“Shit! Are you sure you’re all right? Do you want me to come and get you?”
“No. I should be able to drive home tomorrow. Luke and Damian don’t want me driving until I’ve had the all-clear from their doctor.
“That’s something, at least,” Sara muttered.
“What do you mean?”
“I’m glad these men aren’t letting you drive your car. Where is their house?”
Since Melissa didn’t have a clue, she couldn’t answer that question, so she quickly redirected the conversation.
“You don’t need to come here, Sara. I’m fine. I just have a bit of a headache but it should be gone by this afternoon. Please, don’t worry about me, sis. These men are taking good care of me.”
Sara sighed and Melissa knew she was calming down. Thank you, God. The last thing she wanted was for Sara to come barging to wherever she currently was and giving a werewolf a piece of her mind. Even though Sara was a kind, loving person, when she was riled she had a really sharp tongue and she didn’t want the shit to hit the fan if she inadvertently ended up giving their Alpha or the Aerth brothers a tongue lashing. Melissa hadn’t even met the man or his brothers and had no idea how they would react to being talked down to. She had a feeling that wouldn’t go over very well at all.
“Okay,” Sara finally said, and then continued on, “but you call me right away if you need me.”
“I will.”
“Promise me, Mel. I’m not hanging up until you give me your word.”
“I promise.”
“Good. If I don’t see you beforehand we’ll catch up as usual on Wednesday.”
“Okay. Thanks for caring, Sara. I love you.”
“Love you too.” Sara disconnected the call.
Just as she turned the screen on her phone off, she turned around and found Luke standing in the doorway, leaning against the frame. The man was pure sex on legs, and no matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t keep her eyes from wandering over his big, muscular body. She couldn’t seem to help herself. And every time she did, her body responded. Damn it!
Melissa tried to look over Luke’s shoulder when she heard the front door to the cabin open, but he was so big and she was at least a foot shorter than he was. She couldn’t see a thing. But when he stumbled forward a couple of steps and Damian entered the room with a woman following behind him, she realized that Damian had shoved Luke out of the way.
“Hi, I’m Tessa. You must be Melissa.” Tessa moved further into the room and held out her hand. Melissa took it and shook it before releasing it again.
“Hi.”
“Why don’t you come and sit in the living room with me? Luke, can you please make us some coffee?”
“Yes, my queen.”
Melissa felt really uncomfortable and nervous when Luke called Tessa his queen and shifted on her seat.
“Don’t take any notice of the title, I certainly don’t. I expect you have a lot of questions,” Tessa said.
“You have no idea.”
“Oh, I believe I do,” Tessa replied, and then waited until Luke placed the mugs of coffee on the coffee table in front of Tessa and Melissa. “Luke, Damian, can you please give us some privacy?”
Melissa heard the command in Tessa’s voice and even though Luke and Damian looked reluctant to leave, they bowed their heads to their queen and left.
“Please, ask me whatever you want.”
“Will I become a werewolf if I decide to agree to…mate?”
Tessa smiled when she met her gaze. “No.” She reached for her mug and took a sip. “That was one of the first questions I asked, too. But you will have enhanced senses, such as improved eyesight, hearing and taste. You will also be able to heal a lot faster if you get injured and you won’t get sick with the flu, colds or any other human diseases.”
“Wow, that’s a plus.”
Tessa burst out laughing, and even though Melissa had no idea what was so funny, she found herself smiling along with her. She really liked Tessa and knew if she hung around that they would probably end up being very good friends. “That’s nearly word for word what I said when my mates told me that.”
“What’s it like…being mated to more than one man?”
A sensual smiled formed on Tessa’s lips and her eyes became slightly glazed. “Amazing. I have three mates and when they are all touching me at the same time, it’s like heaven on Earth. I can’t imagine not having them in my life. Lucien, Rafe, and Gabe take such good care of me and are so protective. Sometimes too much so. Don’t get me wrong, because I love them all more than my own life, but sometimes their protectiveness can be a little over the top.”