it wasn’t until some time later he caught lucy speaking to a man he’s never seen before and carter kept his eyes locked on him. there was too much going on for him to catch a scent or hear their conversation even with his enhanced hearing. so he waited until the man was alone and away from the majority of the people here to approach him. as soon as he was near he caught his scent quickly and there was no doubt his scent was all over lucy. carter’s grin was easy going as he stood in front of him, “i don’t believe we’ve met before, i’m carter.” carter’s eyes glance to lucy in the crowd then back to the were in front of him. “how do you know lulu?”

     daisy stared at him for a moment, trying to figure out it was a trick question. considering he’s callie’s twin brother he could be making sure she wasn’t a crazy ex who has a vendetta against her. “you know, you’re the only person who has ever asked me that.” ultimately it didn’t matter how she felt about carter’s relationship. even though the whole reason the two of them called off their engagement was to not risk the safety of her or their daughter. yet, he seemed to have no problem potentially risking the safety of another woman. she tried not to dwell on that though. she certainly wasn’t going to tell all that to setsuna, there’s no reason for him to know the truth. “i’m fine with it. i like callie, noelle likes her, and she’s good to her. that’s all that really matters to me.” she raises an eyebrow at him, “why are you asking me this? i know you don’t actually care about my feelings.”

     “i’m not a wimp, i just don’t have a death wish like you seem to.” she still makes no move to get out of the car. instead she rebuckles her seatbelt and starts the car again. the two had planned to go out and have drinks since both their kids were with their mothers tonight. but after pulling into the bar daisy noticed a few cars that belong to some vampires around here. and whenever the wolves and vampires start drinking and are in close proximity to each other a fight always breaks out. always. sometimes the police would be called and it would be carter that arrived, which would only aggravate the vampires further and cause more chaos. it wasn’t something she wanted to deal with. “if you want to antagonize the vampires, go ahead. but i’m leaving you here and i’ll find another drinking buddy for tonight.”

     “for now, but by tomorrow morning you’ll be the one who has the entire blanket and i’ll have nothing. you do it to me every night.” he tugs more of the blanket on his side and grips it tight so she can’t pull it back. every morning carter wakes up chilly and when he reaches for the blanket it’s nowhere to be found. he’ll open his eyes to callie wrapped in it like a newborn baby, sleeping peacefully. he never understood how a small woman like her could manage to steal the entire king sized blanket from him at night. “at least i’m a blanket hog and not a blanket thief.” he nudges her with his foot. “i still leave you some, meanwhile you leave me with nothing. but here, i’ll be the nice one.” readjusting himself so he’s on his back, he releases his death grip on the blanket and arranges it so it’s on both of them evenly. “this is called sharing, callie. ever heard of it?”

     something warm filled his chest. but that’s how sunny always made him feel. warm and at peace. like he was his own sun. “i don’t believe that. i think we would have found our way to each other no matter the circumstance. i’m certain we’re destined for each other.” there was one spring afternoon where his mother had once told him about mates, what that meant for a wolf. how special it is to find your fated mate. cade was entirely sure if sunny was that, but it was a pretty idea to think about. sunny made him feel something he’s never experienced before. sometimes it feels as if there’s a tether connecting the two. that if one of them were to stray far it would eventually snap back to the other. they would never lose one another. but cade had always been the hopeless romantic and saw life through rose colored glasses at times. maybe it was all in his head and it was simply something he created in his own head because he wishes for it to be true. “i don’t want to sound dramatic, but i don’t think i would know how to live without you if something were to happen.”

     “your self confidence is extraordinary, truly. were you like this as a human as well or did becoming a vampire wake something inside of you?” nicolai remained standing with his usual stoic expression. “of course you want me, i made you. you’re sired to me. it’s natural for you to feel that way. it should calm down after some time, but your loyalty will always remain with me.” he takes a long sip from the wine glass he’s holding. then licks the blood from his lips slowly, making sure to keep eye contact with jaeyoung. there is something different he feels with jaeyoung opposed to the others he had turned to in the past. but nicolai never thought too deeply into it and always pushed aside, ignoring whatever the feeling was. jae was merely another pet to him and nothing more. he would never allow it to be more. “i can assure you jaeyoung that the only thing i’m thinking about when i’m fucking someone is how good they feel around my cock. you’re the furthest thing on my mind, but your jealousy is endearing.”