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into the room where he continued to block the door to the
front room. “Sit down on the bed so I can clean you up.” Her
disgruntlement came through loud and clear..
    “ Should I trust
you?”
    He really looked pathetic. “Yes. You’re
my mate and I think you need a little TLC.”
    “ That’s exactly what I
need.” He gave her a devilish grin. “And then afterward I need a
little TLS.” He walked to the bed and sat in the spot she pointed
to.
    Tipping his face up, she gently ran the
wet cloth over his wounds. “I hate to ask what TLS is, but I think
it could be something I need to know.”
    His dark eyes suddenly blazed. “It’s
tender loving sex. Ow.” She pressed the towel a little harder into
the cut on his cheek.
    “ I think you need
stitches.”
    “ I need a vampire. I think
my jaw is broken.”
    “ Will he come?”
    Dmitri’s voice entered her head. “Yes,
he will come.”
    Honey answered. “Thank you, my liege.
Whenever you’re available.”
    “ I’m available now.”
Dmitri flashed into their bedroom.
    “ I heard your voice.”
Mandy jumped a little with excitement.
    “ And I see your beautiful
body, my lady.” His captivating eyes traveled to her jiggling
breasts. “It would be very ungentlemanly of me to give your mate
proof that your endowments affect me. Vampires are not as free with
nudity as beastkind.”
    A loud grumble came from Honey’s
throat. Mandy decided to act outside of her normal craziness and
quickly walked to the closet. She grabbed one of Honey’s t-shirts
and slipped it over her head.
    Stepping out of the closet, she admired
Honey, his neck tilted to the side, while Dmitri snacked. Honey’s
eyes opened and traveled the length of her body. The t-shirt only
went as far as her upper thighs and sizzling awareness zinged
between them.
    Dmitri pulled away. “She’s far tastier
than you.” He disappeared and didn’t see Honey’s fist fly through
thin air, but Mandy heard the vampire’s words in her mind. “Newly
mated pairs are fun to torment.”
    ***
    The vampire’s laughter faded and Honey
put his arms out. Mandy flung herself into his embrace. With the
swelling around his eyes decreasing, he gave a nod to the center of
the bed. “Would you like to join me?” He guaranteed his success by
placing small kisses along her throat.
    “ Do you think I’m fertile
now?”
    Honey tossed her on the bed and moved
up between her legs. His nose traveled to the juncture of her
thighs and he inhaled. Peering up, he smiled. “I don’t believe so,
but I could use some more practice.”
    Instead of laughing, her expression
became serious. “Do I embarrass you?”
    He thought for a moment, wondering how
to answer. His tone lowered a notch, “I’m really so perfect that
your question doesn’t justify an answer.” One corner of his lips
tilted into a lopsided grin. “Of course, I was only talking about
my physique. My mental stability is in woeful need of TLS and then
I’ll give you a final answer.”
    She couldn’t stop her giggles. “I’ve
read the word ‘woeful’ in my historical romance novels. I forget
how elderly you are.”
    He tickled her for a moment, but then
her laughing cries turned to moans of pleasure.
    ***
    Though he was tired, he lay beside his
mate watching her sleep. She’d managed to hold her own with The
Kodiak, and his mother accepted her as soon as she smelled their
mating scent. Honey watched Mandy’s chest rise and fall, loving the
soft pout of her lips while she slept, but his brow creased in
thought. He didn’t know if they could create a child. Things were
all well and good for Nicolas and Zenya, but bears had more
difficulty producing children. No one was quite sure why, but even
with humans at the other end of the equation, pregnancies were
rare. He closed his eyes and decided to worry about life in a few
hours.
    ***
    “ Wake up, sleepyhead. I
want you to show me around.”
    His eyes cracked open and peered up at
her smiling face. “I