Devoured: Brides of the Kindred 11 Read Online Free

watched.
    The front door opened and a large Kindred
warrior entered the parlor. From his golden eyes Tess could tell he was a Beast
Kindred. He walked in and came to stop in front of the girl on the couch.
    The girl looked up, acknowledging him at
once.
    “Good day, warrior.” Her voice was
slightly stilted—almost mechanical. “How may I serve you?”
    The Kindred nodded respectfully at her.
    “Forgive the intrusion but I need a
release.”
    “There is no intrusion. You are most
welcome here.” The girl smiled at him but again, there was something
strange—almost artificial in her
expression, Tess thought.
    “Thank you,” the Kindred said.
    “Would you like to come to my room or do
you require me to come with you to your own place of residence for a longer,
more thorough release?” the girl asked.
    The Kindred cleared his throat. “Your room
will be fine.”
    “Excellent.” The girl rose suddenly, all
in one motion. “If you will follow me, I will be most happy to accommodate you,
warrior.”
    At first Tess was afraid she was going to
take the Kindred into the back room but to her relief, she led him across the
parlor to a staircase instead. They climbed the stairs and were soon out of
sight. As soon as they were, she turned to Di.
    “Okay, what the hell was that all about? Was he talking about
what I think he was talking about? Is that girl some kind of…some kind of prostitute?”
    “In a manner of speaking, yes,” Di said
calmly. “But I told you, she’s not a girl—she’s a Pairing Puppet.”
    “Which means…?” Tess made a gesture for
her to go on.
    “Which means a robot for all intents and
purposes. She’s not the only one either—they have a whole bunch of them. They stay here in this house and service all the
unmated warriors.”
    “They what?” Tess made a face. “That’s
disgusting.”
    “No, that’s practical ,” Di countered. “You’ve seen how big and muscular these
guys are—you could cut the testosterone with a freaking knife. If they didn’t
have some kind of outlet…” She shook her head. “It would probably get really
ugly around here.”
    “But…but they’re screwing these things?
These robots?”
    “Pairing puppets.” Di shrugged. “And yeah,
they are. Unless you think that big guy just went up to her room to play a nice
game of Monopoly.”
    “Very funny,” Tess muttered. “But I still
don’t understand why you brought me here.”
    “To hide out, of course.”
    “What?” Tess nearly shouted.
    “Shhh! That Kindred upstairs is horny, not
deaf!”
    “Look, Di I can’t possibly stay here. I mean, aside from the fact that I
don’t look anything like some guy’s robot fantasy dream girl—”
    “Don’t sell yourself short, hon—you have a
gorgeous face and a really cute figure. And your hair is to die for. It looks brown until you get
out in the sunlight and then it’s like a dark red halo all around your head.”
    “What you think is cute and what most guys think is cute are two different
things,” Tess pointed out.
    “Well the Kindred guys might surprise
you—they have quite a few full figured Pairing Puppets here.”
    “They do?” Tess asked, surprised.
    “Uh-huh. They’re especially popular with
the Twin Kindred. Although a lot of the other guys like them too. In fact,
they’re some of the most requested ones.”
    “That’s really—wait a minute, we’re
getting off track here.” Tess shook her head. “What I’m saying is that there’s
no way I’m going to…to stay here and ‘service’ Kindred guys all day and night.
Not even to get away from Pierce.”
    “Service them? Oh, honey, no—of course
not!” Di looked suitably horrified. “Don’t be silly—I wouldn’t expect you to do
that. I said you could hide here—not work here.” She laughed. “If you can
call that work. Well, I guess you can…”
    “Are you sure this is a good place,
though?” Tess looked around doubtfully. They seemed to be standing in some