Tempted by Demons: A Reverse Harem Paranormal (Brides of the Sinistral Realms) by Lidiya Foxglove

Author:Lidiya Foxglove [Foxglove, Lidiya]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-04-06T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Edie

“So I heard you went berry picking without me yesterday,” Van said. “I have to say, I’m feeling left out.”

The little fishing boat—which had a gasoline engine but looked pretty ancient—was steering away from the island, Marchcliff Manor immediately vanishing into a convenient mist. I wondered if it was even possible to find this island without an invitation. The mist pretty much lingered around the island while the rest of the sky was blue, but the water was choppy. Nothing too dangerous, just a smidge motion-sickness-inducing. Van kept glancing at me or putting a protective hand on my back when the boat rolled over a wave. The guys seemed protective of me from the first day, but the tone of it had been slowly but surely changing. The way Van touched me was the way you would touch something that belonged to you.

“Nothing of the sort,” I said. “Actually, I didn’t even know where you were or I might have invited you.”

“Yeah, I was probably in the garden. The time when we have visitors is also such a busy time for me. Everything’s growing. And Dante is behind on the canning.”

I laughed. “Who knew demons were so domestic?”

“It’s a matter of survival,” he said. “We still have to eat.” He looked out to sea. It always felt like he was looking for something.

“So what would my job be if I stayed?”

“You would take care of the babies,” he said, like I was going to appreciate that.

“Take care of the babies? Ew.”

He looked so hurt that it was obvious we were running into a cultural divide. “You don’t want children…?”

“I do, actually, supposing I had a guy to make them with and I could afford them, which has never seemed possible. But…not to just watch the babies. In my world, women have careers too.”

“We would all have the same career,” he said. “We would all be the guardians of Marchcliff Manor and you would certainly be welcome to help fight any threats that—“

“What if I wanted to be the cook?”

He paused. “Do you?”

“Sometimes. And you guys can watch the babies.”

Van laughed. “We would all watch the babies, of course. We have to make sure they learn their duties as a Sinistral and how to manage their magic, and you wouldn’t be able to teach them that. It’s just that you wouldn’t have to do anything else. Alister, Dante and I are used to handling things and as the only wife, you would be much more precious than us.”

“That sounds weird. Like, not much of a partnership.”

Van gave me a look that was more like, Jeez, lady, what do you want? even as he said more diplomatically, “Of course it’s a partnership! It’s just that we all need you more than you need us and we know that. It’s all on us to find a human bride. After all, Mr. McAllister and his bond-mates remodeled the entire house for their wife. I don’t think she was complaining. So, if you want to cook, Dante will have to let you.

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