You mean the curse.
Josie smiled at her mate as she listened in on his conversation with their Gargoyle. She had a Gargoyle!
No, I mean blessing. The connection we share with Josie is unique. We are blessed with such an amazing mate, and the bond is unlike most. I know you feel it.
I do. And I agree; she is amazing.
Josie had to be dreaming. If she was, she never wanted to wake. Speaking of waking, Kai’s dick was hard again, and she knew what she wanted. Josie turned around so she could wrap her lips over the plump head, tasting him for the first time. The mixture of both their releases coated his erection, and she liked it. A lot. Kai grabbed her hips and settled her pussy against his face, lapping at her folds. Guess he likes the taste too.
Oh, we love it. But what I really would love is to know where your birthmark is.
Josie giggled around his cock, and Kai let out a rumble against her opening. Josie did her best to please Kai. She kept getting distracted by the way he ate her out, but he must have enjoyed her sloppy blowjob because within minutes, he was warning her he was close. Josie didn’t pull off. She wanted to swallow his cum, and she did. Mostly. Some of it escaped the sides of her mouth, and she vowed to practice until she could take it all.
When they were both sated, Josie rolled over and pointed to her right thigh, just below her butt cheek. Malakai grinned before kissing the seven on her skin.
They spent the rest of the day making love. Yes, Kai finally took her slowly and gently. He was true to his word about not letting her bathe alone. She never knew wall sex in the shower could be so good. Or slippery. Kai carried her to the kitchen where she got to enjoy the dessert he’d made the night before. She never wanted to leave their little slice of happiness, but his words burst her bubble when he carried her out to the patio. Sitting in the same chair as the night before, angled so they were looking at one another, reality crept in.
“We need to sneak you back to the hospital.” She knew her face showed displeasure when Kai cupped her cheek. His thumb pulled at the side of her mouth. “Don’t worry, Sunshine. I’ll be there waiting for you to ‘wake up.’ When you do, we’ll head back to your apartment. We can either stay there, or grab your clothes and come back here. Not that you’ll need many clothes, except for work. But know this – you’re mine now. From the moment I claimed you, we became one. Where you sleep, I sleep. It’s your decision on where that is.”
“Here. I want to sleep here.”
“Okay then. We’ll pack as much as both cars will hold. Let me call Gregor so he and Tessa can come get us.”
“Why not call Tessa directly?”
“First, I don’t have her number. But mostly, it’s out of respect for Gregor. He won’t hesitate to hand the phone over to her. We have a code engrained deep within. Most Gargoyles are inherently good, and we will protect all mates and children with our lives. It’s not that we can’t be around someone else’s mate because we do it often when protecting them. But if the male is around, we respect their bond.”
“You said most. Not all of you are good?”
“Unfortunately, no. As with humans, there are those who seek power, and they don’t go about the right way of getting it. There’s a lot that has happened in the last few months. Things that are still happening, and I promise to explain it all tomorrow. For now, let’s see this charade of you being in quarantine through so we can come back here and pick up where we left off.”
Kai called Gregor, and it wasn’t half an hour before he and Tessa returned. Josie had never laughed so much in her life. Tessa Stone was a force of nature. She had no filter, and Josie wanted to be her when she grew up. If Gregor growled “Red” once, he growled it twenty times on the short drive to the hospital. Josie, dressed in the dirty scrubs she’d left the hospital in, was ushered through the back entrance where the morgue was. A young man with a purple stripe in his hair met them with a gurney.
“Hey, Nerd Boy,” Tessa greeted the man.
“Hey, TFR. Who do we have here?” he asked, looking at Josie. Then he looked at Kai, and his eyes widened. “Is this our newest?” he asked, rubbing his hands together.
“Trevor, I’d like to introduce you to Josie. And yes, she’s my mate.”
Trevor bowed deep. “At your service, M’lady.” Josie couldn’t help but like him.
“Oh. You’re the...” Josie snapped her mouth shut. She’d almost said something rude.
“The what? The fabulous one? The cute one? The smart one? I would say token gay one, but since I’m not the only queer in the bunch, that would be wrong, so you can take your pick of the others.”
When Tessa told Trevor he needed to get a move on, the quirky young man didn’t miss a beat. “I’ve got this. Keep her covered. Don’t let anyone see her until I get her back upstairs where Sabrina is waiting.” He motioned to Josie. “Your chariot awaits.”
Kai picked her up, placed her on the gurney, then kissed her in front of the others. It didn’t surprise her because Tessa and Gregor had kissed as soon as they got out of the car. “I’ll see you soon, Sunshine.”
Trevor pulled the sheet up over her face. “Sorry about this, but if anyone sees me with a live body,
