"Chloe," I murmured, trying to calm my raging heart. "Why are you up again?"
She hadn’t been asleep for that long, and I could only assume that she had a nightmare.
"Didn’t you say," Chloe gasped, covering her mouth. "There was nothing."
Fuck, leave it to a nine-year-old to not know what to say and what not to say. Lifting my hands, I covered my face to hide the flush that was beginning to creep up my neck.
"You talked about me?" Ashton asked with interest. "Was it good?"
Lowering my hands, I shot a glare at Ashton, who was lookin
Asher and Antoine were outside of the packhouse waiting when Ashton and I arrived. They eyed us suspiciously as we closed the distance. I felt instant embarrassment over how this probably looked, but now really wasn’t the time."Why are you here?" Antoine asked, eyeing Ashton. "Weren’t you supposed to be vacationing with Meghan and her family?"A jolt of shock rushed through me as I shot a look at Ashton. Did this mean that what he said about being asked to watch over me and my siblings was all a lie?"Doesn’t matter right now." Ashton snapped, his eyes darkening. "Thia said you mentioned something about finding an informant in the inbetween."
The morning came much too soon. Despite being told to get some sleep, I was unable to and instead just sat up staring into space as my mind whirled.I still couldn’t believe how quickly things were going from bad to worse, especially after two years of peace since King Nigel’s defeat. It was all so weird and, for the life of me, I couldn’t figure out why it would happen.Sighing, I leaned back on the couch and threw my arm over my eyes."Thia?" Chloe’s sleepy voice called from upstairs. "Why are you awake?"I waited as Chloe bounded down the stairs, two at a time, and then jumped into my lap.
We walked slowly through town, taking in the sights that it had to offer. For this place to be full of darkness, the streets were alive with families and venders.Bright fairy lights lined the carts, making it easier to see the goods that each had to offer. They carried everything from food to hand-crafted goods to potions. It was all so different from our world that I found myself getting sucked into it all."Don’t think about it." Ashton murmured close to my ear.Jumping back, I shot him a glare as a growl escaped me."What did I tell you about personal space?" I hissed, trying to keep my voice low so we didn
We stepped out into a whole new world filled with dangerous creatures in their natural states and hagglers with dark magic.The street below our feet was rough and cracked, threatening to trip us at any moment. Gangsters stood in clusters, smoking and growling about their most recent fights."Remember, don’t make eye contact." Asher reminded us as we began to work our way through the thrumming crowd.I knew that Asher said that we shouldn’t make eye contact, but this was the first time I had seen tengus and kitsunes, and my curiosity was getting the better of me."Ma am." A kitsune with large white
"Q, it’s nice to meet you." Asher said, standing and holding out a hand. "I’ve heard a lot about you."Q didn’t respond or acknowledge Asher as he waited. It was only after a few moments that Asher gave up and sat back down."That was rude." Ashton grumbled, leaning back and crossing his arms."Ashton." I hissed, elbowing him. "I don’t think he can see."I wasn’t sure if Ashton and Asher noticed it when he first arrived, but Q seemed to be focused on nothing as he stood in place listening to us."She’s correct
"We’d appreciate that." Asher responded. "Now, I think we’ve taken enough of your time."Standing, he gave a slight bow to Q before motioning for Ashton and I to follow.I stood first, nearly stumbling backwards, forgetting that Ashton had hold of my hand. Glaring, I tried to yank it free, but Ashton kept a strong hold."Figure out your price and we will meet again tomorrow." Asher continued, oblivious to the oddness that was going on between me and my confusing mate."Have a good evening." Q said simply, getting up and heading out of the room.
The sound of thunder roused me from a dreamless sleep as the room I was currently occupying lit up from a flash of lightning. I could hear the wind howling against the glass of my window and small droplets of rain beginning to fall.SIghing, I got up and looked out into the night where the world was becoming chaotic from a storm that was just beginning to rage.Just beyond my door, I couldn’t hear a sound and found myself wondering if Ashton was asleep. I was suddenly thirsty, but didn’t want to have to run into him if he was up.Being extra quiet, I made my way across the room and slowly opened my door to peek into the living room beyond.
A low groan escaped Ashton’s lips as I took his dick into my mouth, letting my tongue glide across his head and shaft.Man, he was big and I wasn’t able to take it all, but what I couldn’t fit, I wrapped my hand around and began to move my mouth together with it."Shit, Thia," Ashton growled, reaching down and wrapping his hands in my hair. "Do you know what you’re doing?""Mhmm," I mumbled as I wrapped my fingers around his girth.How the fuck did I not know what I was doing? I was pleasing my mate and, in return, pleasing myself. All reason was gone, and only the sensations and sounds we wer