“Well, I stay because the sex is amazing.” He chuckled when I kicked the bag hard enough to make him step back several inches. Finally, he sighed, ready to get serious. “I can’t even begin to understand what’s happening between us, Sophie. Whatever it is, I’m willing to explore it. I’ll do whatever you want to do.”
“What if I end up with Drake?”
He swallowed hard, taking his time before answering. “Then I’ll deal with it.” He smiled. “But I think you like my ass too much to give it up.”
I laughed. “Got that right. Now, bring it over here so I can rub my hands all over it.”
“I’d rather do that to you. Yours is a man’s fantasy come true.” He walked over, kissing me lightly before placing arms around me and rubbing his hands over my ass. “There it is. It’s mine tonight.”
I giggled, wiggling out of his arms and hurrying toward the locker room. “If you can catch me.”
“Game on!”
ETHAN HAD BEEN GONE so long, the Mages asked him to return to their compound and report. As he packed, he gave me a sad smile.
“I may be gone for a week. In the meantime, you need to let Mikey watch over you. You’re the High Mistress-”
I rolled my eyes. “Blah, blah, blah. I need to remain protected. Yeah, I get it.” I laughed when he smiled at me and came closer.
Ethan ran a hand down the side of my face and sighed. “I’m going to miss your ass.”
“My ass or my sass?”
“Both.” He pulled me to him and grabbed my butt, squeezing. “Gods, you’re so tempting.” He glanced down at his watch. “Do you want to have a quickie before I go?”
“We just did, Ethan!” I laughed, swatting at his hands when he reached for me again.
Taking a deep breath, he grabbed his bag and threw it over his shoulder, then kissed me. “I won’t be long, so behave. If I find out that you went on a mission alone, I’ll be upset. I’ll blame myself for not being here to protect you.”
Nodding, I cupped his cheek with my hand. “I won’t do anything like that. So go. Take care of business so you can hurry back.”
Ethan gave me one more kiss, then he was gone. I was kind of sad that he wouldn’t be back for a week. It was almost depressing. I looked around my home, finding it far too quiet.
Shaking my head, I decided to get ready for bed. When I finished up in the bathroom, I heard my phone ding with a text. Praying it wasn’t anything work-related, I glanced down at the screen, seeing it was from Drake.
Meet me for dinner at 6 Friday night for negotiations. We’ll meet at my place in Riverdale.
Surprised, I texted back that I would be there. Why did he want to meet at his place? Should I bring Mikey? I snorted, deciding I could do this alone.
I walked to the closet, wondering what I should wear. It was just going to be a discussion, but I wanted him to realize what he was missing. My gaze narrowed on a blue dress that brought out my eyes. It was his favorite.
Pulling it out, I hung it on the edge of the closet door. I knew I was treading into dangerous territory, but I wanted him to feel bad. With the games he’d played, it was only right that I earned a few points myself.
Chapter Five
“This is a really bad idea, Sophie. You’re walking straight into the lion’s den. Ethan would be totally against this,” Mikey said, walking behind me down the hallway to my office. I had a lot to do before dinner with Drake. I was a little excited to see his face when I showed up in that dress. His jaw would drop to the floor.
I opened my office door and walked to my desk so I could finish looking at the last of the applications for the Council position. “Good thing Ethan isn’t here then, isn’t it? Listen. I’m a big girl, Mikey. I can handle this myself. Drake is completely normal now, so we don’t have to worry about the demon.”
Mikey sat in a chair across from me, his elbows resting on his knees. “The demon hunter seems to think the demon is just hiding inside of Drake, biding his time.”
“Carlos used his senses to scan Drake’s body, finding nothing. Drake is fine, Mikey. I have you on speed dial, just in case.”
I gave him a reassuring glance, then started separating the bad from the good applications. I had a lot of them to interview, which sucked. Normally, I’d have my assistant dig through this mess, but seeing as Allison was gone, I had to do it myself.
“Fine, but when something happens, I’ll be there to say I told you so.” He stood. “Just be safe. Please, call me if you need anything. I’ll be waiting at your house. If you aren’t back before midnight, I’m coming after you.”
I laughed. “Okay, Dad.”
Mikey shook his head. “I’m being serious, Soph.”
Looking up at him, I nodded. “I’ll be fine, Mikey. We’re just going to discuss the Witch/Vampire negotiations. We basically have the contracts written up already, so it won’t even take that long.”
“I hope you’re right.”
When he left, I sat back in my chair and blew hair out of my face, thinking about his words. Was I heading into dangerous territory? Most definitely. But I needed to see what he wanted to talk about. I knew it wasn’t about negotiations. Why would he have me come to his house? The bigger question was why did I insist on tempting fate by showing up? This was a bad idea all around, but I couldn’t help myself. I needed to go. Maybe
