Page 81 of Wicked Allure
Tomesha nodded without hesitation. She’d fallen completely in love with this vampire in such a short time. She wasn’t going to question this. It had to be fate. Vampires believed in it. Why couldn’t she?
“You didn’t even think about what I’m asking you.” A smile appeared on Dru’s lips. She sighed and rested a hand on Tomesha’s hip.
Her touch was something that Tomesha had begun to crave. She liked having Dru’s strong hands on her. She leaned into Dru, enjoying the feel of her firm body against hers.
“What is there to think about?”
“Forever means that your family and friends will grow old and die, while you will continue to age in calendar years but will forever look as you do now,” Dru said gently.
Tomesha’s heart skipped a beat. She couldn’t bear the thought of losing her grandmother or her brother. She bit her lip. She hadn’t thought of that. How would she function without the woman who’d raised her? Or her elder brother who’d always been a protector for her?
Forever, forever?
She never would have had forever with her family. They would all eventually pass. It was a little morbid to think this way, but it was the honest truth. Humans did not live as long as vampires. It was a hard pill to swallow to think that one day her family would perish. She’d just have to cross that bridge when the time came.
“I’m not changing my mind. I want to be with you.” Tomesha reached up and cupped Dru’s face. She had a feeling this was even new for her vampire. If they were fated mates, then it meant Dru would have continued walking this earth alone without her had they not met or entered the draft. Sadness crept inside her at the thought of this woman never truly knowing love.
What if Tomesha had never applied for the job at the club? How would they have met? How would Dru have sensed what was ingrained inside her about Tomesha?
The draft. There was no changing that. Tomesha would still have been called down to enlist in the registry. Would they match?
“Wait? Aren’t you going to register?” Tomesha had almost forgotten Dru was doing that.
“That was what I was going tell you when I first came out here.” Dru dropped a soft kiss on Dru’s lips. “I am leaving now. Would you like to come with me?”
“Absolutely.”
Dru settled back in the seat of the SUV as they drove to the lab. She was still angered by the thought of someone watching her mate while she broke her fast. The rage that had filled her almost had her killing Leland. She’d seen red the moment he’d confirmed someone had been watching Tomesha.
Had it been Solomon?
It wouldn’t be hard to find out where she and her men were staying. She was sure everyone in Butterbush knew. She glanced over at Tomesha next to her with her face practically plastered to the window watching the scenery fly by. The vampire lab she’d report to was located in town. With the local post being in Butterbush, it made sense they’d have a facility here.
“We should be there shortly,” Orenda announced from the driver’s seat.
Another SUV followed behind them. With this recent threat, Dru wasn’t taking any risks while traveling with her mate. They pulled up to a light and paused.
“There has been a message from Talbot.”
“And that is?” Dru arched an eyebrow. She snagged Tomesha’s hand and entwined their fingers.
Tomesha glanced over at her and smiled.
“He’s found the human male.”
Dru’s head snapped around. She met the warrior’s gaze in the rearview mirror.
“Is that so? Alive?” she asked.
“Yes. He has him at the inn,” Orenda replied.
“Good.” Dru would submit her blood sample and register, then she’d take her mate back home and interrogate the male. It wouldn’t take her long to get the information she needed. “No one speaks with him until I return.”
“I’ll pass that on.” Orenda sent a message on her tablet while the stop light remained red. She slid her tablet back into her pocket just as the light changed to green.
“What human male?” Tomesha asked.
“He has some information I need.” Dru kept the response short and sweet. She wasn’t going to dive into details that Tomesha didn’t need to know. She rephrased the answer at the worry that was in her gaze. “I’m looking for a vampire, and this male may have the location.”
