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THE SOUND OF Safety Dance blasts through the speakers as I kiss each of my men, one after another, when the clock strikes midnight, bringing in the New Year. Finn kisses me last and deepest of all causing my toes to curl and my panties to immediately become wet.
“Randal, take over bartending!” Finn yells over his shoulder, breaking our kiss for just a moment. When he returns his gaze to mine, it’s with the sexiest smile I’ve ever seen. I glance behind him to see Dean and Sebastian following us, both of their eyes dark with lust.
“Come, brothers, let’s start this New Year the right way. Inside of our beautiful mate.”
I bite my lip as I look at my three very sexy vampire mates, whose eyes are dark with all the dirty things they want to do to me. I watch as the New Years’ party we are throwing in their nightclub, Vee, rages on behind us. I glimpse what I think is Amber’s mate Wes wrapping his arms around our bouncer Reg but shake the image from my head, deciding to instead focus on my very sexy men who are carrying me up to their bedroom. I will decipher whatever the fuck Wes hugging Reggie like that could mean at a later date.
Finn once again captures my lips with his as he continues to carry me up the stairs, his left arm squeezes me tightly to his chest as he reaches out with his right hand to grab the door handle.
Zap!
The noise that results from his touching the metal is loud and sounds as if he has been electrocuted. His body is thrown backwards with me still in his arms. Groans rips from Dean and Sebastian’s throats as they grab ahold of us, pushing us back up the stairs to avoid tumbling down them. Their push shoves both Finn and my bodies into the door, eliciting another loud zap!
“Ow!” I yell out, in surprise more than anything else. There is no pain accompanying the loud noise, just our bodies being thrown back away from the door. Dean grabs me and shoves me behind him, Sebastian steadying me on the stairs.
“What the fuck was that?” Finn yells, looking at the door warily. “We can’t get in.” He turns to Dean in confusion.
Dean looks closely at the door, slowly moving his hand toward the wood. As he gets closer a red-pink glow radiates from the wood, sparks popping as his fingers get closer. “It’s shielded.” He explains with uncertainty. “Who would spell our loft? Did one of you do this?” He asks, looking at Finn and Sebastian.
Sebastian and Finn shake their heads. “No, I don’t even know a witch that would have the power to do this.” Sebastian says. “Julian is here, maybe he could recognize the magic.”
Finn huffs, moving around Dean and me to walk back down the stairs. “Unlikely. Isn’t his magic usually on the fritz?”
I give him a light shove. “Oh shush. Let’s go find them.”
Finn grabs my hand and pulls me to his side, walking down the small staircase beside me. As we get to the bottom of the stairs and push the door open the familiar beat of the synthesizer blasts into the small space. I sway a bit to the beat. Gah I love this song.
“Safety Dance? Why is this fucking song still playing?” Finn grumbles pulling me into the room. We stand behind the bar looking over the room that continues to gyrate to the addicting notes of 80s magic. “Randal? Where the fuck are you?”
Our DJ pops from around the corner, looking sweaty and harassed. “I’m right here. I thought you guys were going upstairs.”
“Is that why this fucking song is still playing? It’s called shuffle, mate.” Finn says as he slaps his friend on the shoulder.
“The song won’t stop. I tried to get it to go to the next song but I also am trying to handle the bar. I have no idea where any of the other employees are, including Reggie that fucking asshole. He’s probably making out with some woman somewhere around here.” Randal wipes at his brow, looking more frazzled than I have ever seen our laidback DJ.
“Reg was hugging Wes.” I shout, wiggling my eyebrows as I try to be heard over the loud sounds of ‘dance!’
“What the fuck?” Finn asks looking incredulous.
I stand on my tiptoes, trying to find the two men in the crowd. “I saw Reg hugging Wes as you guys carried me upstairs.”
Dean barks out a laugh, looking through the crowd with me. “Why is this the first I’m hearing of this. I would have loved to see that.”
I frown at him. “Well we were a little preoccupied and we would still be if we could have gotten upstairs.”
Sebastian grabs my hand and begins pulling me through the crowd, Dean and Finn following us. “There they are! I can see them by the door with Sapphire.”