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Rhett looked besieged.
“So come on. Does your brain stay in your head? If it does, how do you control your body? Where does the horse go?” Willow babbled.
Rhett sent Jase a long look.
“You do know those questions are rude?” Rhett chided.
“No, they’re not. Are they rude?” Willow asked, turning to Jase for reassurance. She’d been doing that more and more often, and Jase enjoyed it.
“They could be construed as rude, but everyone knows and understands that you’re just learning about us,” Jase said. Hell, he wasn’t upsetting his mate for Rhett. And plus they were damn good questions Willow was asking. He wouldn’t mind knowing the answers, either.
He watched Willow think about it, and then she turned back to Rhett.
“So, where does your brain go? Are you a zombie? How does your head control your body when it’s no longer connected to the spinal cord?” Willow blurted, and Rhett blew out a long sigh.
“I tried, brother,” Jase said, picking up the weights again. “Willow,” he called.
Jase had discovered a surefire way to distract his mate.
She loved looking at his hot, sweaty body when he worked out. It fascinated her. They’d not moved past getting to know each other, but there was a strong sexual attraction between them.
If it freed Rhett from her questions, then he’d take one for the team.
“Umm?” Willow said, turning to face him. Her eyes hit his body and froze.
Yup, Jase thought smugly. Worked every time.
Rhett sent him a grateful look and slipped out.
“Have you had a good day?” Jase asked as he began lifting weights again. He just managed to hide a smile at Willow’s expression. She looked damn cute with her tongue between her lips and her head cocked to one side.
“Yeah,” Willow breathed, her eyes firmly fixed on his abs.
“Good. Apart from Rhett, who did you terrorise today?” Jase puffed.
“Drew. Did you know his ghoul has to eat dead flesh once a week? Drew says luckily the taste doesn’t shift with him or he’d be puking every time. And also, that stabbing a ghoul doesn’t work? His skin is so rubbery it just pushes in when stabbed,” Willow said, her eyes moving up his body to his pecs.
“Yeah, I think I knew most of that. Did you only chase him and Rhett today?”
“I think I’ve upset Vladimir.”
“How so?” Jase asked, almost preening as Willow licked her lips.
“I haven’t chased him, but come on, Jase, everybody knows about vampires. They’re a dime a dozen,” Willow said.
Jase’s enhanced hearing heard Vladimir’s pained howl at the far end of the castle as Vladimir’s sharp ears caught Willow’s words.
Damn, that was a cutting comment, and it would bug Vladimir.
“But on the other hand, Emmaline is fascinating! Have you seen her shifter side? Will I get one of those?” Willow babbled.
“Yes, I’ve seen her shifter side, and we assume you’ll get something similar. We also think that once our mate bond is fully formed you’ll be able to tap into the strengths of my Sins.”
Willow’s jaw dropped open, and not for the reason Jase wished it would.
“Say what?”
“Emmaline when she was kidnapped was able to tap into Bloodlust when enraged. We think you’ll be able to do the same,” Jase replied. He was a little put out that Willow had stopped staring at his muscles.
