Page 27 of The Magic of Discovery
Her eyes flew to mine, dancing with the promise of mischief and sassiness.I cannot wait to spank her bratty ass. Fuck it, I’m staying.
“Do you want me to stay tonight, Saige?” I knew I was growling at her again, but I also knew she fucking loved it. I just needed to hear it from her mouth. She was squirming in her seat so much I could only speculate how soon she would detonate when I finally touched her. “Say it.” I commanded the last two words, my tone going into full alpha mode, and I could hear the lust dripping from those two words. Narrowing her eyes at me, I could tell she was warring internally with herself, but I saw the moment her resolve broke. Despite being a wildcat, she liked me bossing her around. Pulling her wrist from my grip, she poured two shots, sliding the glass closer with a wink.
“Yes, I want you to stay. I’m having fun, and so are you. I’ve seen you smile and laugh more in the past couple of hours than I have since I met you, and I want to know more about you.” She was dancing in her seat victoriously, knowing she’d already won me over. “Come on, let’s get drunk, you big ass caveman.”
She was absolutely right though. I’d been using my facial muscles so much tonight that they were actually sore.Worth it.We’re safe here.Eyeing the clear alcohol, I sighed and placed it in front of me, my middle finger running circles around the rim of the shot glass.
“Okay, so I’ll ask you a question first. You can either answer or drink. Then you can ask me one,” she explained like I didn’t know how to play twenty questions. I let that slide, mostly because I definitely had questions I wanted to ask. To be honest, I was surprised by howmuchI actually wanted to know about her. Sure, this would be excellent information for our assignment—any information pertaining to this town could be a clue in finding Laura—but I genuinely wanted to know all about the witch before me.
“Let’s do this one together first. Liquid courage to loosen the lips, yeah?” I winked at her, lifting the shot up. “To finally getting the night off we fucking deserve,” I said before we clinked our glasses together then tossed the shots back. It was smooth, instantly warming me up.These leather pants might have to fuck off sooner rather than later.
“Whew! So good. I love tequila.” Saige pulled my glass over to her again, refilling them both quickly. “I’ll go first. How old are you?”
“I’m thirty-one,” I answered without hesitation. I would have asked her the same one in response, but I already knew that thanks to Kai, and I didn’t want to waste a question.
“Do you like living here?” She seemed to really enjoy this place, but then again, a lot of people could present themselves one way when actually, they felt completely different on the inside.
She paused for a moment, almost seeming surprised that was what I’d asked. “Yeah, I love it. I’ve lived here my entire life. I know everyone. It’s comfortable. I have my shop, my customers, my friends... Well, actually, most of my friends have moved to other places in the past few years. I have my cottage and my gran though. Even if I wanted to try living somewhere else, I don’t see how I could just abandon all of this. It’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but it’s home.”
“I respect that. You just have such a wild spirit I would have thought you had an itch to travel, you know? Don’t you want to see everything that’s out there?” Tapping my fingers on the table, I watched her face because she wore all of her thoughts right there for the world to see. I wasn’t sure if she did that without knowing, or if it was just because she didn’t have a fuck to give about it. I hoped it was the latter.
“That’s another question, and now it’s my turn. Does it bother you guys that I’m flirting with Kai, have a date with Fischer tomorrow, and I’m here with you tonight?” Her eyebrow cocked at that, her reddened cheeks deepening in color even further.
“Kaito is a free spirit. He sees something he wants, and he goes after it. He didn’t hesitate when he laid eyes on you, did he?”
“No, you’re right. He is very forward and hilarious, and I love texting him all day. He makes me laugh,” she replied, and a shy smile sprang to life, causing her dimples to pop. “And Fischer? It doesn’t bother him? I was worried after I agreed to the date because I didn’t want to upset Kai. I genuinely like them both, and they’re so different from each other.”
“You have nothing to worry about. The four of us are rock solid. We grew up together, lived on the same street even. We’re used to sharing our things.” I said the last part and studied her closer to see her reaction, watching as the wheels turned in her pretty little head and leaning in closer when I could see she was starting to understand what I was hinting at. Her green eyes widened, and she grabbed her full shot glass, throwing it back so fast some of her hair got stuck to her mouth. A laugh bellowed out of my chest as she wiped the hair from her face.
“Sharing. Yousharewomen?” she asked quietly, before pulling her bottom lip between her teeth.
“Ah, ah, ah, little witch. It’s my turn for a question,” I reminded her as she refilled her glass.
“Fuck, you’re right. Okay. Lay it on me.”
I’ll lay something on you...
“Does that turn you on? The thought of us sharing you?”Itfucking turns me on. I’m going to bust out of these damn pants if we stay on this line of questioning much longer.
“I... uh, well...”
“Spit it out, Saige. Or drink. If you drink, I’ll assume the answer is yes. I can see your nipples pebbling just thinking about it.”
She sucked in a breath and dropped her hands to said pebbled nipples to cover them up, a motion that had me wanting to knock her hands away. The thought of her covering up, hiding from me...absolutely not. “You mean, like, group sex? Or like a poly relationship? I need more information and alcohol here. Drink that shot, big boy. This conversation definitely needs more tequila.” Pulling the bottle of alcohol closer, she poured another and threw that one down the hatch. “I figured you guys must have been okay with things because Fish wouldn’t have asked me out otherwise, right? He wouldn’t do that to his friend.”
Smirking, I raised my glass to my lips once again, letting the liquid slide down with no hesitation. I let her ramble. She was cute as fuck when she got fired up, and she was one hundred percent fired up right now. After downing another shot, she stood up and started pacing in front of the kitchen island. I set my glass down on the table with a small thud, smiling as I watched her.Fuck, my cheeks hurt.
“Is that something you guys do often? I mean, I know it’s normal in some magic communities, but I’ve just never even met somebody who was poly before. Is it reallythatcommon? Oh my gods, are you guys in relationships like this all the time? Are you in one right now? Are you even single? I donottolerate cheating!” She was going to wear a hole in the floor if she kept this up, but she was on one, and who was I to stop a fiery redhead? “But you’ll only be here until you figure out what’s going on with that property in Kingstown... Is this a test? You’re fucking with me, aren’t you?” She stomped over to me, a single finger raised in my direction. “I swear, Cam, if you’re fucking with me, I’ll—”
“What? You’llwhat, little witch?”Enough of this shit. I need her on my lap.I pushed my chair out and away from the table before I snatched the wrist that was attached to that damn finger she was shoving in my face. I tugged her down onto my thigh. She squealed, and fuck if it didn’t go straight to my dick. My legs were spread wide, and her delicious ass felt better on me than I could’ve imagined. Saige was sitting level with my head now, and when she twisted around to look me in the eyes, I knew the heat I saw swirling there was a reflection of my own.
“That was eight questions, and you still didn’t answer mine.” I snaked my hand around her waist, my palm sliding down to cup the side of her hip where her skin was burning up. She was hot and bothered and liked what little she had heard. “But I think we’re beyond the game now, so I’ll answer your questions.” I couldn’t keep my hands off of her body. Her breath caught as I gripped her hip and she squirmed, brushing against my hardness with her thick thigh. Fuck, this woman was curvier than a back fuckin’ road, and I desperately wanted to navigate each and every one.
“Group sex? If you’re into it, sure. Kai is an animal, so he’s down for anything. Fish usually doesn’t join in if we pick someone up, but that’s because of his issues with being smothered by emotions. Sloane is typically working too hard on his career to think about it much. As far as I go? I’d be game for anything you offer. You’re so fucking sexy and just begging for my handprints on your ass.” A soft moan escaped her lips as she wiggled on my thigh.
“A poly relationship? Well, we’ve never met anyone we wanted to be in an honest to the moon relationship with. We’re often busy traveling and working, so I’m not sure how that would work. Usually, it’s just a one night fling. We’re not jealous of each other; I love seeing my men being taken care of, and they’re good guys. They deserve a break whenever they can get it. So, no, baby girl. I’m not fucking with you, but if you want me to...” I shrugged my shoulder and flashed a smile at her while I squeezed her hip.
Saige tilted her head while she studied me, the red hairs around her face beginning to curl. Her breathing was shallow now. I held completely still, wanting her to process this information before I moved any further.
