Evans, Gabrielle - Hypnotic Healing [Fatefully Yours 6] (Siren Publishing LoveXtreme Forever ManLove) Read Online Free Page B

the ribs. “Dude, you got it bad.”
    “Yes, I do,” Echo admitted willingly. Who wouldn’t? Just look at his men. They were always gorgeous, but clean them up and slap radiant smiles on their faces, and they were breathtaking.
    “So, what’s up?” Vapre shoved his hands in his pockets and moved to lean against the wall beside Echo.
    “We were wondering why everyone seems so accepting of us here. I mean, in a town this small and this isolated, I figured people would be pretty small minded.”
    Vapre winked at him as he smirked. “We donate a lot of money to this town. Money talks, Echo. Besides, a lot of people here are just kind of the live-and-let-live type.” The sly grin slid off his face, and he became serious. “Not everyone here is like that, though. Don’t think because the few here are accepting that everyone is. Don’t ever go into town without one of us.”
    “Yeah, like you guys ever let me leave the house anyway.” Echo rolled his eyes and took a drink. You’d think he was made of spun glass the way his men treated him. It was nice most of the time, and he really had no desire to go anywhere without them, but he was still a grown man. “I’ve left our property exactly four times since I moved here, and none of those times have I gone into town.”
    They’d driven an hour to the nearest mall on two separate occasions. They’d taken him on a wonderful date, in which they’d also had to drive over an hour to reach their destination. And then the horrific trip into the woods. Again, another two-hour drive.
    “And I’d prefer to keep it that way,” Vapre said menacingly.
    Echo saw Jet shift uncomfortably out of the corner of his eye. The shifter started to ease away from them, and Echo let him go. He didn’t exactly want an audience for the argument he knew was about to go down. “You just said these were good people. Why can’t I go into town?”
    “I don’t want to fight during your party. Can we please just discuss it later?”
    He glared at his lover for a long time before dipping his head curtly. “We’re going to talk about this, though. I’m sick to death of you guys keeping shit from me.”
    Vapre groaned and dropped his head back to the wall with a thud. “We’re not keeping anything from you.”
    “Then why the hell can’t I go into town?”
    “It’s not safe,” Hex said quietly as he took up Jet’s recently vacated spot against the wall. “It’s not just you, baby. None of us go into town alone.”
    Both of Echo’s eyebrows shot up in surprise. “You’re demons,” he said quietly so as not to be overheard. “Why on earth would you be afraid of some human bigots?”
    “Who said anything about humans?”
    Echo choked on the sip of wine he’d just taken. He coughed and spluttered, holding his glass out to Vapre for the man to take it before he dropped it. When he was finally able to breathe, he looked up at Hex and fisted his hands on his hips. He started to open his mouth to demand to know what the hell that comment was supposed to mean, but stopped when he suddenly remembered his plan to get Hex to straighten up and fly right.
    Pressing his lips together and swallowing down the stubbornness he could feel just under the surface, he graced the alpha with a sweet smile and nodded slowly. “Will you explain that to me sometime?”
    “Yes, but not now. This is a party, and you should be having fun.” He scowled as he looked out over their mingling guests. “There are a few people I don’t recognize here, so I’d prefer if you don’t go anywhere alone tonight.”
    “If that’s what you want,” Echo answered calmly.
    Hex’s eyes snapped to him as though he didn’t believe what he’d just heard. “Yes, that’s what I want,” he said slowly.
    Echo nodded demurely and moved away from Hex until his back pressed against Vapre’s chest. The demon’s arms came around him, and Echo smiled. “Vapre will take good care of me.”
    “We’ll keep an eye on