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Monsters and Men

Nico moved closer to the bed, looking at me and frowning. He grimaced. “You are so bruised. I don’t know what to do with you, Darina. You could have killed yourself.” He helped me to put my arms through the T-shirt, careful not to touch my injuries.

“You said you needed me?” I asked. “For what reason, Nico? Just to be your plaything? Your slave?”

He opened the covers, and I climbed in under them. I sighed, laying back onto his pillows. They held his masculine scent, and it calmed me somehow.

“You are more than that,” he said, but he turned away from me. “Do you believe in soulmates, Darina?” he asked, with his back still turned to me.

“What? I have never thought about it. Why do you ask?” Surely, he didn’t think…? No, that would be ridiculous.

“I’ll explain later. You need to rest, and I must speak to Salvatore.” He changed the subject. I watched as he changed into running shorts and a tank top, discarding his suit on the chair. “Sleep. I’ll join you later.”

He turned off the light an
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