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    | was never going to get over how cool Eighty-Seven was Charlotte meant to take me to the cute little cafe for some tea and


    pastries, but it was super crowded, and we decided instead to grab something from one of the food carts and take it to a little


    grove on the far end of the “street.”


    “Isn’t that your mother-inw?” Charlotte pointed toward the cafe window.


    Gabri sat at a small table, lifting a teacup to her lips. The woman with her had her back to the window, so | couldn''t see who it


    was, but | was d Xander’s mother had been spending time with her friends.


    | waved, but she didn’t see me as a few people passed in front of the ss. My stomach was rumbling, so | followed Charlotte to


    the food cart and ordered some steak kebabs. | eyed the small crimson bottles withbels featuring only a single red droplet.


    They didn’t need a name for me to know what was in there. | didn’t


    ask for one.


    “Will | need to drink blood?” | asked Charlotte when we''d taken our food toward the small pic arca along the far wall. A mural


    of trees created a trompe l''oeil effect, but it would never be as nice as being ina


    real forest.


    She settled onto some soft grass that turned out to be real.


    “Grow lights,” she exined when she saw my eyebrows shoot up. “And...possibly. You eat regr food already, and always


    have. So, while you would most certainly tolerate blood, it doesn’t seem likely that you''ll ever require it absolutely for your


    nourishment. You might have a craving now and then. Perhaps if you get pregnant again”


    Charlotte pressed her lips together against a smile before she added, “do you think you''ll have anotherContent is ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org.


    pup soon?


    “| don’t know. Three little ones has seemed enough for now, but | do think about it. Yes.”


    Unconsciously, | rubbed a hand over my t belly | tore into the steak kebab.


    “Of all the supernaturals, vampires and wolves are the most sensual With having both bloodlines tunning through you, it should


    be no surprise that you''ve got those urges Charlotteughed softly, shaking her head as her eyes gleamed “Dragons are a little


    less greedy when ites to sex Because they like to umte


    things, they tend toward, oh well


    Dental


    She paused to cover her mouth with her hand to hold back a flurry of giggles


    It had been a long time since 7d been able to giggle with a gritand


    “You mean?” Tacked casually


    She nodded Greysones to tease and deny


    “So...he denies you? Or you deny him?”


    “| deny him,” she said quietly, eyes darting around to make sure we were alone. Tve never really told


    anyone


    élse about this before. That he likes me to edge him, over and over, but not allow him toe. He like me to be in control, and |


    really like that, too.”


    | thought about being blindfolded and tied up by my mates, and heat rushed through me.


    my cheeks. “I would hate it if | couldn’t have an org asm!”


    “Oh, me too,” Charlotte assured me. “He doesn’t expect me to go without, ever. In fact, he m have at least three or four each


    time...like pearls on a ne, he says. Or a stack of coins. The mo or gasms he gives me, the better. I’m sure it sounds


    strange.


    “No stranger than me having three mates who all make love to me at the same time, | told her.


    Charlotte had been chewing a bite of her kebab and now swallowed so she couldugh. To me, that sounds like two too many c


    ocks. I’m very happy having only one mate. Not that I’m judging you, of course.”


    “| didn’t feel like you were. Believe me, having three is a handful. Or a mouthful,” | added, and we both burst into peals of


    laughter. | had to hold my sides with it.


    Al both


    As it eased off, Charlotte sighed. “Still, this dual nature that you and | both share does create a greater,


    oh, need, shall we say? It’s something to navigate, certainly. If | had a different mate, one who didn’t have these


    less than vani proclivities, I’m not sure I''d be satisfied. With my Alpha...”


    She trailed off, her voice saddening. | waited, giving her time to speak. She did finally, a gleam of tears in


    her eyes.


    “Let''s


    it''s just say that what he asked of me did not fulfill my desires. For a long, long time, | believed | would


    never be able to find love or sexual gratification with anyone. That | wasn’t worthy of it. But with Greyson,


    everything fits perfectly into ce.”


    “| never dreamed | would love three men who all loved me, but that’s exactly how | feel about them, too.” |


    told her


    That’s when the weird feeling washed over me and the world went wavy