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Yes, but that wasnât what heâd meant at all. âIs it better for you?â
Oscar nodded firmly. âThe way I came to Haven is how I look without any modifications. I really just want to be me, Demitrius.â
âThen be you. As long as youâre happy, Iâm happy.â
That sweet, innocent smile returned, and Oscar craned his neck to whisper their lips together. âOh, Iâm very happy right where I am.â
âMusic to my ears,â he teased, twirling one of Oscarâs curls around his finger and tugging gently. âSo, tell me something. This place you came from sounds like frigginâ Alcatraz in terms of security. How the hell did you escape, let alone get your friends out with you?â
âThose tranquilizers you told me about? I think you called them Inhibitors? Well, they gave us something like that to keep us from shifting at will.â
Demitrius kept his expression neutral, but he didnât like what he was hearing. As far as he knew, members from the International Council for Preternatural Justice had been the ones to develop Inhibitorsâas well as Inducersâas a way to control prisoners within the system. Hearing that The Hive had the same type of pharmaceuticals could be just a coincidence, but it certainly raised suspicion.
âA couple of months ago, I found out that a Master had not only purchased my contract, but Cicero, Zuriel, and Zavion were coming with me.â Oscar squeezed his eyes closed and growled under his breath. âI couldnât let that happen to them. The day we were supposed to meet this guy, they didnât give us the Inhibitors because he wanted to see us shift into our animals.â
âThatâs how you got away,â Demitrius surmised. âYou shifted and ran.â
Oscar bobbed his head in agreement. âNo one is allowed inside The Hive, so we were taken to the ground levelâthe âstaging areaâ is what they called it. I convinced one of the Trainers that it would be more impressive if we appeared as animals first and then transformed to our human skins. When the front door opened, we ran like hell.â
âLoyal, sexy, brave, and intelligent,â Demitrius said as he beamed with pride. âIs there anything you canât do?â
âI think youâre a little biased.â Snuggling back into his arms, Oscar pressed his lips to the skin just over Demitriusâs heart. âI can live with that.â
A perfunctory rap sounded at the door before it opened and the vampire Enforcer, Raven, stepped into the room. âHey, Oz, have you seen Demiâoh.â Stopping in his tracks, he took in the scene before him and a slow, devilish smile spread over his face. âThe meeting starts in ten minutes. You might want to get dressed, man.â
Oscarâs cheeks flushed such a deep red that his skin was almost purple. âHi, Raven.â
âIf you were looking for action, you should have said something. Iâd have been more than happy to warm your bed, and then you wouldnât have had to settle for this mangy asshole.â
Before he realized the intent to do so, Demitrius was out of bed and had his hand around Ravenâs throat, pinning him to the door. âWatch your mouth, bloodsucker.â Growling viciously, he pulled the vampire toward him and then slammed him violently against the door again. âTalk to my mate like that again, and youâll be getting up close and personal with the sun. Are we clear?â
To his irritation, Raven continued to smile, and his eyes lit up with merriment. âRelax, Dee. I was just fuckinâ around. I have no designs on your mate. Congrats, man.â
Closing his eyes briefly, Demitrius groaned as he released the Enforcer and stepped away. âI really hate you sometimes.â
Raven laughed and clapped him on the shoulder. âCâmon, I have to give you a hard time.â
âI suggest you find a different topic in the future.â While Demitrius had a certain fondness for the smart-ass, no one disrespected his mate and got away with it.
âWow, I thought sex was supposed to make people mellow.â Raven looked over Demitriusâs shoulder to Oscar and arched one dark eyebrow. âMaybe youâre doing it wrong.â
âDamn it, Raven!â
âIâm just sayinâ that youâre kind of growly. With those eyes and teeth, I canât tell if youâre going to fuck him or eat him.â
Demitrius was two seconds away from ripping Ravenâs balls out through his navel when the cutest giggle heâd ever heard reached his ears. Glancing over his shoulder, he found Oscar with both hands pressed to his mouth as he tried to contain his laughter.
âSee,â Raven interjected. âHe likes me.â Pulling the door open, he paused inside the doorway and winked roguishly. âBy the way, no one here cares what you look like. Stop hiding behind the sunglasses, dude. They make you look like an idiot.â
âTold you so,â Oscar called in a singsongy voice, and he even went as far as to stick his tongue out. âYouâre freakinâ hot, love. Stop trying to hide it.â
Everything had happened so quickly that Demitrius hadnât even thought to shield his appearance before attacking Raven. It was too much to ask that everyone in the coven would be as accepting of his condition, but with Oscar at his side, he finally felt like he was home.
Chapter Seven
âIâm bored. Why canât we shift and go play down by the pond?â Zavion flopped down on the sofa in the common room of their new dorm and pouted.
Everyone had come together and worked hard to construct the two five-bedroom cabins for the resident Moonlighters. It was only supposed to be temporary until they could finish building the private cabins, but since Oscar and his friends had never been on their own, they werenât in any hurry to be separated.
âBecause itâs freezing-nuts cold out there, dumb ass.â Keeton smacked Zavion in the back of the head as he dropped down on the cushion beside him.
âPlus thereâs a freakinâ foot of snow on the ground,â Braxton added, curling his nose at the white fluff as
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