was so pissed off that he walked into the sun.”
My jaw dropped and I spun. I reached out and he flinched away, as if my touch was dirty. “Oh, grow up you ass-hat. Are you burned or what? I grabbed his hands and he sighed, allowing me to examine his skin. I looked at him and smiled. "You’re up?" I looked around the room was bright. “You’re up in the daylight and all you care about is that Lucian and I are together?”
Lucian stood and smiled. “Really, Gracie?”
I turned to him, completely confused. “Yeah? What did you think this was? I told you I loved you!” I put my hands on my hips and glared. “Hey! I told you I loved you and you didn’t say it back!” I was suddenly angry.
Lucian swept me up in his arms and spun me in a circle, laughing and kissing my face and hair. “I love you, Gracie!” He shouted and Seth snorted. “I heard you say it, but I didn’t want to hope. All I could think of was staying inside you.” He kissed me hard as Seth made gagging noises beside us and Jamie laughed.
Lucian finally let me stand on the ground and I beamed, my smile was so huge it seemed that was all I could do. Seth was a day walker and Lucian loved me!
“So," I turned to Seth. “Why on God’s green earth would you ignore the opportunity to walk outside on a beautiful morning like this, now that you know you won’t sizzle like a sausage link?”
He looked at me, “I had much on my mind.” He frowned and looked at Lucian. “After all that we have been through, after everything you did to save me. I never thought that you would choose so soon.” He looked at me again. “He will never be good enough for you, you know. He won’t be able to accept the real you, that is unless I’m wrong.” His brows rose in question, “Am I wrong, Sweet? Did Lucian take a full Madea to his bed?”
I felt the blood drain from my face and Seth smiled. “No, I thought not.” He stood, noticeably happier. “Don’t go sending out the invites yet, old boy!” He smacked Lucian on the back as he left the room. I sat down hard on the bed, my heart breaking into a thousand pieces.
Fuck!
“Gracie.” Lucian turned to glare at me, “Do you mind explaining what the hell just happened?” He folded his arms and turned to look at Jamie. She opened her mouth and then at my frown, she rushed from the room.
I sighed into my hands. “You’re a warlock, Lucian, which is just as vulnerable as a mortal human.” I sniffed and cursed under my breath.
“So? I was good enough to fuck, but because I’m not some super man, I’m not good enough to keep?” He frowned. “You have to do better than that, Grace.”
I watched him as he stomped around the room. “I’m not what you see.” I began. “I’m not the same Gracie, as you already know. Hell, you’ve been comforting me from the beginning.”
He nodded with an odd look in his eyes.
“Well.” I cleared my throat. “The reason you can never see my true form is that my pheromones are too strong for any male that isn’t a Madea.”
He seemed to consider that for a moment, “How do you even know that, Grace?” He shook his head as if I were being foolish. “It’s not like a Madea male exists to test it on.” He sat next to me.
I felt like a slug. He didn’t know. How could he?
“What?” He lowered his brows, his strong jaw worked as he waited for me to continue.
“Well, actually, Seth is almost a full Madea.” I spoke so low that I hoped he didn’t hear me.
“SETH?” He jumped up, his fists balled. “Fucking Seth?” Lucian roared and my shoulders slumped. “How the hell did that happen?”
I swallowed. “He’s been drinking my blood.”
His eyes grew huge. “You’re allowing him to drink from you? Still?” Lucian spun in a circle, his hands flying into the air. “Son of a bitch, Grace!”
I had nothing to say. I had my reasons. They were really stupid reasons, but there you go. I wasn’t about to get into the issues I had with Seth and my blood.
“Has he seen your true form, Grace? Have you let him see the real you?” He looked at me. “Have you?” He tilted his head to the