Sweet Dreams by Bolryder Terry

Author:Bolryder, Terry
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-01-23T16:00:00+00:00

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Lorien

“So how was last night?” Reve’s tone is knowing as he leans back in the chair, munching one of the pink donuts. My favorite kind.

I resist the temptation to swipe it from him and send him a grin. “Let’s just say initial compatibility testing seems to have gone well.”

Tess told us to just hang out and enjoy the donuts, as she had some work to do on her computer in the bedroom.

I miss her already.

“You rocked her socks in bed, huh?” Jerrek asks.

“Rocked her what?” I stare at him curiously.

“Jerrek’s been watching too much human TV in his free time,” Reve says, rolling his eyes.

“It’s pretty fascinating,” Jerrek says. “Been giving me a look into human culture. This place is so different from our world.”

“How so?” I ask.

“Well, they even show rape or other crimes in their entertainment media, though it is usually shown as a reason for the male lead to demonstrate strength or a motive for revenge.”

“What about female leads?” I ask.

Jerrek shakes his head. “You don’t see them that often, and sometimes they only barely escape rape as well.”

My nose wrinkles. “I just don’t get it.”

“It’s something very odd and cultural,” Jerrek says. “That the humans are obsessed with something so savage, rather than trying to eliminate it, as we have.”

“It appears that women are simply expected to stay inside at certain times and not go to specific public areas in order to avoid it,” Reve says. “From what I’ve observed watching Jerrek’s mate.”

Jerrek scoffs. “It all sounds upside down to me, to restrict women’s lives, when it is men committing the violence. Did you read the crime stats Vex and Leander sent over?”

I shake my head. “Why?” Leander, my brother, tried to insist I should know more about how this world is different from the dream realm before I tried to win my mate, but I was foolish and didn’t listen.

“Eighty percent of violent crime, including murder and rape, is committed by men here,” Jerrek says. “Our matriarchs were right, warriors need to be managed.”

I sigh. “Seems like humans don’t understand the impact of testosterone on a male’s judgment and emotional regulation.” In the fae realm, we have only had female leaders for a very long time. Females are less prone to violence, more open to communication. I wonder if human females differ somehow.

“I mean, there are good people here too. Even men,” Reve says. “It’s just confusing that there is no one to separate out and punish nightmares. Other than Tess, that is.” He gives me a grin.

I sink back in the chair, exhausted from just thinking about how dangerous this place is. “We need to get our mates out of here.”

Reve sighs, and it’s a sigh full of pain. “I wish we could take all women out of here.”

“Well, I’m not going to think about it too much,” Jerrek says, standing to pace the kitchen. “It’ll only make me too angry to think straight. We are surveilling our mates, which will keep them safe.

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