Page 94 of The Monster's Desire

“Your roommate?” Wraith leans forward, tilting his head. “The one with the wolf pup?”

“She did live with us.” She swallows thickly. “She ended up bonding my boss, but she’s also pregnant with four babies. I gave her a contraception spell. Ohmigod...” She buries her face in her hands.

“She’s clearly got omega blood,” Knight says around the mouthful of food he’s busy chewing.

“Yeah, I just realized that,” Nadia says in a shaky tone. “That puts her in even more danger than the circumstances that led to her being brought back. It’s the only reason I gave into Kash’s request to check if he had pets...”

I have no idea who any of these people are. I listen intently as Nadia and the demons discuss the residents of Haven. They’re going to be our neighbors before long, so I track the facts as well as I can.

Nadia has a friend, who used to live with her, named Emerson. Before Nadia realized her magic was acting strangely, she gave this friend a contraception spell that failed. The same friend almost died not too long ago, and Nadia’s nan helped bring her back, but because she’s a seer with knowledge of the future, they’re going to let the pregnant chick be surprised when she finds out she’s popping out four babies.

The conversation continues a little about Kash, the warlock who tried to sacrifice Nadia to a demon for immortality. My blood boils at the thought as my wolf replays visions of us ripping out the warlock’s throat. Apparently Knight already handled that for us, but I’d be happy to dig up his corpse and piss on it, just to be sure.

“Luckily, we already had a plan for Malice to take over for Kash once we made it into the human realm.” Knight sets down his empty plate. “Kash was a little too interested in you for obvious reasons, but it was his focus on Atlas that moved up our timeline drastically.”

“We’ve been doting mates, even prior to you binding us.” Wraith gives a serious nod. “We knew you would be displeased if your friend’s mate was caught. Kash was suspicious that Atlas was the cause of the disappearing monsters.”

“Shit.” Nadia shakes her head. “Thank you. I don’t think Aline would survive it if something happened to Atlas. I’ve always thought they’d be cute together.”

There’s more discussion, and it’s clear Aline is important to Nadia. My wolf and I are in agreement that it’s a good thing the demons had a plan to off the council agent.

“It’s no big deal.” Knight tosses his booted feet up on the coffee table. “Malice is head-over-dick in love with the little fae. It was nothing to make sure we reaped the souls, so they couldn’t hang around and cause any trouble as ghosts.”

“Wow, the revelations keep on coming.” Nadia climbs out of my lap, making her way over to sit with Knight and Wraith. “Seriously, thank you for looking out for my friends.”

“It’s nothing.” Wraith bends, kissing her cheek. “I do feel like we need to let you get some rest. The ward needs to be handled swiftly. Once it’s complete, we can make our exit.”

“Don’t forget about me.” Athos materializes next to the fireplace.

Nadia snuggles closer to Knight’s chest. “We’ll add freeing you from the jar to our to-do list.”

The demon covertly flips off the djinn while palming the back of Nadia’s head.

“I could do with some sleep also,” I admit.

“I’m not sleeping in Constantine’s bed,” Nadia mutters.

“I saw a few guest rooms that would work.” Echo shoves himself off the couch, gathering the sleepy little witch.

I follow. My wolf and I won’t be left out of the cuddle pile. Even if we have to share a bed with the bloodsucker.

* * *

The next several days go fairly smoothly. We spend time at each of the remaining cornerstones. It’s clear Nadia is furious with Shelby and Carina, but they still work together to fortify the ward.

Echo packs up his belongings. He’s obviously hesitant that we’ll leave him behind.

I feed our little witch. She truly is close to a desiccated vampire after a day of replenishing the ward.

Nadia licks over my neck, sheepishly cuddling close to my chest. I palm the back of her head. That naughty little tongue of hers is going to get her into trouble if she doesn’t stop teasing me.

Three days of working the cornerstones, and each night, she uses her exhaustion as an excuse to avoid letting any of us inside her. Her hips gyrate over my semi-hard cock, and I quirk an eyebrow.

“You might not want to start something you aren’t prepared to finish.” I chuckle.

She groans. “One of these days, I’m going to shove my foot up those demons’ backsides for that silly contract. I’m horny as fuck, but it’s not worth the risk.”

My hand slides into her hair, tilting her face up to mine.

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