“Outside of your recent troubles, you’ve led a pretty sheltered life. You, you’re an innocent. You won’t always be, so be careful. Listen to their stories and learn. You’ll find you’ll be every bit as loyal to them as they are to each other and will be to you.” Julio handed the drink to Vitas.
Vitas sniffed. It smelled like strawberry candy with a hint of peach, sour apples, and some other things he couldn’t name. He tentatively took a sip. “This is good. Thank you.”
Henri came up behind Vitas and kissed him on the neck. “Corrupting my Mate already, Julio.”
Julio put up his hands. “Hey, Vitas is a wolf. He can’t get drunk. I just introduced him to something new to drink.” He gave air kisses to Vitas, waved at Henri, and went back to the Mates.
Vitas took another sip and wrinkled his no
