rolled everything up in the quilt and asked me to tie it to his back. Then he turned into a cheetah and took back off into the snow. I’m not sure what he intends to do, but…”
Rory nodded. If Russell had gone back out then he had something in mind to help Em. Could she possibly still be alive out in the snow? “Thank you for telling us. Did he say anything else?”
She shrugged. “When I asked if he had found Em he said, unfortunately yes. I don’t know what that means. Can’t you feel if she is dead?”
“We don’t know for sure. She had my blood, but she also had Joel’s blood. The connection is muted between us. There is a possibility that Salt might know because Em is his maker, but…”
“The three of you really love her, don’t you?”
“Yes. We really do.”
“How is it possible that she loves all three of you?”
“Em is an amazing woman. If you had three children and a husband, would you love all of them?”
“Of course. That’s different.”
“Why is it different?” asked Salt. “It is love and it is an emotion that can be very versatile. Why should it be limited to a one man or one woman and their children? Do you think yourself incapable of loving more than one man?”
Kay seemed to consider Salt’s question. “I don’t know. I have only loved one man and we had no children. It was before the sonic. There are men here that I like and who I spend time with, but I don’t love any of them.”
“I’m sorry to hear that. Hopefully someday that will change. When it does, then you will know that it is possible to love more than one man. Why does one love have to end for another to begin?”
She shrugged. “I don’t know. I think Em is a very lucky woman.”
“Be careful what you wish for, Kay. You might find yourself looking for greener pastures if you lived one night in Em’s boots. Even if you were a vampire, I don’t think that you would like her life as much you think.”
The sudden scarlet blush to Kay’s cheeks verified Rory’s suspicion that Kay dreamed of taking Em’s place. It would never happen. Kay would probably run screaming from the room when the whips and chains came out to play.
“I don’t know what you mean, Rory. I have to get back to dinner. I just wanted to let you know that Russell was here.”
“Thank you. We will see you when the sun goes down.” Kay stepped out and Rory shut the door. Salt was staring at him.
“What was the comment for?”
“To see what Kay was thinking. The bright blush of her cheeks told me.”
“I didn’t need to see her blush. She is lucky that I didn’t fucking tell her off. I appreciated her coming to tell us about Russell, but didn’t appreciate that she hung out to drool. How dare she think that she could replace Em? She had no fucking idea what she dreams of having. For her to question if Em loves us was infuriating.” Salt walked over and slid into the chair, putting his feet up on the central table. “Do you think she could handle it?”
“Handle what? Sex? No fucking way. She would be whimpering in ten seconds flat. She would be begging us to let her leave within minutes. Providing we take it easy. Of course if we did her like we do Em, she would be screaming bloody murder.”
“Yes, and it would take her a month to heal. Em heals in seconds, not weeks. What do you think Russell is doing?”
“I have no idea. I hope he’s using the quilt to shield her.”
“Is it really possible that she survived?”
“I have to think so, if he went back to her. I hope so.” Rory stood, pacing around the room. “I feel so fucking helpless.”
“Me, too.”
* * * *
Russell reached the beginning where Em had entered the snow. The snow had turned into a solid sheet of ice, but it was speckled with black flakes and strips. Russell picked one off and sniffed it, the scent turning his stomach. The ice-laden patch was filled with pieces of burned skin.
Getting down on his hands and knees, he draped
Rory nodded. If Russell had gone back out then he had something in mind to help Em. Could she possibly still be alive out in the snow? “Thank you for telling us. Did he say anything else?”
She shrugged. “When I asked if he had found Em he said, unfortunately yes. I don’t know what that means. Can’t you feel if she is dead?”
“We don’t know for sure. She had my blood, but she also had Joel’s blood. The connection is muted between us. There is a possibility that Salt might know because Em is his maker, but…”
“The three of you really love her, don’t you?”
“Yes. We really do.”
“How is it possible that she loves all three of you?”
“Em is an amazing woman. If you had three children and a husband, would you love all of them?”
“Of course. That’s different.”
“Why is it different?” asked Salt. “It is love and it is an emotion that can be very versatile. Why should it be limited to a one man or one woman and their children? Do you think yourself incapable of loving more than one man?”
Kay seemed to consider Salt’s question. “I don’t know. I have only loved one man and we had no children. It was before the sonic. There are men here that I like and who I spend time with, but I don’t love any of them.”
“I’m sorry to hear that. Hopefully someday that will change. When it does, then you will know that it is possible to love more than one man. Why does one love have to end for another to begin?”
She shrugged. “I don’t know. I think Em is a very lucky woman.”
“Be careful what you wish for, Kay. You might find yourself looking for greener pastures if you lived one night in Em’s boots. Even if you were a vampire, I don’t think that you would like her life as much you think.”
The sudden scarlet blush to Kay’s cheeks verified Rory’s suspicion that Kay dreamed of taking Em’s place. It would never happen. Kay would probably run screaming from the room when the whips and chains came out to play.
“I don’t know what you mean, Rory. I have to get back to dinner. I just wanted to let you know that Russell was here.”
“Thank you. We will see you when the sun goes down.” Kay stepped out and Rory shut the door. Salt was staring at him.
“What was the comment for?”
“To see what Kay was thinking. The bright blush of her cheeks told me.”
“I didn’t need to see her blush. She is lucky that I didn’t fucking tell her off. I appreciated her coming to tell us about Russell, but didn’t appreciate that she hung out to drool. How dare she think that she could replace Em? She had no fucking idea what she dreams of having. For her to question if Em loves us was infuriating.” Salt walked over and slid into the chair, putting his feet up on the central table. “Do you think she could handle it?”
“Handle what? Sex? No fucking way. She would be whimpering in ten seconds flat. She would be begging us to let her leave within minutes. Providing we take it easy. Of course if we did her like we do Em, she would be screaming bloody murder.”
“Yes, and it would take her a month to heal. Em heals in seconds, not weeks. What do you think Russell is doing?”
“I have no idea. I hope he’s using the quilt to shield her.”
“Is it really possible that she survived?”
“I have to think so, if he went back to her. I hope so.” Rory stood, pacing around the room. “I feel so fucking helpless.”
“Me, too.”
* * * *
Russell reached the beginning where Em had entered the snow. The snow had turned into a solid sheet of ice, but it was speckled with black flakes and strips. Russell picked one off and sniffed it, the scent turning his stomach. The ice-laden patch was filled with pieces of burned skin.
Getting down on his hands and knees, he draped
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