After wrapping a towel around myself, I stepped out of the shower only to yelp. Tyger sat on the closed toilet with a grin so full of mischief I gulped. I should have realized the bastard knew how to pick locks. His smile widened, and a soft whimper escaped my throat while I edged towards the door. Naturally, it was locked when I reached it. My fingers couldn’t unlock it fast enough, and the menacingly laughing shifter put his hands on my shoulders while the door was still closed. Oh no. “Oh yes,” Tyger chortled with wicked delight in his voice.
One of these days, I will throttle Ryker for telling Tyger I’m his doll. He may not have used those words or even implied them, but it was still his fault. And, after I finish throttling the vampire lord, I’ll hug him in thanks. Tyger scared me a bit, yes, but he also made me feel confident at the same time. It was just disconcerting since I wasn’t used to the attention. Still, I got to wear one of his punk rocker outfits to school, which should be interesting. I had black jeans with ripped knees, but no chains. I was a grasshopper and must earn my chains. I snorted when he told me that. My black boots had tiny spikes on the back of them, however. So, I wondered if I’d fall backward and impale myself on them. Tyger’s laughter wasn’t encouraging. Bastard. Anyway, I had an orange t-shirt that was ripped in several places over a blank tank, so the black showed, and it looked cool. Can’t forget the fingerless leather gloves with studs on the knuckles.
Tyger had fun drying my hair, then making it look wild while also keeping it tamed, and I didn’t know how he did it, but I bowed to the master. Still, I edged towards the bathroom door again, trying to do it slow enough he wouldn’t notice. He was distracted, looking through a bag, so I thought I might escape. I turned the lock, and turned the knob, only for the door to slam closed once I had it open enough to sneak through. Gulping, I looked from Tyger’s hand on the door above my head, to his broad, fang-bearing grin. With his free hand, he wiggled the eyeliner he held. Oh no. Laughing evilly, the shifter pulled me further into the depths of the bathroom to have his wicked way with me.
Arctic leaned against the wall when Tyger released me from the bathroom, and the fox shifter gave a low wolf whistle, which caused my cheeks to heat. I thought I looked good, but how could I not since Tyger was in charge? Chortling evilly, the shifter left me alone with Arctic, who smiled while he straightened. “Ryker will bitch about you going to school looking like that. You are so damn adorable I want to whisk you away for a few dirty deeds, and he will feel the same. Still, Tyger seeks revenge against the mutt, and if we do not indulge him, well, I fear you don’t want to witness one of his snits. I don’t know what Ryker did while raising him, but Tyger is something to behold when he loses his damn temper,” Arctic chuckled with a shake of his head.
Shrugging, I looked at the ground, not surprised to learn that in the least. I wonder who wins if both of them lose their tempers? Probably Tyger, because whatever Ryker thinks he knows so he can react to his thoughts. Hmm. Well, either way, I hope neither of them has ever hurt the other when angry. I don’t see Ryker hurting Tyger, nor can I fathom Tyger hurting Ryker, but that doesn’t mean I’m right. However, I hope I am.
Speaking of the vampire lord, he appeared before me seconds later, muttering about how smug Tyger was when he passed the shifter. I chuckled, meeting his gaze, and his eyes widened while he looked me over. “I will kill him. How dare he make you look this cute when he knows you’ll be away for most of the day? If you wait until the evening to visit Jaxy’s parents’ house, I’ll go with you. I won’t enter, but I shall stay outside in case you desire my presence,” Ryker offered. The earnestness in his voice gave me pause, and I tried to understand the almost shy way he avoided my eyes.
“Okay,” I agreed past the lump forming in my throat. Ryker’s support would be appreciated, plus he could answer whatever questions I couldn’t ask them. “But Dakota has to agree too. I mean, he’s the one taking me, and it wouldn’t be fair to force him to go along with my timetable if he has other plans.” I was rambling and couldn’t seem to make myself stop until Ryker chuckled and kissed my forehead.
“I know, bunny. I hope your cousin allows me to come along, but if not, then that shall be the way of it. However, we should leave Matty with Liam. Not because he doesn’t deserve to meet them, but so you can focus on learning who you are before teaching your little brother who he is, hmm? And I don’t mean you should sneak off in secrecy.
