Modeling Death by Amber Kell

wrong?"
    "That's Jacob's agent!"
    There was silence on the line. "Who's Jacob?"
    "My mate."
    Guy held the phone away from his ear at Cash gave a loud shout of excitement.
    "Congratulations!"
    Guy couldn't hold back the feeling of smug satisfaction, though he was surprised at how excited Cash was for him. He didn't think Cash cared enough about him to share in his joy. Finding his mate had changed Cash in more ways than one.
    "Oh shit!" Cash muttered. He must have realized what Guy meant.
    "Yep, Jacob has a megaload of untapped power too."
    "What's his strength?"
    "Charm."
    Guy held the phone away from his ear when the hysterical laughter got too much.
    "Done yet?"
    "Hell no. I'm going to be laughing about this for years. The hardass wizard is stuck with a charmed mate."
    "Yeah, well, I'm surprised you were allowed to make a phone call. Are you done rubbing your mate's feet?"
    "Yep, he let me off for good behavior." Cash's voice held nothing but good humor. "If I'm really nice, he'll reward me with a blowjob."
    Guy laughed. "Too much information, Cash."
    "Tell me about your mate. He's a model with the same agency?"
    "Yeah. And forget it; I'm not using him as bait."
    "Come on, Guy, you know it won't be easy getting someone else into that position."
    "How about we use your William. He's pretty enough to be a model," Guy taunted.
    "Too short," Cash pointed out.
    "You wouldn't use him anyway," Guy said, daring him to disagree.
    "Nope. What's your mate's name anyway?"
    "Jacob Richmond."
    There was a long silence.
    "Seriously?"
    "Why, you know him?"
    "There's a fucking signed picture of him in my mate's office. They met at some charity event. We just had a fight about whether or not to invite him to our wedding. Does he really look like his pictures?"
    "Nope, he's prettier," Guy taunted. "Wait, what wedding?"
    "Will's parents are teaming up to get Will married off, and according to them, if I'm lucky, they'll let me be the one who marries him."
    "Do they actually think they can replace you?"
    He'd never heard the Stamsons were stupid, but they were downright idiotic if they thought they could separate Cash from his mate.
    "The Stamsons don't believe in mates."
    "What about Will? Does he believe in mates?" It would be catastrophic if Cash lost his mate. Cash was almost as powerful as Guy, and a bastard if crossed. If the Stamsons thought they could brush Cash aside, Guy hoped they were prepared for the fallout. Cash in a good mood was dangerous. Cash pissed off made for a good time to leave the country, maybe the continent.
    "Will believes in me, and he's talked his mother around. His father is kind of a bastard, but he's willing to play nice to make up for Gil."
    Guy could believe that. When Will's older brother, Gil, endangered Will's life, it shook up the entire Stamson family.
    "I can't believe they let him off so lightly." After a great deal of debate, the council let Gil off with only a light wrist slap; three years of living without magic. "He didn't even get jail time for attempted murder."
    "That was Will's fault. He refused to testify against his brother." He could hear the anger in Cash's voice.
    "Well, to be fair, from what you told me, I think Gil was as shaken about the whole thing as William."
    "The fact that he's sorry wouldn't have brought my mate back if he were killed."
    "True. When's the big day?"
    A low heartfelt sigh came over the phone. "There are two."
    "Two?" Guy found it difficult to believe Cash got talked into one much less two ceremonies.
    "One for family and friends, and one for the media circus."
    "Which one do you want me at?"
    "You want to come?"
    "Not if you don't want me to."
    Cash growled his frustration. "That's not it. I didn't think you'd want to come to this thing. You always avoided everyone else's commitment ceremonies."
    "Ah, but now I've got a man of my own, and I know for a fact you don't want him there. It's a like double bonus."
    Cash laughed. "I won't care now that he's attached to