Page 30 of Undying Thirst

Everything was medicine pink. Even the big bed in the middle of the room.

“Mr. Crimson!” A woman jumped off the edge of the mattress. She shuddered and her eyes closed for a beat—long enough to be odd.

“Sire,” she intoned, her voice decidedly huskier and accented. “I’ve not found information about that human. Calliope keeps everything between her and Freya.”

“Is this what you’ve been up to, Asher?” Jax hissed.

Wait a moment. That was about me. Asher was looking into if I was a plant.

I stiffened, trying to jerk forward and out of the cage of his arms.

“You mean trying to find factual information instead of throwing out accusations?” Asher grinned. “I can’t take full credit. Tobias inspired the idea to question my Progenycurrently undercover with Calliope. She compelled this human to meet me here.”

The girl suddenly shuddered and dropped to the bed again. She panted and pinched her temple.

Jax’s gaze blazed on my face. I scowled at him. A flicker of uncertainty washed across his features, but it was gone too fast for it to bring me any hope.

Whatever.

“Amira told me to give you what you like.” The human pushed into an upright position on the bed.

Leaning back, she spread her legs, announcing to everyone that she didn’t wear underwear under the glittering dress. She let everything hang out.

“Ah,” I choked, startled.

She sliced her wrist and blood rose to the surface, she held her wrist over her pussy. Red splashed on her folds and dripped down.

That didn’t seem, like, sanitary.

Who was I kidding, these were vamps, they didn’t care.

I cleared my throat and focused on the painting of a flamingo over her head.

My hands slipped off Asher’s arm, and I shuffled on the heels. His palm flattened on the small of my back to steady me.

“Lovely proposition, flower, but not interested.”

Jax approached the girl.

Despite myself, my lungs seized. There was no reason I should be disappointed. They were never to be trusted?—

“Leave and forget you spoke to us.” He stared into her eyes, and spoke with his voice lowered.

She clamped her thighs together with a slap and mechanically stood. With stiff movements, she left the room. The slam of the door perfunctory.

I peeked at Asher from the corner of my eye.

“What?” I grumbled. He wouldn’t stop looking at me, and it put me on edge.

“I told you, I only want you.”

Fluttering exploded in my belly.Ohhhh.

I regained my senses and I sucked in a breath.

“I don’t care.” I let him go and backed up. I didn’t like the look in his eyes.

He flashed his fangs.

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