Page 82 of Always Eros
“And you promise nothing bad will happen to you?”
“I promise. They aren’t expecting us and…” I pause, lifting his hand to kiss it. “Our coven is special. We’re descended from the original vampire. We are nearly impossible to kill.”
“Oh,” he says, his voice whispery. “You’ll tell me more about that later?”
“I will. Anything you want to know.” I kiss his hand again. “You mean everything to me, Justice. Everything. Success is the only possibility. I spent centuries waiting to love you, and I intend to do just that for as long as you allow it.”
“That sounds really good to me.”
I lean in and kiss him the way I want to, pressing my clothed body to his still-naked one. “When I get back, I want to run you a bath and wash every inch of your beautiful skin. I want to spoil you and show you what a treasure you are to me.”
“I want that too. Will you read to me? I want to hear your voice say these words.”
“I will do anything you ask of me.”
He smiles, tucking a lock of my hair behind my ear. “I hope you’re not gone long.”
“I’ll only be gone as long as necessary and not a second longer. Honestly, I’m pissed off. This is against a vampire’s code of honor. It’s just not done. They deserve every awful thing that will happen to them.”
“But you’re going to kill vampires.”
“To maintain honor and balance. We didn’t initiate it.”
“That makes sense, actually. Why do I have to be babysat? You don’t trust me?”
“I do trust you, but Viv and Viper have special… tools at their disposal, should it be necessary.”
“Are they vampires too?”
“No. They’re witches.”
His eyes go wide. “So magic is real too?”
“Very much so, but not the way you think of it in books and movies.”
He shrugs. “I haven’t seen a lot of that, but this one kid told us about a movie he was allowed to watch before they joined. It was about witches chasing kids. That’s as much as I know.”
“In time, you’ll learn so much more.” I gently pinch his chin. “They are not babysitting you. They will only be here to protect you. I have to ensure you’re safe.”
He nods. “Okay. I understand.”
“Thank you.” I kiss his nose. “I should get ready. Do you need food? I can order something?”
“I’m okay for now. I’ll eat when you get back.”
It takes all my willpower to force myself off the bed and away from him. “I’ll be back as soon as possible.”
The front door opens and before I even blink Yves, Syn, and Hale are in my bedroom. Justice gasps, tugging the blankets up to hide his bare chest.
“What?” I ask, annoyed at this interruption to the small moment of time with Justice.
“Tiago called,” Yves says. “They’ve detected a nest of vampires on the way to Lair. It looks like Dread has arrived in New Onyx. We need to go. Now.”
Chapter Thirty-One
JUSTICE
“Dammit,” Eros grumbles, clutching my hand in his. “I need Vivienne here.”