Laurel

2:27 Auris

"As enticing as this room is, I think we should check out the bedroom situation first" Laurel looked at all of us, all her men. Sky did the best job hiding his disappointment over not being able to look at the various curiosities closer, Brydel had been practically dancing on his toes when he saw the well equipped sex room, now he looked a bit deflated. I nodded, whatever my mistress wills, so I do. "I just don't feel at home or relaxed anywhere until I know where I am sleeping." She said and shrugged her shoulders. Turning and walking out of the wonderful, exciting, room. I was well versed in sexual pleasures, but the modern playroom was full of things I was more than eager to learn much more about.

She walked down the corridor to the large double wide, extra tall doors. They opened easily for her, revealing a lavish sitting room, much better appointed than the apartment we had just vacated. There was a large balcony overlooking the courtyard gardens. To the left was a library and what could be best described as a classic office, desk set up with a rotary phone, paper, parchments, modern pens and quills. This house felt like me, out of time, out of sync with itself and everything around it. I liked it, it felt like home, warm, safe. Good. The longer I was in Laurel's home, the more at ease I felt.

Laurel kept walking through the hall to the next set of large double doors on the other side of the room. Again she swung the large oversized doors open, this time revealing a four poster bed that was large enough to hold at least eight people. It was the largest bed I have ever seen. It would make our sleeping arrangements much more comfortable for everyone. I looked and saw two more doors to the left and right sides of the room. I went and checked the nearest door on the right side and opened it to find a decently sized room, with a bed, desk and a bookshelf. I went to the other door and found another room of similar size, with a similar set up. I turned and saw that Sky and Brydel had opened the doors on the opposite wall and there were two more bedrooms.

I looked at Sky and then Brydel. Everything we had passed so far, every one of Laurel's reactions told us she liked everything she saw. As though this place had been set up just for her. The four poster bed even hid another door behind it, like the nave of a church, it was a huge closet filled with ball gowns and beautiful shoes and a wall of jewelry. It was fit vestments for a queen. We all knew she had no idea who her father was. But he clearly had a very good idea who she was, and built her a perfect home, with room for four mates to share her space. Did she have another mate?

Wait. No. I'm not mate. I'm pet. Not good enough to be her mate. I might not warrant my own private space in the shared bedchamber. Were there two more mates? Two more people for me to simper to just to bask in her shadow? 'Auris' I know, I answered the rumble only I could hear from my dragon. I liked Sky and Brydel. Both were good, honorable men. Sky had never done anything terrible in his life, Sky was kind to me; Brydel did what he had to in order to stay alive. No one could hate the exuberantly joyful recently freed wolf as he was now.

I hated feeling this insecure. Having to think of others was hard. I looked at Laurel as she took a running leap to belly flop into the center of the bed with a wild giggle echoing in the large room. I had tried the easy road to unbreak myself. I wasn't about to wait for another ice age to come before I admitted what I had done didn't work. Laurel was worth the struggle. I watched from the distance as she sat up on the bed, her eyes caught mine and I could swear I saw something there that wasn't there before. I looked away quickly, it would hurt too much to let myself hope.

I ached to just be able to read her mind. I wanted to know her thoughts, to learn everything about her. I had never encountered anyone like her. I didn't understand how Basalt, as he decided he would be known now after being silent, could control himself when all I wanted to do was scoop her up and just take her away, hide her, lock her up. Keep her safe and with me forever.