Romeo tossed his head and I felt the blast of magic swirl in the air around all of us. Floyd’s eyes widened as he was lifted from the ground like a feather on the wind. His naked body slowly turned in the air, spinning several times before he was gently returned to earth. The look on his face was priceless and I had to hold back a laugh. The minute his feet touched the ground, he stumbled back. All I could do was smile as Romeo stood there looking as regal and proud as any beast I’d ever seen. He was magnificent and I was so proud to call him mine. I glanced back at Floyd.
“I guess that answers your question, werewolf,” the witch said as he came to stand on the other side of me. “You cannot defeat a unicorn. His magic is more powerful than your entire pack put together. Now, leave and take your wolves with you.”
“We’re not fighting that, Alpha,” a large, tattooed pack member said. I was certain he had to be Floyd’s second. The alpha stood there defiantly, looking completely stunned as his wolves began slinking away. I was certain if they were in wolf form, their tails would be between their legs. One by one, we watched them desert the alpha, melting back into the trees as he watched them go, his hands balled into tight fists. The pack had no more quarrel with me as long as Romeo was by my side. When they’d finally gone, Floyd turned back to face us, rage all over his face.
“This isn’t the end, vampire,” he hissed under his breath.
“It is the end, werewolf,” I said. Romeo had already promised to force Floyd out of the pack if he wouldn’t step down. He had no idea what was about to come at him but standing next to the most powerful creature I’d ever seen, gave me great hope that Prosper Woods would indeed live up to its name. “If you harm a human just to send me a warning again, we’ll both come for you. That’s the only warning you’ll get.”
Floyd sneered. “You think I’m afraid of a fucking vampire and his pony?”
Romeo tossed his head and magic once again surrounded Floyd, lifting him from the ground and carrying him over the trees until he was out of sight. Seconds later, Romeo stood in front of me, changed into the beautiful sheriff whom I was falling head over heels for. I threw my arms around his naked form, noting for the first time the pile of shredded clothes at our feet. The witch laughed beside us. When I finished hugging the life out of my unicorn, I let go, looking up into his eyes. They were sparkling with mirth and I was almost sure I saw magic twirling in his pupils.
“Did you kill him?”
Romeo shook his head. “No. I set him down on the main road just before the turnoff to your house.”
“He’s naked as the day he was born,” I said, grinning.
“He’ll no doubt change into a wolf and run back home to his poor packmates to make them miserable for a while. I doubt he’ll be bothering you anymore.”
“For a while anyway,” I said.
Romeo threw an arm around my shoulders and squeezed, leaning in to kiss me on the cheek. “We’ll cross that road when we come to it.”
“Well, I’m off,” the witch said. “It’s nice to know I was right about you both.”
“What were you right about?” I asked.
“Vampire, if I told you that, it’d take all the fun out of things, now wouldn’t it?” He reached out and shook my hand. I had to smile as he turned and took Romeo’s hand as well. He was the strangest man I think I’d ever met.
I watched the witch walk away and then get into the rusty old VW bug he’d parked behind Romeo’s truck. He started the engine with a roar and backed out of the driveway. When he was gone, I turned to my lover and took his hand.
“Let’s get inside before you catch your death of cold,” I said.
He smirked. “I like being naked around you though.”
I leaned over and kissed him softly on the lips, lingering there as he kissed me back, holding me tightly against him. When he finally broke the kiss, his erection was poking hard at mine. I smiled.
“Let’s go back to bed. I want you under me right now,” I said, “then afterward, we’re going to talk about your unicorn-ness.”
He threw back his head and laughed as I tugged him toward his front door. “My unicorn-ness. That sounds like it just might be fun.”
I smiled. Life with my unicorn was just getting started and I looked forward to learning everything about him. As we stepped inside my house and closed the door to the world outside, I was still marveling at how well things had gone. If Romeo had been a lesser creature, the werewolves might have killed us all. Floyd Reardon and his pack might turn out to be trouble in the future but at least for now, at least for today, I’d sleep with my unicorn by my side.
I couldn’t have been a happier vampire.
A little sneak peek from True Mate (Prosper Woods Chronicles book 1) coming soon…
Prologue
Prosper Woods Chronicle. Letters to the editor:
“During the night I saw a rabbit watering his front lawn while wearing a red cardigan. No one ever told me Prosper Woods was Mr. Roger’s neighborhood.” Signed, “Buttons are so last year!”
Romeo
Vincent flashed across the clearing and even in my supernatural form, I did my best to track his movements. It was
