his arms around me.
