Chapter 338: Chapter 338

Lanie | was never going to get over how cool Eighty-Seven was Charlotte meant to take me to the cute little cafe for some tea and pastries, but it was super crowded, and we decided instead to grab something from one of the food carts and take it to a little grove on the far end of the “street.”

“Isn’t that your mother-in-law?” Charlotte pointed toward the cafe window.

Gabriela sat at a small table, lifting a teacup to her lips. The woman with her had her back to the window, so | couldn't see who it was, but | was glad Xander’s mother had been spending time with her friends.

| waved, but she didn’t see me as a few people passed in front of the glass. My stomach was rumbling, so | followed Charlotte to the food cart and ordered some steak kebabs. | eyed the small crimson bottles with labels featuring only a single red droplet.

They didn’t need a name for me to know what was in there. | didn’t ask for one.

“Will | need to drink blood?” | asked Charlotte when we'd taken our food toward the small picnic arca along the far wall. A mural of trees created a trompe l'oeil effect, but it would never be as nice as being ina real forest.

She settled onto some soft grass that turned out to be real.

“Grow lights,” she explained when she saw my eyebrows shoot up. “And...possibly. You eat regular food already, and always have. So, while you would most certainly tolerate blood, it doesn’t seem likely that you'll ever require it absolutely for your nourishment. You might have a craving now and then. Perhaps if you get pregnant again”

Charlotte pressed her lips together against a smile before she added, “do you think you'll have another pup soon?

“| don’t know. Three little ones has seemed enough for now, but | do think about it. Yes.”

Unconsciously, | rubbed a hand over my flat belly | tore into the steak kebab.

“Of all the supernaturals, vampires and wolves are the most sensual With having both bloodlines tunning through you, it should be no surprise that you've got those urges Charlotte laughed softly, shaking her head as her eyes gleamed “Dragons are a little less greedy when it comes to sex Because they like to accumulate things, they tend toward, oh well Dental She paused to cover her mouth with her hand to hold back a flurry of giggles It had been a long time since 7d been able to giggle with a gritand “You mean?” Tacked casually She nodded Greyson laes to tease and deny “So...he denies you? Or you deny him?”

“| deny him,” she said quietly, eyes darting around to make sure we were alone. Tve never really told anyone élse about this before. That he likes me to edge him, over and over, but not allow him to come. He like me to be in control, and |

really like that, too.”

| thought about being blindfolded and tied up by my mates, and heat rushed through me.

my cheeks. “I would hate it if | couldn’t have an org asm!”

“Oh, me too,” Charlotte assured me. “He doesn’t expect me to go without, ever. In fact, he m have at least three or four each time...like pearls on a necklace, he says. Or a stack of coins. The mo or gasms he gives me, the better. I’m sure it sounds strange.

“No stranger than me having three mates who all make love to me at the same time, | told her.

Charlotte had been chewing a bite of her kebab and now swallowed so she could laugh. To me, that sounds like two too many c ocks. I’m very happy having only one mate. Not that I’m judging you, of course.”

“| didn’t feel like you were. Believe me, having three is a handful. Or a mouthful,” | added, and we both burst into peals of laughter. | had to hold my sides with it.

Al both As it eased off, Charlotte sighed. “Still, this dual nature that you and | both share does create a greater, oh, need, shall we say? It’s something to navigate, certainly. If | had a different mate, one who didn’t have these less than vanilla proclivities, I’m not sure I'd be satisfied. With my Alpha...”

She trailed off, her voice saddening. | waited, giving her time to speak. She did finally, a gleam of tears in her eyes.

“Let's it's just say that what he asked of me did not fulfill my desires. For a long, long time, | believed | would never be able to find love or sexual gratification with anyone. That | wasn’t worthy of it. But with Greyson, everything fits perfectly into place.”

“| never dreamed | would love three men who all loved me, but that’s exactly how | feel about them, too.” |

told her That’s when the weird feeling washed over me and the world went wavy