Chapter 6 #2
Calum smiled. “You’re so sweet. But I don’t have to have the ability to shift and run wherever I live. Even as an alpha, I’m not that large when shifted. I can shift in the house and run around in there.”
“Oh. Yeah, I guess you could, couldn’t you?”
Calum nodded. “But when I visited, I just went up to Treasure Ridge and shifted there. It’s where the council is, and with Benjamin being an enforcer, he lives up there in enforcer housing.”
“And that’s a safe space, right?” There was so much to learn, and I was trying to remember everything so my mate wouldn’t have to keep repeating himself.
“It is. Treasure Ridge is a mountain. The council has settled there, and what was once a small thunder of dragons is now a growing town on top of a mountain. It’s warded by Master Edison and his warlocks and is completely hidden from humans that know nothing about us.”
That was incredibly fascinating. “So much information. I’m trying to absorb it all, but I’m sure I’ll ask about things at least one more time.”
Calum chuckled and shook his head. “You can ask all you need. Now, I’m finished with work, and I know that it’s been a while since you have had anything to eat. Would you like to order room service?”
I glanced at the storm outside once more before I turned and looked up at my mate, my hands resting on his chest. “I would. I’m not sure what they have, or what I’ve had or will know what everything is, but I trust you and your judgment.
You’ve been in this realm your entire life, and you have eaten here before. ”
Calum leaned down and gave me another one of those forehead kisses. I closed my eyes and sighed a little. Yes, those were actually really nice. He was right about them being innocent.
“Well, room service is available twenty-four hours a day, and we can get it from any of the hotel dining, so it’s just a matter of what you want to try.
There’s a fairly authentic English pub, and it has your typical pub food.
There’s Indian cuisine, as well as Asian foods.
” Calum walked across the room and picked up a thin book.
He took it to the table and gestured for me to join him.
When he held out the chair, I sat and discovered it was a booklet with the dining choices.
Immediately, I knew there was no way I was going to know what I wanted.
I looked up at my mate and shook my head.
“Just order two of whatever you’re having.
Or something that you’ve had before and loved.
This is…” I glanced at the booklet and shook my head again.
“This is a lot. I’ll never be able to decide, but I don’t have reactions to any foods that I know of, and I’m not a picky eater as far as I know. ”
Calum nodded. “All right. I can do that.” Calum turned the thick pages until he found what he was looking for.
He then went back to the small table that the booklet had been on and picked up the phone.
This one wasn’t a cell phone though. He pressed a number and, after a moment, started talking about food.
He requested fish and chips and shepherd’s pie, and he mentioned something about two pieces of cake.
I wasn’t sure what all that was, but I was completely trusting my mate not to steer me wrong.
“It will be here within thirty minutes. Would you like to maybe move your bag into the bedroom?” Calum asked as he walked back over toward me.
I glanced at where I’d dropped it by the door.
“Yeah, I can do that,” I told him. I closed the book, placing it back on the couch, and went over to where my bag was and picked it up.
It was bulky, and I probably should have packed lighter, but I wasn’t going to get to return to get my things.
This was all that I had now. Everything that I owned was in this bag, and that honestly wasn’t a whole lot.
I followed Calum into the other room, and my breath caught at the sight.
The bed was neatly made and was in the middle of the far wall.
But the wall to our right was nothing but windows.
It was a wall of glass, and I would guess if we could see, it had an amazing view of the river and the city beyond.
Right now, it was just brownish in color outside.
“It’s gorgeous at night,” Calum said.
“I’ll take your word for it. Maybe I’ll see it before we leave?”
He nodded as he reached for the bag. “You will. We won’t be able to leave for several days. Especially not if you end up in a fertile period.”
I thought about that and suddenly realized that we couldn’t do that here. I frantically started shaking my head, but Calum was turned away from me and couldn’t see. When he turned back my way, he could tell something was wrong. Or maybe he’d sensed it before he turned?
“What’s wrong?”
“I can’t have a fertile period in a hotel. There are other people here, are there not?”
Calum nodded. “Yes. It’s a hotel.”
I shook my head again. “What if I’m loud? What if you are? Won’t they hear? And if we are at it for days, what then? How do we explain that situation? And are you going to be able to order food when needed? There’s no kitchen.”
Calum looked serious for a moment before he nodded. “You’re right. Well, we’re stuck here for the time being. I’ll send an email to my fathers and ask them to come and get us somewhere else.” Calum tilted his head to the side. “Unless you can use your magic to move us from one place to another?”
I bit my lower lip. “I can if I know where I’m going. But this is the only place I’ve ever been since being in this realm. I won’t know where to take us.”
Calum crossed the room and pulled me into his arms again. His hugs were just as good as his forehead kisses. “It’s all right. We’ll be fine. I’ll send the message now, and hopefully, it’ll get through. The storm might last a few hours, or it could be a day or two. Or three.”
That caught my attention, and I looked up at Calum. “Three might be pushing it. Especially if we claim each other.”
Calum sighed. “Yes, well, I’ll go send that now and hope for the best.”
I nodded. It wasn’t ideal, I understood that, but having a fae’s first-ever fertile period in a hotel…
so much could go wrong. I could only hope that it wouldn’t be an issue and Calum would be able to get ahold of his family and they’d be able to get to us here and then take us elsewhere for everything.
I gave the wall of windows one last glance before I left the bedroom and followed my mate out into the other room.
He was on his computer again, typing. I stood in the doorway and watched as he sent the message to his fathers.
If his father was a warlock, then he’d be able to take us places with his magic.
I could do it, but not until after I’d been there.
I had been so excited about meeting my mate earlier that I’d not even thought about what could happen if things progressed here.
That certainly presented challenges. Hopefully my mate wouldn’t hold any of it against me.
He didn’t seem like the type that would though.
“Done,” he said as he tapped on the computer once more and then looked up at me.
“Now we wait to hear back from them. I had already mentioned that I’d met my mate very recently, so that won’t be a surprise now that I’m asking for Father’s help to get us from here to the house in France.
Although, I’ve been away for some time, and there isn’t a whole lot of food there either.
At least, not anything that would be helpful for someone going through a fertile period. ”
I shrugged. “One thing at a time.” I stood from where I was and moved toward my mate. “What would you like to do before the food arrives?”
“I have an idea. Come here,” Calum said, holding out his hand.
I placed mine in his and found myself tugged toward the couch.
When he sat and then pulled me down with him, I wasn’t going to protest. I’d enjoyed sitting with him a great deal earlier.
This time though, he had me sitting facing him, which put things into a completely different category.
“Oh,” I said when he pulled my hips forward and there was most definitely an excited member saying hello inside Calum’s pants.
“We won’t do much, but I’d like to get to know you a little better,” he said seconds before he moved in to kiss me but stopped short.
I didn’t say a word. Instead, I placed a hand on the back of his head and pulled him toward me.
That was all of the permission that Calum seemed to need.
Seconds later, his tongue was pushing into my mouth, and I couldn’t help but moan at the feeling of him kissing me as if his entire existence revolved around me.
His kisses were definitely something I’d want many more of.