Free The Vampire's Bat by Tigertalez

started to slow , and blood returned to her
face. “Uh, yeah, that would be good, I think.” She gave him an apologetic look.
    “ It’s okay , Maysa , ” Alphy said, beside her. “You have to have been through a great deal recently.
    “I talked with Tyler. He mentioned that we should, if
possible, bring everyone who’s been held against their will, back here for the
time being. But if you’d like, Maysa , even if you
aren’t Sea’s mate, you would be welcome if you chose to stay here on a more
permanent basis.” Without waiting for a response, Alphy turned back to Seamus. “You’ll need to pack right away. We can make further
plans from a hotel room, but I want to get going within the next few hours.
Oh,” Alphy added, turning back to Maysa ,
“the girls wanted to get you some new clothes. You can go with them if you’d
like, or just tell them your size and tastes, whatever you wish. But just so
you know, my mate and my sister are a little too excited about this, so there’s
no telling what they come back with if you don’t go with them.” He smiled and
winked at her before turning, exiting out the door as he chuckled.
    Maysa felt Seamus press a kiss against her scalp. “Did you want to go? I can go with
you, if you’d like. It’s all up to you.” He spoke into her hair.
    Goosebumps prickled her skin on her arms. “But Alphy said you have to pack.”
    “I have emergency medical kits always at the ready, so
I’d only need to pack my clothes. I can do that when we pack yours. It will be
fine. But don’t feel pressured by me, if you just want some time with the
girls, then that is okay, too.”
    She felt his hand smooth down her hair that hung down
past her shoulder blades. More goosebumps tickled her scalp, making it feel
like it was crinkling. “I would like it if you could come with me. I am still
too afraid of large crowds, but I believe I can do it if I’m with you. I think
then I would only have to worry about not being able to say no to the girls if
they wanted to get something for me that I really hate.”
    Seamus laughed. “I can see that happening. Both girls
are … dramatic, but they’re harmless if they like you, and they like you.”
    “Don’t kid yourself.”
    Maysa nearly jumped when she heard the unfamiliar voice. Seamus rubbed his hands on
her back as he slightly turned to greet the new arrival.
    “Good morning, Katie. Sweetheart, this is Katie,
Slate’s mate and our resident nurse. Katie, this is Maysa .”
    “Hi, Maysa . You’ve got all the girls excited to meet you.” Katie
extended her hand , so Maysa took it in greeting. “We’re all really happy you’re here and excited to have
you join the ‘queen bees’ as Kace has been calling
us.” Katie rolled her eyes. “I swear he’s cornier than Tyler. Always something to do with bears and honey and some-such.”
    Seamus placed a small kiss on Maysa’s head. “I’m going to go get some clothes on. I’ll be right back.”
    Maysa turned back to Katie. “Are you coming with us?”
    “Unfortunately, no. I’m still a bit queasy in the mornings and like to
stay close to a bathroom.”
    “Oh, you’re the one pregnant with triplets?”
    Katie looked like she glowed when she spread a smile
across her face and rubbed her belly. “That would be me. Due
sometime in January.”
    Maysa lost her smile as she became unsettled. Katie lost her smile, too. “What’s
wrong, Maysa ?”
    Seamus walked out with his socks and shoes in his
hands. He placed them on the floor near her and drew her into his arms. “What
has you so unsettled, sweetheart?”
    Maysa felt horribly rude and embarrassed to have to admit her issue. She kept her
voice low, just above a whisper. “I can’t smell her pregnant scent.” A more
painful kind of tickle spread through her stomach.
    “ Shh , it’s okay .” Seamus comforted her by rubbing his hands in
circles over her back.
    “What’s going on, Sea?” Katie asked.
    After looking down at her