ChapterSix
SUNDAY
Icouldn’t look at Moira because I knew I’d have to answer her questions if I gave her my attention. But the witch wasn’t giving me an inch. She reached out and plucked a dried leaf off my ass before holding it up and twirling it between her fingers.
“Ignore me all you want, but I’m not the one using werewolf cum for random forest arts and crafts. What is this? A souvenir? Were you trying to make a skirt?”
“Keep it up, Belladonna. You can go on my shit list too.”
Moira blew me a kiss. “You love me. Now spill.”
Shrugging, I snagged my robe off the back of the door and covered myself. Nudity between wolves wasn’t a big deal, but between friends...
“What’s there to tell? We fucked.”
She huffed and rolled her eyes. “Got that. You reek of sex and pheromones. Explain how that happened, please. You left with Thorne and came back with Kingston. How’d you get from point A to point giant D?” She made a face. “Seriously, if it’s that big relaxed, does it turn into a damn balloon when it’s inflated? It’s like a fucking pool noodle. How did it even fit... never mind, we can get to the physics of it all later.”
My cheeks burned. “You know what, I need to shower. Then we can talk this over, okay? You said I reek. That means it’s time to take care of this situation.”
“At least he put it all over you and not inside you. I’m not ready to be a godmother for real. I’m too young.”
“Yeah...”
“Sunday Fallon, you clearly didn’t use protection, but tell me you weren’t stupid enough to let him finish inside you? You do know that’s how little wolf pups are made, don’t you?”
The memory of him bare, filling me like he was meant to, had a shiver rolling down my spine. “It’s fine. I’m not... fertile right now. Noah said so last night.”
Her eyebrows shot up. “He cantell? Is that a creepy vamp thing?”
“Maybe? I didn’t ask for specifics.”
“Wait. You and Noah were together last night, then you let Kingston take you to Poundtown.”
I bit my lower lip. “When you say it that way, it sounds bad.”
“Dangerous is more the word I’m going for. You’ve got a cocktail of vampire spunk and werewolf baby batter sloshing around in there, and you needed a vamp to tell you you wouldn’t get pregnant. I just think maybe you should be more cautious before riding any more disco sticks.”
“You’re right.” Embarrassment crept through me as her words sank in. “I don’t know anything about being a wolf. I just... let instinct take over. He marked me and she took hold. There wasn’t time for any other considerations.”
Moira held up a hand to stop my flow of words. “Hold on. Let me see if I’m understanding this correctly. You didn’t just fuck him last night, you mated him? Officially?” She reached over and tugged the neck of my robe to the side. “Is that what this is?”
I wanted to pull away, protect my mark from her gaze, but I resisted the urge. “Yes.”
She gently brushed a finger over the space, her eyes narrowing. “Wait. Why are there two sets of bite marks?”
“Um... because Noah and I completed our mate bond last night before...”
Moira held up her hands, two white flags appearing out of thin air as she started waving them around. “Stop right there. I’m officially calling a flag on the play. Was there something in the air last night, or did you just decide to up and mate every willing Tom, Dick, and Hairy Bastard you found? Kidding, no judgment here. But... how is that even possible? Why the fuck would Thorne let you out of his sight long enough for Kingston to do his thing?”
God, this was complicated. “It was only supposed to be Noah. I made my choice and it was him. But something happened after. He left me there—”
“Heleftyou? I’m going to murder him.” A wooden stake appeared in her hand, replacing one of the flags.
“He locked me in the room because something bad was going down. And now he’s gone. I can feel it. He’s not anywhere close by. He asked me to wait until the room let me out. He asked me to trust him,” I finished lamely.
“Okay, so where did King of the Dick Swingers come into this?”
“When the door opened, he was the one standing there. And well... you pretty much know everything that happened after that.”