“You know I won’t,” I murmur. “Are the two of you exclusive?”
Sam shakes his head, a sad smile playing on his lips.
I open my mouth but he shakes his head again, warning me to drop it.
“Fine,” I sulk. “I just want you to be happy.”
“I make him happy,” Lars says, sounding put off. “I care about him.”
“And what about Gina?” I ask, deciding to confront him about her.
From the look on his face I can see I’ve surprised him once more. “What did she tell you?”
“You have something with her too, don’t you?”
“I care about both of them,” he admits hesitantly. “I don’t need to explain my private business to you.”
I look around Sam’s room for his bow and arrow.
“It’s not here,” Sam says in exasperation. “And you aren’t going to shoot him. This is our business, he’s right.”
“Fine,” I reply. I wouldn’t want anyone getting involved in Dane and my private business either. “But I’m always here for you, you know that.”
Sam nods. “I know.”
I look between Sam and Lars. Two, masculine, good-looking men. Maybe Gina was onto something here. If I was her…
Giggling, I cover my mouth with my hand.
“What?” Sam and Lars ask at the same time, looking suspicious and curious.
“Nothing,” I reply. “Shall we go eat some breakfast?”
“Why do you keep giving Lars weird looks?” Dane asks. “Reliving your one kiss with another man?”
I smirk at him. “It really annoys you I kissed him doesn’t it. It’s not like I wanted to. I didn’t have a choice.”
“I know,” he replies quietly. “Just like I didn’t have a choice when I slept with Gina.”
“Wh- what?” I whisper, not knowing what he meant. “What do you mean Dane, you didn’t have a choice?”
He goes quiet, a strange expression flashing on his face before it goes blank. “Nothing.”
He can’t say something like that and then say, nothing. “Dane--”
Someone bangs on our door, saving him from explaining. When Dane opens the door, I see four of his men standing there. “There are people at the gate.”
“What people?” he asks.
“Humans. Seeking entry.”
“I will deal with it,” Dane replies, then looks to me. “Stay here.”
Closing the door behind him, he leaves our room. Crossing my arms over my chest, I narrow my eyes on the door.
Yeah, there was no way I was staying here, waiting for him to return with news.
After a few minutes I leave our room and head towards the gate. I see at least fifty men surrounding it. The issue of other humans was a difficult one. We had to make sure they’re weren’t bitten, and that they had good intentions. Letting anyone in put the others in danger. Not all humans were good. So while we wanted to help everyone we could, we had to do it in the right way. Trust didn’t come easy. My dad had created this safe haven in a time when humanity had no hope. To uphold it, we had to be careful with who we let enter.
I walk up to the group and spot Jase standing there, his arms crosses over his chest. “Who are they?”
He looks down at me. “Group of five men. Apparently just looking for a safe place to live.”
“What is Dane going to do?” I ask, searching for him through the crowd.
Jase shrugs. “I don’t know. I’d quarantine them in the dungeon if it were up to me.”
Sounded brutal, but I would probably do the same. “If they’re going to bring them in we need to put the castle on lockdown. I want as the fewest amount of people possible to have contact with them.”
“They will have to be stripped down to look for any signs of bite marks. It takes a week from being bitten to turn, then a few day after that until they look for food. So if we have them contained, it should be fine.”
“True.”
Jase smirks. “You’re looking sexy tonight. Regular sex must be working for you.”
Just when I thought we were getting along.
“Dick.”
“You’re the one getting dick. Every night. You’re loud too, you know.”
I sigh.
He grins.
“Oh come on princess, take a joke,” he says, bumping my shoulder gently. “It isn’t a crime to enjoy bed sport.”
I gape. “Just stop talking please.”
His body shakes with silent laughter.
“Seriously? Now is not the time!”
He sobers. “Everything is under control. Dane knows what he’s doing. He was Special Forces, you know? The man can deal with any damn situation. And it’s not like people haven’t come and begged entry before.”