Freaks & Geek

Chapter 9: A Little More

"A vampire. A werewolf. And a demon." Harlow said aloud after drinking some water. "Sounds like the beginning of a very bad joke, cara mia." Val smiled trying to work through his nerves and tension. "Why aren't you afraid?" Damien finally spoke up genuinely wanting to know the answer. "Honestly, I am." She said causing their chests to deflate. "But at the same time, I know with every fiber of my being that none of you would ever hurt me." They smiled at that and her. "Why is that?"

"What do you know about mates?" Wes said as he walked back into the kitchen. Harlow quirked an eyebrow. "I know what I've read and watched. A mate is basically one's soulmate. Someone made for another." He nodded before taking a seat. "In your case you have three soulmates." Harlow began choking on the bit of lasagna she had eaten. Val patted her back as she grabbed her glass of water.

"Say what now?" She finally said once composed. "We're your mates, dove." Damien said beside her and it shocked her. "I want to say you're lying and that mates aren't real, but I quite literally just watched you turn from Bael to you, so anything is possible. Is that why you all have been so focused on me? Is that why I can't stop thinking about you three?" They nodded their head still trying to gauge her reaction. "What does it mean for me? For us? What do I have to do?" Damien moved to hold her hand and like last time another image emerged of them having sex in a different position and location. Harlow grabbed her hand back. "What is that? Are you doing that? Do you see those images too?"

Damien nodded. He had a theory on why it was happening, but as he looked at Alistair strong glare, he kept it to himself. "I'm not sure why it's happening, dove. As for what it means to be mates, if you chose to be with us it's liken to a marriage. We would be your husbands ready and willing to love and protect you come what may." Harlow looked into his green eyes before looking at both Wes and Val who sported similar expressions. "And if I don't want to be mates? If I don't want to be married to you three...what happens then?"

Harlow felt as all the air had been sucked out of the room. "We would either lose some of our power or die altogether." Her eyes widened at the revelation, but she knew she had to think long and hard about this. Today truly was a lot and she just wanted to take a vacation away from the madness at this point. "Can I have some time to think about it?" Val nodded at her. "You can have all the time you need, cara mia. Just know we're not going anywhere. I know it's different for mortals, but know that we already love you so much."

His words did something to her that she didn't expect. Harlow simply nodded before getting off the stool and going to wash her dish. "Don't worry about that. I got it," Wes offered with a small smile. She knew she had hurt them by asking about a possible rejection, but she wanted to know what could happen and needed to know that was an option for her. "Goodnight." She said as she made her way towards her room. "Come on, Ali. It's way past your bedtime." Alistair looked at the dejected men and meowed before following his Mama to their new room.

"She's going to reject us," Val spiraled into nervousness. "She's not. She just needs time to think it through. I mean she literally met a demon, a werewolf and a vampire the same day she started a new job and was robbed. It's a lot for a supernatural individual let alone one that thinks she's a mortal." Wes offered as he handed them a beer. "We will love her until the very end regardless of when that time is." Damien finally spoke up. "She and Bael seemed to get along once he let her touch him." Wes said before sipping. "I just can't believe she saw him and didn't run for the hills."

"Our girl is stronger than we give her credit for." Val smiled. "I saw her demon," Damien spoke up. "I saw that too. When her eyes went all black." Wes said with a nod. "We need to tell her." Damien shook his head. "We don't know what that would do to her mentally. Also, her father isn't some run of the mill demon. He's Beelzebub. He's a five-star general in Hell and if he cloaked her, it was for a reason." Wes and Val huffed before sipping their beers.