Nadine Book 7

86. Right Here

I lead Mason to the bar. I try to think of a place on the way. The bar is the easiest. I grab a white pirate dress out of the closet on the way. I've learned a few things about wrapping.

He sits on the table when we walk in.

"I'm a vampire doctor."

"I know a little about this."

"That's helpful."

He takes his shirt off, and I can't help but stare. He's so damn sexy.

He smiles. "I don't think this is part of it."

I shake myself out of my head. Then I check his arm. It is a fairy deep cut. I use the dress and clean it up with some water.

"You need to put alcohol on it now. It'll kill the germs and not get infected."

"Won't that hurt?"

"Yes. Put some of that bottle in a cup. I'll tell you when to stop... That's enough. Now come here." I shake my head. "Yes, come here."

I stand between his legs with the cup. "Do you need to drink this first?"

"Pour it in the cut." He's serious. "You have to clean it."

I hold the dress under his arm and pour the alcohol on the cut.

He grabs my hip so hard with his good hand and pushes his head into my neck and shoulder.

It does something to me. Having his hand on me like that. I want him. My body needs him.

He pulls his head back after a second and let's go. I'm staring at him. He smiles. "I don't think Elek is your last mate."

It snaps me out of my daze. "I sure as hell hope so. Else, I'm in a lot of trouble with my boys."

"Maybe you have more than 7."

He smirks, and I put my hands on his skin by the cut. I push magic in and heal it. "Does that feel better? And there can only be 7. 7 marking spots. There is no more than that."

I move back so he can stand up. "It's much better. Thank you."

I turn to put the cup in the sink.

He grabs me from behind and pulls me against him. I freeze. I love his hands on me. I miss sleeping against him. He pushes the strap of my dress over. "I don't need no damn marking spot. I would mark you right here." He kisses the back of my shoulder lightly.

It sends sparks and shivers all through me. I swear I feel it right in my p***y. I grab my lower stomach and his hand is there. I end up grabbing his hand. I can feel his breath on me.

He kisses it again and nibbles it.

Thora walks in and her eyes about pop out. She slams the door and points at her eyes.

I flip around and get the cup into the sink.

"Thora, you knew I was behind you. Why the f**k did you slam the door on me? Why are you always doing that?"

"I forgot. I'm sorry."

I fix my eyes by thinking about dead horses.

"Everything ok in here?"

Mason says, "Yea I got cut. She healed it."

"Are you good, woman?"

"Yea, I'm fine, love. I cleaned and healed it. He's good. You can have him back."

"Thank you, sweetheart. Maybe we should give you a place that's not a bar to do this."

Thora nods. "You could always convert the music room. No one uses it for anything but s*x anyway."

"That is true."

I put my hands on my hips. "But I like the music room."

Thora shakes her head. "You like the idea of the music room. But nobody has ever used it for that. You need to let it go. Move some of it into one of the activity rooms and let go."

"Fine."

Dipak motions for Mason. They walk out and Mason closes the door.

Thora about pounces on me.

"You're going to be a good wolf."

"What was that?"

"I think he might like me."

She steps back. "I'm so surprised you're admitting that."

"He did make it kind of obvious."

"What happened?"

"He said he didn't think Elek was my last mate. I said, I sure as hell hope so, or I'm in a lot of trouble. Plus 7 marking spots." She nods. "I turned to put the cup in the sink and he grabbed me. He moved the strap of the dress and kissed the back of my shoulder. He said he would mark me right there, and he doesn't need a spot."

"I was right... again... He likes you. I told you. What are you going to do?"

"Hopefully, I get to kiss a werewolf before we drop him back off."

"Yea, I'm pretty sure you will."

"He doesn't try to kiss me though."

"Because he knows the boys will ask. And it's not like it could be anyone else. We're on the boat. He's the only werewolf here."

"That is true. Maybe he'll kiss me when we drop him off."

"Ronion said you can't find a mate without having your wolf though. So, he's not sure if you're his or anything. I think he's hoping."

"I have 6 or 7 mates. How could anyone hope that?"

"Different people need different things. Maybe he likes how close the boys are and needs to be in a group like that. Never know. Or maybe you have a magic pussy."

I nod. "That's probably it."

We crack up laughing. Then we go up on deck.

The boys and Omar already moved the boat. And the dead pirates are off our ship. I look around the blood. Then at Thora. "Please clean the boat."

Thora picks up a large amount of ocean water.

Dipak yells, "NOT UP HERE."

All of us run for the wheel deck. Even Thora runs up. Then the water crashes down on the main deck and the upper front deck. She does it 2 more times.

Everything is soaked, but there's no more blood. "Thank you, that's much better."

"My pleasure. Everyone move and I'll do up here. You assholes got blood everywhere."

"No, they got blood everywhere. We didn't." Tye smirks.

"I guess that's true."

I go to the conference room and Elek comes in after a few minutes.

"How's your butt feeling, baby?" He puts his hand up my dress and rubs.

"A lot better." I lift up the dress and try to look at it.

"Yea, it's not near as red."

I end up sitting on his lap as we look at the sketches.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?"

I jump. I'm still sitting on Elek. Well, guess I was sleeping. Mason, Coral, and Thora are at the table looking at sketches. Dipak is staring at me from the doorway.

I blink at him.

"Sorry sweetheart, I didn't know you were sleeping." He shuts the door.

Coral cracks up laughing. "He's going to walk in on something 1 of these days."

"He has. He just doesn't learn." Elek and Mason laugh.

Thora looks up. "I just thought of something."

"What?"

"You need your marks to raise our ship."

"Yea."

"You need 4 marks."

"Still yea."

"So go get 4 marks and we can raise the ship. No one said they had to be permanent."

"I don't think I can. 4 marks on my neck. They only last 2 hours each."

Coral nods. "It would only give her an hour to get 4 marks. That would take talent even for her."

"Maybe they could be anywhere. We don't know. 4 marks."

"You might have something there."

She jumps up. "GO GET MARKED. The 3 of us can sneak off and try at least."

"No point in trying that. Summon Dipak and Marcus." I move to my own seat. "They'll find it very weird if I suddenly want marked everywhere."

"Yea, that's probably true."

Mason looks at me. "They last different lengths of time?"

"Boobs last 12 hours. My butt last 24."

"What do you need, angel?"

"Your mark on my ass."

"I can do that."

Thora shakes her head and stands up. "No, I have a theory. Nadine needs 4 marks before we can raise the ship." They nod at her. "Nobody ever said they had to be permanent marks."

They both stare at her.

"What I'm saying is..."

"We get it. We're thinking."

"Oh ok."

Dipak looks at Marcus and they nod. It happens like 3 times. Then Dipak shrugs.

Marcus crosses his arms. "It's worth a shot. But it is a long shot. Don't get your hopes up."

"Go get marked." She tries to pull me up.

Dipak shakes his head. "No. We'll have to time it out. We don't want you 3 trying to raise it at 2 in the morning."

"I'll mark her ass tonight. The boobs would have to get marked in the morning. She could take a nap after. Then we'd have to find land and set up a door to the ship's island. Then her neck would get marked, and the 2-hour countdown would be on."

"We have to get the crowns and scepter too. We can't power the ship without them."

"We'll have to time it out and make sure we have everything on the island at the right time. They are only going to have 2 hours to try."

"We'll try. It'll be sometime tomorrow afternoon." Dipak looks at me. "Woman, you get your ass marked tonight. And my spot is mine tomorrow."

I shiver a little and Thora laughs. "I'm going to guess she liked that idea."

Coral shakes her head. "Your eyes go pitch black faster than I've ever seen anyone else's even change."

Marcus and Dipak walk out nodding.

Then Elek stands up. "It's time for dinner. Let's do this tomorrow and can 1 of you take Nova? She's following me again."

"Nova, go wait in the music room."

Mason looks at me. "Can I take her?"

I'm really weirded out by that question.

He laughs. "Questions about the ship. Nothing weird."

"Yea, that's fine."

We make it to dinner. I ask everyone to make sketches if they have ideas about my boat idea. Then we eat and go play cards. Marcus steals me after a while, and I get his mark on my butt before we go to sleep.