Free A Mate for Kai (The Program Book 6) by Charlene Hartnady

I’ll go with you already. You need to make a move on Jordan instead of talking about it. Maybe you are the pussy, not me.”
    He widened his eyes. “One of these days I’m going to pluck up the courage. Just you wait.” Jenson chuckled, he gave Kai a shoulder knock. “One drink at the bar. Baby fucking steps, bro.”
    Kai nodded and they picked up their pace, turning right at the end of the hallway.
    The bar was busy. It was busy every night. It was a place for vampires to unwind and to hook up. Kai tried not to notice how, at least, a few heads turned in his direction. Even as an ex-elite, he still held appeal. Then again, he was a big, strong motherfucker. Where some of the human females had seemed a little weary of him, vampire females were greatly attracted to him.
    Jenson ordered for them both and slid a tumbler his way. It was cold, the ice chinked as he picked it up.
    “Whiskey,” Jenson announced unnecessarily. Kai could scent the alcohol masked behind the sweet, coppery blood. A vampire’s mixer of choice.
    Kai nodded and took a deep drink. The whiskey burned in the back of his throat. He grimaced.
    Three females approached. Kai swallowed thickly, taking another deep drink of his whiskey. He could do this. Jenson was right. He needed to move on.
    “Finally decided to come out and play?” The tallest of the three females touched the side of his arm. She drew her full bottom lip in-between her teeth.
    “Carmen,” Kai said.
    She smiled seductively. “Long time no see.”
    He nodded, finishing his drink.
    “Too long.” She moved in a little closer. They had rutted in the past. They were compatible. After such a long dry spell, he should’ve been vibrating with need, yet there was nothing.
    Sweet fuck all.
    Damnit!
    “Drink?” He tilted his glass in her direction.
    The other two females laughed at something Jenson was saying but he kept his eyes on hers. Bright blue. They were beautiful, as was her waist length hair. She hadn’t so much as given him the time of day before he became an elite warrior. She was a prize and much sought after. Any minute now, his dick was going to take notice. It was going to happen, he just had to try harder. Kai allowed his gaze to travel across her body. Tall, with acres of soft skin, her breasts were like juicy plums. Sweet and ripe. Nothing . He felt like groaning in frustration.
    She licked her full lips. “I would much rather get out of here, but if you insist.”
    “Vodka or champagne?”
    “You remembered.” She giggled and twirled a strand of hair around her finger. “Vodka, please.”
    Kai turned to the bar and placed the order. A vodka for the female and another whiskey for him. Hers came in a tall glass.
    “So, how have you been?” She smiled. The castle was huge. Four wings and five floors, as well as three levels of basement. Their territory spanned thousands of miles with numerous villages. It wasn’t nearly big enough. Especially the stone walls of the structure he was standing in. Everybody knew everybody’s business, almost as soon as they knew it themselves. Even if they didn’t have all the facts, rumors and half truths were the order of the day.
    “I’m good.” His voice came out quiet, yet rough.
    She sucked in a small breath. “I like you, Kai. I don’t normally spend time with a male unless he is an elite or at the very least, he needs to be a leader. But for old time’s sake, I’m willing to go to your room with you.”
    She liked him. Like fuck. Carmen liked the fact that she would be seen as the female to break his dry spell. The female he couldn’t resist. He didn’t give a fuck about her motivation. He just wasn’t interested. Not at all.
    Kai was just getting ready to tell her what she could go and do with herself when another female slipped between them. She hooked her arm around Kai. “There you are. I was wondering when you were going to show up.” Jordy threw him a sugar couldn’t melt in my mouth smile.
    Kai