Finding Faerie (Pixie Dust Chronicles 3)

He nodded. “It did. I was a bit surprised everything fit though; I’m not exactly an easy man to clothe off the rack.”

You could say that again. Leo was not only ridiculously tall but he had at least two hundred and fifty pounds of stacked muscle. Hmm…that was strange. Did someone secretly take our measurements or something?

“So, what should we do now?”

“Any word from Vance yet?” he countered.

“Nope.”

“Are you hungry? We could walk around and see what we can find.”

I shook my head as I blatantly checked him out. “Not for food.” God, I thought my hormones were out of control with this man before, but now that I’d actually slept with him, they were unstoppable. I didn’t give a rat’s ass about taking a break right then. His wet hair instantly made me think of our sexy shower, which in turn, made me want to drag him back into one.

He smiled. “You’re not exactly making this companion thing easy, my dear.”

I bit my lip, knowing that it drove him crazy. “I’m not trying to.”

“Clearly.” He leaned in and kissed the throbbing pulse on my neck.

I gasped as his tongue darted out. “Oh, God!” I grabbed his shirt in my fists, half because I needed to steady myself, half because I wanted the damn thing off. Someone started banging on the door right as I felt him giving in. “This better be good,” I grumbled as I threw the door open.

Ty stood outside, looking past my shoulder and scowling. I glanced behind me and could see Leo righting himself. You’d have to be an idiot not to figure out what had been about to happen. Ty’s expression told me he definitely wasn’t one of those.

“You’re needed at the council,” he snapped. “Your grandmother has requested an audience.”

Leo joined us and took my hand. “Let’s go, my love.”

Ty glared at him. “I didn’t say your presence was requested. Ornessa made it very clear that Karli is needed. Not you.”

Leo smirked. “Well, then I will walk with her and wait outside. You can run off and play now.”

“I will do no such thing!” Ty bellowed. “My instructions were clear. I was to retrieve my fiancée and return to the council.”

Leo growled. Oh, lord, this was not going to end well if I didn’t put a stop to it. “Leo, why don’t you stay here? I’ll be fine with Ty.”

Ty grinned. “Yes, Vampire, I’ll take good care of her.”

“Whoa, I can feel the testosterone brewing from a mile away,” Naela interrupted. Where did she come from? “Leo, Karli will be fine. Vance is with Ornessa at the council. It’s best if you sit this one out. I’ll stay here with you.”

Okay, I didn’t exactly like that solution either, but I needed to separate Leo and Ty before tempers flared any higher. I had a good feeling that Leo didn’t give a damn about the ticking time bomb inside of him right then.

I placed my hand on his chest. “I’ll be fine; I promise. I’ll meet you back at your place as soon as I’m done.”

He leaned in to kiss me on the cheek. “I’ll see you soon and we can pick up where we left off.”

I shivered. “Okay.”

“Can we go now?” Ty asked irritably.

“Lead the way.”

Ty and I walked a while before I spoke. “How do you feel about this whole engagement thing?”

His eyes leisurely roamed my body. “I’d be honored to take such a beautiful bride.”

“But isn’t there anyone else you’re interested in? Someone you could see yourself settling down with?”

He looked perplexed. “My duty is to my people. To our people.”