Gifted to the Gargoyles: Matchmaker Monster Romance by Luna Joya

Author:Luna Joya [Joya, Luna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Luna Joya
Published: 2024-03-19T00:00:00+00:00

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ATTICUS

THE CHARIOT: ONLY THROUGH CONTROL, FOCUS, AND COMMITMENT CAN YOU FORGE THE VICTORIOUS PATH

If only Rosemarie understood how our instinctive need to take care of her is part of the mating ritual, she might not have been so relaxed in letting Jace wash her, having us put her in the bath with ritual oils, or curling into my arms when I carried her to the bed. From the look on my brother’s face, he knows the mating dance has begun and where this could lead, but he’s still too broken to realize he has a shot at winning her. Even if I don’t, I’ll do everything I can to make sure he does.

But we’ll need to play this slow and calculated. I can’t risk it all falling apart. If we lose Rosemarie, we lose everything.

Candles light my bedroom, the smells of oils and beeswax heady beneath the scent of Rosemarie’s arousal and contentment. The fact that she came into my arms when the rest of the world made no sense to her? It staggers me. I hold her a heartbeat longer than I should before tucking her against the pillows.

“You good?” I ask her, wanting to make her as comfortable as possible before we begin the ritual.

“Better than good,” she says on a sigh.

Jace sits on the bed, opposite to me. His damn tail curls near her legs, wrapping around an ankle.

“Feel any better after the clearing charm?” he asks her.

The silver disc Rona gave him lies nestled between Rosemarie’s breasts where the sheet I wrapped around her dips in the front. She doesn’t tug at it to cover herself, and I’m humbled at her vulnerability with us. I hate the night’s events that got us to this point, but the outcome’s better than I could have accomplished with months of planning.

“Having you two with me did most of the work of clearing my head,” she says. “The charm got rid of the last of it while I was in the bath.”

She credits us with keeping her safe. The woman’s a living dream of a mate. Trying to concentrate on intentions for the spell, I light the last candle we’ll need. “The charm has to come off before we draw the runes.”

Slipping off the charm, she glances toward the flame while I shake the match until it goes out. “Will the ritual hurt?” she asks.

My shocked stare must come as a surprise to her because she glances from me to Jace.

“We would never do anything to hurt you,” he promises, and then the asshole grins. “Unless you ask us very nicely.”

She laughs, and the rich sound has me wanting to drown in it. Jace may have no real experience in physical pleasure, but the bastard has a powerful imagination, and as good as he is in a fight, I’m sure he’ll catch on soon. It’s not like I had any experience with matters of the heart until we found Rosemarie.

“It’s just paint and incantations,” I tell her. “Speaking of which, I need the spell book.

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