A Midsummer Night's Demon(34)
Her friends and family would never believe it. Vampires were considered myths. They would never accept him, unless…
Her eyes met his over their poached eggs. “I can’t wait to get to the Festival,” Lyn commented before taking a bite of the meal he prepared. He’d cooked the egg to perfection, and seasoned it just right. Wow, a man that’s good looking, who could also cook…too good to be true.
He leaned forward to place his hand over hers where it rested on the table. “I’m not sure it is a good idea to bring a vampire to a demon religious ritual, Daelyn.”
“Oh, come on, no one has to know what you are.”
“But what if someone figures it out? I’d hate to ruin your festival.” Ky took a sip of his coffee.
“You won’t ruin it. I want you there. I want all my family and friends to meet you.”
Ky spit the coffee back into his mug. He raised a questioning brow. “All your friends and family. You mean your entire family will be there tonight?”
“Not all of them,” she admitted. Just most of them. “Come on, please come with me. It will be fun. You’ll see. And you promised you’d take me. Remember?”
Ky gave her hand a squeeze. “I would do anything for you, Lyn, especially when you look at me with those pretty doe eyes.” He blew out a heavy sigh. “I’ll go. I never break a promise.”
Thirty minutes later, dishes cleaned, the food put away, they headed out the door hand in hand.
“Oh wait. Hold on a minute.” Lyn stopped abruptly. “I almost forgot.”
She reached into the bag hanging from her shoulder and withdrew a small bundle of cloth. Ky watched her cradle it in the palm of one hand as she untied the knot on the top. The material draped over her hand, revealing the treasure inside.
“What’s that?” Ky asked.
“It’s my offering to the faeries.”
“What are you going to do with it?”
“I have to sprinkle it around your home as an offering.”
Ky crossed his arms over his thick chest and cocked his head questioningly to one side. “You think I have faeries around my house?”
“We all do,” Lyn informed him while she sprinkled the herbs and food with Ky in tow.
“And do you see these faeries?” Ky asked, not quite keeping the disbelief from his voice.
“No, but we know they are there, especially this time of the year.”
Ky glanced around as if looking for any sign to prove their existence.
Just when she ran out of her offering, they completed a circle around his home. Lyn tucked the emptied cloth back into her bag. “Okay, now we can go.”
“You sure?” Ky held out his arm.
She placed her fingers in the crook of his arm, and he covered her fingers with his hand, holding her to him. The couple made their way down the dirt path that led to his dock.
“I’m sure, Kyron. Let’s go to the festival. But we need to hurry, we’re late.”
“And we’re late because…”
Lyn rolled her eyes. “Hey, sometimes you just have to leave an offering.”
“To invisible beings.”
“Ky, don’t mock what you don’t understand,” she advised as they reached the dock.
Ky handed her into the motor boat and climbed in after her. He took her into his arms. They felt so good around her. His warmth surrounded her, and a contented sigh slipped between her lips. Lyn wrapped her arms around his narrow waist, melding against the hard planes of his body.
“I would never mock your religion. I might not understand it, but I’d never mock it.”
He cuddled her head against his shoulder.
“And I promise not to mock any of the vampirey things you do.”
“‘Vampirey?’ What do you mean by that?”
He attempted to pull away, but she refused to allow it, tightening her hold around his waist.
“Oh nothing. I’ll let you know the next time you do one of them. Now let’s get this boat engine revved up and get to the celebration.”
“That won’t be the only engine revved up tonight.” Ky separated their bodies. “Especially if I have to look at you all night in that sexy dress.” He ran the pad of his thumb over her nipple. It pebbled under his touch, eliciting an appreciative groan from his full lips in response.
She gave him a gentle push of encouragement. “There will be time for that later. We must get going.”