Mollified, I uncross my arms. “I wasn’t very happy with you asking Eloise to bite me. I know we have discussed this as a necessary course of action with Gregor, but there is no way I want her fangs anywhere near me.”
“I knew she would refuse. Her hatred of you is as strong as yours is for her.”
Humph, doubtful.
“But I had to include her so as not to look like we were trying to exclude her. Do you understand?”
I nod reluctantly. “It’s a good thing though. She was seething. She will want her revenge and enter Cole and Devon and we should be good to go. Just do me a favor?” I ask as an unpleasant thought suddenly hits me. “Watch your back. I really couldn’t do with her trying all out to seduce you.”
He looks startled but nods all the same. “Take care as well, Aefre. Gregor might try and take you without me there.”
“Well, you had better not leave my side then,” I say, pulling him to me and kissing him impulsively. He deepens the kiss and runs his hands up to my nipples, pulling on them through the thin fabric of my shirt.
Breaking off, I ask, “Would it be rude on my first day to skive off and take you with me?”
He laughs now, a happy and relaxed sire to have me all to himself. “Yes, it would. We do have work we must complete before we leave. However, I propose that we try to hurry up and get it finished.”
“Agreed. Oh,” I say as something else occurs to me, “as I Astralled here I shouldn’t really be seen out and about.”
“Not to worry, Nico has already taken care of it.”
“How?”
“By doing whatever it is that he does,” he says cryptically.
I shrug and say, “In that case. Will you take me to dinner? It has been so long since we did something normal.”
“Ah, I have other plans for us. I hope you don’t mind, but I’d rather not change them,” he says.
“Fine. What are they?”
“You will have to wait and see.”
“Does it have something to do with the punishment I’m still waiting for?” I ask in a low, sexy voice.
Delighted with my tone, he says, “Perhaps. It wouldn’t do to tell.” And with that the subject of our extracurricular activities is closed and we are back to work. I have to hand it to the man, he has a strong work ethic and despite my best attempts, he stays focused on the matters at hand, which sadly doesn’t include my own hands wandering up his thigh to unzip his pants. Although, on the plus side, I know he wants me as much as I want him, that much is obvious.
At 2 PM he calls it quits, much to my relief. I give Cole a quick call even though it is 5 AM in L.A.
“Hey, baby,” he says groggily. “How was your first day?”
“Productive in more ways than one,” I say meaningfully.
He’s alert then. “The plan is working?”
“Like a dream. CK wants to wrap this up next week so we have to push forward, but it doesn’t seem to be a problem.”
“Good. The sooner this is over with, the better,” he says.
“I couldn’t agree more. I love you, baby. I had better go. I will try and call you later.”
“I love you too. Stay safe.”
I hang up and dropping my phone into my briefcase, I stand and open my door. Gregor is there looking all predatory and there is me without my sire. Shit.
“Shall we carry on where we left off?” he asks.
“We are on our way out,” CK says, showing up just as I need him, as always. “Maybe tomorrow.”