#Chapter 52 Vixen

Justin POV

Helen slept on the floor, curled up over a little pile of blankets and a stiff cot. Wizard Olu had little else to offer, his home a woodsy open room with a couple piles of similar beds for himself and his daughter.

I looked forward to getting to lay with my mate tonight, even in these impoverished conditions, but for the moment it seemed right to have a drink with Olu on the deck of his home, overlooking the vast and dark forest below.

“This place is beautiful,” I hummed, admiring their perfect craftsmanship and the attention to detail on the railings strung with thick ropes to prevent incident. “I would have never guessed Wizards lived like this.”

Wizards, in contrast to vampires, seem a lot more hospitable.

“I always though rogues were dangerous and unpredictable,” Olu said, looking briefly to the home where my gentle mate whimpers in her sleep. “You both have exceeded my assumptions as well.”

“You haven’t seen us at our worst yet,” I grumble admittedly. “I don’t think yo