Their Pet

Chapter 13

Cassius

"Why did I see the girl running out of your room like a deer in the headlights?" I sigh, pinching the bridge of my nose. I swear, its like babysitting children sometimes. Lucien sits in the chair across from me, drinking a glass of whiskey and a proud smirk on his face.

Griffin instantly glowers at Lucien, turning in his chair to face him. "What did you do? Can't you see she's already scared out of her mind and you're just making it worse?" Xander and Rafael snicker and Gabriel has a blank look on his face, a pinch in his brows is the only sign that he's aggravated.

Lucien rolls his eyes, "I barely did anything. She's just scared of her own shadow." He waves his hand dismissively.

"For good reason! You saw what went on in that pet shop she was in. Willow's just sensitive and there's nothing wrong with that." Griffin defends heatedly. He's always been an advocate for pets and humans. While I agree that the pet shop Willow came from was unethical, I'm not as passionate about the subject. I did have the owner killed and the shop shut down, mostly because its against the law, laws that I created, I dont appreciate anyone breaking them. I won't pretend that I'm some moral vampire, because I'm not.

"I never said there was. I personally love her reactions to things. You should've seen her face when she walked in on me shirtless, it was precious." Lucien muses, a small smile tugging on his lips.

Xander and Rafael begin laughing hysterically. "I guess I'll have to start waiting around in my room shirtless. I can't believe I missed that." Rafael says, pouting and whining like a 5 year old boy. I roll my eyes at the sight.

"You will not." Gabriel reprimands, sighing in exasperation.

"She'd like it, trust me. I could smell her arousal. The poor girl was wet from just seeing me shirtless, it's adorable really. It's was like she'd never seen a guy shirtless before." Lucien chuckles sadistically.

A raise a brow at that information. She really got wet just from seeing his bare chest? She probably hasn't seen a male shirtless before, It's quite obvious she was sheltered in the village she grew up in. I suppress a smirk that tries to creep its way up.

Xander gapes, "Are you fucking serious?"

Lucien nods, a proud and satisfied look on his face. Xander and Rafael share a look, a look that I know all too well. They're planning something. My jaw ticks in annoyance, it seems like I'll actually have to play the role of babysitter for the next few days. I point a finger at the two of them, "Whatever you two are thinking, drop it." They both look at me innocently and I narrow my eyes.

"That doesn't mean anything, Lucien. It clearly made her uncomfortable., so cut it out. All three of you." Griffin glares.

"What can I say, I like to make her squirm." Lucien shrugs unapologetically, clearly having no intention of stopping his antics.

Griffin pleadingly looks to me for help but I ignore him. I'm not wasting my time and energy arguing with a brick wall. They can have their fun, it's not like they'll ever cross a line. It's harmless. Besides, I'm not a hypocrite, I like to see her squirm too.

"Alright, enough of this topic. We have to do our check in with the states soon. What do you all suggest we do with Willow?" I ask, looking around the table everyone is sat at.