Page 14 of Magic in His Arms
Vaia grinned.“I have a date, so I will ask him if he wants me to change.”
Krys blushed.“Me, too.I will obviously stay.”
The other ladies nodded, and Krys watched as Bella chuckled.“I don’t think that anyone will recognize me as a real estate lawyer like this, so I am staying.Getting the horns out feels so nice.”
She looked around.“Oh, shit.I had better go talk to Solor.He’s looking a little ill.”
Krys asked, “Why?”
“Oh, stags are for a season.The does reign as long as they want to.”
Hura blinked.“Oh.Yeah.Better chat with him.”
Bella walked over to Solor, and he stared at her.She smiled.“Hello, my king.You aren’t looking well.I hear you are busy with a new baby.Congratulations.He will have much to learn from you, my king.”She inclined her head.
He exhaled and relaxed.“May I introduce you to my queen, Nylora, and our third, Demuel?”
“I am Bella.I do not attend court or interfere in the lives of others.I shall not interfere with your balance.”
Nylora looked at her and frowned.“I don’t understand.”
Bella pointed at her horns.“I win.Does are where life comes from.Bucks are replaceable.He was worried I wanted to rule.I am also not supposed to exist, so double whammy.”
Solor cleared his throat.“When did you get to town?”
“Twenty years ago.I keep a low profile.”She smiled.She saw the ladies waving to her and nodded.“Just wanted to let you know you can stop shitting yourself.I will not interfere with your domain or your family.”
Nylora cleared her throat.“Where can I learn to dance like that?”
“Hura.She will be teaching classes here on Wednesday nights.”
Nylora grinned.“How do I sign up?”
“Ask Hura.I am only here because the regular dancer injured her leg.”She inclined her head and swayed toward the small buffet that had been set up.She had to sway, or she jingled like a holiday float.She didn’t mention what the shifters would all know.She was receptive, and that made the spell they had used on Neekil and Hannah very powerful.
She saw a few heads turn toward her as she passed.She ignored them and went to get some food.She had dumped enough energy to earn her three meals.
Bella smiled and thanked the kitchen staff for scrounging through their take-home.One of the servers said, “Krys laid in extras tonight, just in case you ladies were hungry.We just had to keep it hot.”
“Well, thank you very much.It is very much appreciated.”She smiled, and the young man blushed and stammered.
One of the ladies said, “We will bring you a tray of desserts.”
Bella and the others thanked them.She stopped by the bar for her preferred brand of soda, and they sailed to the table that Krys had exposed.She sat with them, and they ate while the dancers enjoyed the music.
Bella’s food was gone in short minutes, and she chuckled as two of the girls asked if she wanted to share the special dessert.“Nope.I don’t want to put Neekil in my mouth.Too creepy.”
The ladies laughed, and when Bella finished her soda, she looked around, watching the couples and others moving to the faster music.She looked around.“Anyone want to dance?”
Hura and two others got up with her, and they all spent time on the dance floor, twisting and turning to the goblin music, and the beat got heavier with every song.
When the music slowed, they left the dance floor.A very tall orc stepped in front of her.“Lady, would you dance with me?”
She tilted her head back to see the precise scarring, the banded tusks, and tribal tattoos.She didn’t know enough about orcs to figure out the clan, but she smiled.“Yes, I will dance with you.”
He smiled, took her hand, and led her to the dance floor.He wrapped his hand around her, and the heat and callouses against her skin made her self-control a little weaker.
“You and the others.Amazing.Do you dance like that often?If so, where and when?”
