cheek with his hand. “We’re mates, but I’ll have to explain more of that to you later.” He winked at his mate. “I bet if you ask Miles, he would love to explain it to you.” He started to walk backward toward the door. “Now I’m off to make that call. Will you be okay by yourself?”
“Yeah.” Astrid laughed softly. “I live here, remember, silly?”
Astrid’s smile broadened.
Klaus’s smile matched his mate’s. Astrid’s laugh sounded as precious as angels singing a holy chorus as if the clouds parted to bless the people below with hope. And Klaus did have hope. One way or another, he would find a way to make his mate laugh every day and show him how truly special he was.
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He chuckled to himself as he walked down the hallway. Klaus felt a little guilty sending Astrid in Miles’s direction for answers in the mating department. But something told Klaus that Miles would be perfect for the job. The man was well spoken, intelligent, and most of all, caring. He would go out of his way to make Astrid comfortable with the details of being mated.
Klaus pulled his phone from his pocket and punched the number for headquarters. He waited while he was connected.
“CPB headquarters. How may I direct your call?” the operator asked over the line.
“I need sector one zero nine,” he said.
“Just a moment, sir.”
Klaus heard some clicking before the call was answered. “Sector one zero nine. How may I assist you today?”
He recognized the voice instantly. Carlos, a fellow witch and good friend. “Hey, old man, how’s it going there without me?”
“Old man? You’re one to talk.” Carlos snickered. “Weren’t dinosaurs still roaming the land when you were born?”
Klaus chatted with Carlos for a few minutes. He hadn’t checked in with his department since arriving in Missouri, and he enjoyed the friendly banter with Carlos. The man was as laid-back as they came.
“Carlos, I called because I need you to send Carter out here ASAP.”
Carlos groaned loudly enough, and Klaus was sure the whole department heard him. “You know I hate talking to that kid. He gives me the creeps. He dyed his hair again, black this time. The boy better be thankful he’s immortal, or all that hair of his would have fallen out by now.”
“I’m sorry, Carlos, but I need a past-reader.” Klaus sighed. “This witch I was sent to interrogate just happens to be my mate. And to put it mildly, when we’re alone together the last thing we want to do is discuss his terrible past.”
“No shit?”
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“No shit. I need you to send Carter. He’s the only one I trust to piece together Astrid’s memories and maybe see things that Astrid has forgotten.”
“Fine. I’ll endure his evil stares and smart mouth just for you,”
Carlos whined.
“I appreciate it, friend.” Klaus took a deep breath. “Another thing, don’t tell anyone. Keep this between us. I don’t want the council catching wind of him and I being mates. I wouldn’t put it past Benedict to question my judgment and send out another interrogator, and I will not subject Astrid to one of those cruel assholes.”
“Umm, aren’t you one of those cruel assholes?” Carlos teased.
“Fuck you, Carlos.” Klaus chuckled into the phone. “But seriously, I tried to deny this mating bond at first, but hell, Carlos, I can’t. When I’m around him, I can’t think. I can barely string two thoughts together. It’s the weirdest feeling ever.”
Just talking about Astrid had his heart beating double time in his chest. A light sweat covered his palms. All he wanted to do was go find Astrid and sit and cuddle the man in his arms, never letting him go.
The truth of what he felt for Astrid hit him like a ton of bricks, leaving him momentarily speechless. “Dear god, I think I’m falling in love with him already.”
“I’ve heard it said that is what happens when one finds their mate.
Try not to freak out too much.
“Yeah.” Astrid laughed softly. “I live here, remember, silly?”
Astrid’s smile broadened.
Klaus’s smile matched his mate’s. Astrid’s laugh sounded as precious as angels singing a holy chorus as if the clouds parted to bless the people below with hope. And Klaus did have hope. One way or another, he would find a way to make his mate laugh every day and show him how truly special he was.
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49
He chuckled to himself as he walked down the hallway. Klaus felt a little guilty sending Astrid in Miles’s direction for answers in the mating department. But something told Klaus that Miles would be perfect for the job. The man was well spoken, intelligent, and most of all, caring. He would go out of his way to make Astrid comfortable with the details of being mated.
Klaus pulled his phone from his pocket and punched the number for headquarters. He waited while he was connected.
“CPB headquarters. How may I direct your call?” the operator asked over the line.
“I need sector one zero nine,” he said.
“Just a moment, sir.”
Klaus heard some clicking before the call was answered. “Sector one zero nine. How may I assist you today?”
He recognized the voice instantly. Carlos, a fellow witch and good friend. “Hey, old man, how’s it going there without me?”
“Old man? You’re one to talk.” Carlos snickered. “Weren’t dinosaurs still roaming the land when you were born?”
Klaus chatted with Carlos for a few minutes. He hadn’t checked in with his department since arriving in Missouri, and he enjoyed the friendly banter with Carlos. The man was as laid-back as they came.
“Carlos, I called because I need you to send Carter out here ASAP.”
Carlos groaned loudly enough, and Klaus was sure the whole department heard him. “You know I hate talking to that kid. He gives me the creeps. He dyed his hair again, black this time. The boy better be thankful he’s immortal, or all that hair of his would have fallen out by now.”
“I’m sorry, Carlos, but I need a past-reader.” Klaus sighed. “This witch I was sent to interrogate just happens to be my mate. And to put it mildly, when we’re alone together the last thing we want to do is discuss his terrible past.”
“No shit?”
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“No shit. I need you to send Carter. He’s the only one I trust to piece together Astrid’s memories and maybe see things that Astrid has forgotten.”
“Fine. I’ll endure his evil stares and smart mouth just for you,”
Carlos whined.
“I appreciate it, friend.” Klaus took a deep breath. “Another thing, don’t tell anyone. Keep this between us. I don’t want the council catching wind of him and I being mates. I wouldn’t put it past Benedict to question my judgment and send out another interrogator, and I will not subject Astrid to one of those cruel assholes.”
“Umm, aren’t you one of those cruel assholes?” Carlos teased.
“Fuck you, Carlos.” Klaus chuckled into the phone. “But seriously, I tried to deny this mating bond at first, but hell, Carlos, I can’t. When I’m around him, I can’t think. I can barely string two thoughts together. It’s the weirdest feeling ever.”
Just talking about Astrid had his heart beating double time in his chest. A light sweat covered his palms. All he wanted to do was go find Astrid and sit and cuddle the man in his arms, never letting him go.
The truth of what he felt for Astrid hit him like a ton of bricks, leaving him momentarily speechless. “Dear god, I think I’m falling in love with him already.”
“I’ve heard it said that is what happens when one finds their mate.
Try not to freak out too much.
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