Melt Me (Draco Family Duet Book 1) by Emma Nichols

Author:Emma Nichols [Nichols, Emma]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-10-15T16:00:00+00:00

9

Blaise

“You must learn to control that temper,” Fredo mumbled when he peeked into my room after dinner and found me resting in my bed. “How long were you out this time?”

I shook my head. “No idea. I came to on the floor and crawled up the stairs.” I pointed to the key on the nightstand. “I’ll need a new thong for it.”

“Of course, sir.” He grabbed the key and walked over to lock the door.

I settled back into my pillows. With a little rest and some food, I’d be good as new in a few hours, thanks to the rapid healing abilities I shared with most shifters. “What did you make for dinner?” I closed my eyes and prayed it was high in iron and protein.

“I made New England Boiled Dinner and cornbread,” Fredo announced.

I groaned. “I need…”

“Of course, I have liver ready for you.” He nodded.

“Thank God. I’ll eat in here. Maybe I’ll be out later. This is the last night I can fly for a few days, so I plan to take advantage. I hope it might fix whatever ails me.” I gestured to my mid-section.

“Interesting,” Fredo murmured.

I sighed. “I’ll bite. What’s so interesting?”

“Someone else is complaining about a fluttering discomfort in her mid-section. This, naturally, is the same someone who was asking about you at dinner.” He disappeared inside my closet and I guessed he’d be returning with a robe.

Sitting up more, I murmured, “Maggie asked about me?”

“She did, sir.” Fredo dropped the robe on the end of my bed, then paused before exiting the room. “I’ll go get your dinner ready, sir.”

“Right. Sure. Yeah. Thanks.” I couldn’t focus on anything other than the idea that Maggie had wondered where I was. Business-minded as I am, I began thinking through next steps, plotting out where to go from here. Oh, and let’s not forget the ever-practical measurement of risk in terms of gain and loss.

By the time Fredo returned, he found me slumped over my iPhone as I made note after note about my current situation. “Ready to eat, sir?”

I dropped the phone on my nightstand and adjusted my position so he could set the lap tray over me. “Thank you,” I murmured. Though he remained silent, I’d noticed the way his eyebrows shot up when I thanked him.

Fredo puttered around the room and I knew why. He worried over me. After all these years, I’d like to believe it had to do with more than money. He could easily find work with one of the other families in the Draco line. There were plenty of options out there, scattered about the globe, since our aging made it impossible to stay anywhere for long. We lived mostly solitary lives, aside from our mate and our servants. Fredo was often a source of frustration, but in moments like this, I was reminded of the comfort he provided as well.

Hungry as I was, I devoured the liver in less than five bites. All decorum was forgotten the minute I had to recover.

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