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I slept for several hours after my encounter with Gaia. She didn’t smite me or blow up the building so I was confident that our argument would eventually blow over. Another possibility was Gaia was just biding her time to punish me for my disobedience. Only time would tell.
I woke only when I heard pounding on the front door. I opened my bedroom door to find Safir was nude as he popped up from the sofa, knife in hand. I looked at the male who turned towards me. I took in his body seeing that even though he was thin, he was muscular. His arms were not overly big but were well defined. His stomach was flat with a nice set of six pack abs. He had a trail of hair that ran down the center of them. I couldn’t help but to follow that trail with my eyes. He was soft at the moment, but he had plenty to show. I smiled as Safir grabbed the blanket and covered himself. The pounding on the front door brought my attention back to what had awoken me.
I crossed the living room as I smirked at him.
“Good to know what you’re packing,” I said as I opened the door. Indra and Harlow stood at the door fully clad in leather. “What’s up?”
Indra looked around me to see Safir.
“Damn who knew he looked that good without clothes,” Indra smiled at me.
“You should see him without the blanket.” I added with a smirk.
“Have some respect, females.” Safir said as he wrapped the blanket around him. He tossed the knife onto the sofa.
“We do. That’s why we are admiring the view.” Harlow added.
“Savages. You all are savages.”
We laughed at him as he tried to gather his clothes and leave the room. I turned back to the females.
“What’s going on?”
“We got a bike for our new friend.” Indra answered.
“How much did it cost?” I asked.
“Enough so his ass better learn how to ride and quick.” Harlow answered.
Great. I needed to check our finances to see where we were. We were paid for our work and had investments but things had been difficult lately when it came to the market. Verelus’ actions were causing humans and hellborns to be less trustworthy with the market. We had been working on only catching Verelus which cut into our money-making perspectives. He was fucking us in more than one way.
“Okay, find a place where we can teach him how to ride and let’s go do it. I need fifteen minutes to get ready.”
“We already did. There is a school that teaches humans and hellborns how to ride or they did. They’ve been shut down for a few weeks so we could use their space without any issues.” Indra informed me.
“Good. Let me get dressed and we can head there. Where are the others?”
“As far as we know, Myckie is still sleeping. Kenzie, Morgan, and Raine are trying to get some rest but are struggling.” Harlow answered.
“What’s going on?”
“We’ve been bouncing from place to place for weeks. They need to feed their other needs and now. I know with our current hunt...” Harlow started.
When a female daemon needs to feed her sex drive it drains the male’s energy. Hellborns and daemons can handle having sex with us. Humans not so much. Feeding that need ensures we are stable and are not on the edge of going berserk. We had to be careful how much we take or it will kill the male we are feeding from. It’s where the myth about succubus comes from.
“No, we need to take care of those needs. Eventually it will start to hit all of us.” I stopped as I thought through what to do next. “There’s a bar I know we can hit in a few hours. It’s across town but it will fill the need.”
I could feel my own need demanding my attention.
“Thanks, Izzy.” Indra replied.
“How are you two holding up?” They looked at one another. They were holding it together, their faces said it all. “Go rest until we leave. I’ll teach Safir how to ride. Text me the information for the school.”
“Izzy...” Harlow began to speak.
“Harlow, do as I am telling you. Go.”
Harlow hugged me. I returned the hug and shut the door, leaning against it. Female daemons are required to feed sexually in order to survive. The Queens were no different. We were warriors just as the males were, but we still needed to feed. It was a pain in the ass.
I headed for my bedroom as Safir walked out dressed in the clothes from yesterday.
“Do you have any other clothes?” I asked.
“I only have two sets of clothes. It requires me to wear them several times before I wash them. Add to that the fact that I do not know how I will find a stream to wash them in.”
“Well, it’s good that we have things like a washer and dryer you can use.” I shook my head. “Change into your other clothes and afterward we teach you how to ride a motorcycle. Then, I’m taking you shopping.”
I didn’t allow him to say anything. I walked into my room and began to pull out clothes. I grabbed a pair of form fitting jeans and a black tank top that had a large skull with its mouth wide open. My black riding boots and my leather jacket complete the outfit. I pulled my hair back into a low braid.
I looked at myself in the mirror feeling the need for more sleep and sex. I brushed my teeth and did my makeup quickly. I gave myself one more look in the mirror before I headed out.
“You ready to go?” I asked Safir.
“Yes.”
Safir was in a pair of worn black leather boots that looked to date back at least two centuries. He was in a pair of dark brown pants and a long sleeve shirt.
“We’ll take the new bike. I’ll drive us to the site and once you have learned to ride you can drive us back.”
“May I ask, is it anything like riding a horse?” Safir asked.
I shook my head at Safir as I headed for the door. It was going to be a long fucking day.