Hellfire Part 2

Hellfire Part 2
Mike says, “He offered and you accepted.”

“No!”

Trent smirks. “Love. The wall.”

“Shit!”

Eric shakes his head. “You both should get dressed.”

I grab a bag and rush around the corner. I throw a dress on. It is a rather short red spaghetti strap dress with a ruffle at the hemline. Niko grins. “Well, that's cute.”

Chase sighs. “And extremely distracting.” He yells, “Trent!”

Trent shrugs. “This is the first time I'm seeing it on. It looks even better than it did on the floor.”

Chase growls. “Trent, this isn't behaving.”

Trent replies, “I fucking tried.”

“He did try,” I reply in Trent’s defense. “I told him not to.”

Malcolm just smirks as he looks at Chase. “Don't you even blame me,” Chase grumbles.

Malcolm looks at Chase. “Since you keep glaring at me and hiding your thoughts, why don't you speak, Chase?” Great, this dinner is about to get ugly.

Chase snaps. “You know why! You got out of hand at her job. You brought out a bit of her darkness. Had you killed him, who knows what would have happened!”

“Niko!” I yell. Everyone is now staring at me. “What did you do to Randall?”

I look at Malcolm. “He was the one you had watching, wasn't he?”

Malcolm nods. “Yes.”

Now we all look at Niko. “Tell me.”

Trent exclaims, “Shit! Love no!” Then he comes over and kneels beside me. He takes my head in his hands and kisses me. I feel that warm heat and those sparks. “Better. Fess up Niko before she goes supernova.” I look away. “Love, it is part of who you are. We are the ones that are to help you gain control.”

Eric nods. “He's right. Chase, blaming Malcolm solves nothing. Niko, if you did something we need to know the whole truth.”

Niko sighs. “Fine. She's right I did do something.”

I feel my ire build. “If you killed him, get the fuck out!”

Chase lets out a breath. “Emma, just hear it out. If he did it out of malice, I will escort him out personally.”

“Fine,” I grumble.  Trent lifts me from my seat and sits.

He places me on his lap and holds me. “Talk and let's hope Mike doesn't need to remodel after this.” I blush. He kisses my cheeks. “The floor is yours, man. Whether you get hellfire or holy water remains to be seen based on how she reacts.”

Niko chuckles. “I warned you all. I said she would find different things in each mate. This will keep happening. You accept it, now it's time to get used to it.”

Eric nods. “You know he's right.”

Chase ruins his hand through his wavy blonde hair. “Show us the damn wall.”

Trent showed them. Eric smiles. “I will place a bet that she leaves it.”

Malcolm holds his hand out to Eric. They shake. “You're on.”

I just facepalm as I go set by Mike. “Buddy, make them stop.”

Mike gently squeezes my shoulder. “I know this embarrasses you, but I think it's a necessary part. This is what you need to be complete. And happy.”

I sigh. “I know that you are probably right.”

Mike grins. “You know I am right. You just picked some assholes, but you could have done worse.”

“We aren't all assholes,” Eric retorts.

Mike shakes his head. “Eric. You wanted to turn the clan representatives into toads.”

Eric shrugs. “It would have been an improvement for some.”

I laugh but I quickly cover my mouth. Trent chuckles. “Love, just let it out. I know you want to.”

We all just laugh. Niko says, “Now, let's eat and then we can try to figure out what caused the new mural.”

Chase sighs. “I have some ideas.” He looks between Trent and Malcolm. This could be a long night.