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Mike watched as Bella launched herself at Edward. They had made a detour to pick her up as Jake would have to keep her truck overnight to work on it. She had been about to call when Alice has dialed her instead. The pixie was perkier than ever after her discussion with Mike. Yes, he was going to ignore his feelings—he'd been doing it anyway. But that didn't mean he didn't enjoy the time he and Edward had spent together; even if it was while under a spell. It took everything in him not to remember how Edward's hands had roamed over his body, his soft his lips had felt as they moved against his, swallowing every moan Mike let out.
The scar at his hip singed, and with it a heat that seemed to send the blonde back against the door of the car. He shut his eyes, counted back from ten and waited until it stopped. Jasper had talked him about the mark. It would be a few days before the venom left him. It wasn't enough to turn him but the scar would still be there. Like Bella, he was marked. Like her, his heart quickened and his blush tinged his ears at the sight of Edward Cullen. And right now, he was trying to keep from glowering at the girl. Spirits he was pathetic. One night of sex and he was now jealous of a girl he once had a crush on. He still blamed the lust spell. It made sense. He has been content with pining from afar, never letting his true feelings to the surface. New Orleans destroyed that. But he could salvage it.
He would have to.
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The drive back to the Cullen house was quiet. Mike spent it staring on the window, pretending invisible ninjas fought within the trees. It was an old trick he used to do as a child and even now it was entertaining. Bella slept curled up at Edward's side, exhausted from the day on the reservation. Jasper and Emmett had taken to running back home. Jasper couldn't explain it, but something was calling to him there and he had rushed off without a glance at Alice. But Mike couldn't bring himself to care, or rather he wouldn't. He just wanted to get back to Tessa and Bonnie, head home, shower and sleep the last two days off.
He ignored the gold eyes staring at him, a plead in their depths.
The car eased to a stop and as Alice cut the engine, Mike was out of the car at almost vampire speed. He didn't bother closing his door with ease. Bella would be fine. He made his way up the walkway, through the door and headed towards the stairway. Or he would have anyway.
"Oh you're alive. Good, I don't have to worry about compelling your parents into thinking you were on a vacation with your friends." Tessa said. She was sitting on the couch, a cup of tea in her hand. Beside her slept Matt, his head positioned on Bonnie's lap. Mike had to blink before looking her over. Bonnie was here, she was alive. It had worked.
Tessa let her eyes size him up, a look of intrigue on her face. "You look fine."
"Of course I'm fine. Why wouldn't I be?" Mike asked, though he really didn't want her to answer. He didn't need the entire household hearing of his night with Edward.
Tessa either didn't care that they were in a house full of vampires, or she didn't care that said vampire and his fiancée were walking through the door. She examined the tea cup and said, "Well I could be wrong but usually when two people are caught under a lust spell, there are lingering effects. I'm surprised Edward didn't mark you. Lust spells as powerful as that can be used to force out mating bonds as well."
Mike wanted more than anything for the floor to swallow him up. If the look of shock on Bella's face wasn't enough for him to want that, Tessa's next words did. "I probably shouldn't have forced you two to act like a couple, no matter how unconvincing it was. Seriously Mikhail, I'd thought you'd have jumped at the opportunity to kiss him. You spend enough time staring at his face."
"You kissed him?" Bella breathed.
Tessa shot her a look of disappointment. "That's all you have to say? They did more than kiss, Isabella. You didn't notice the slight limp Mike's been sporting?"
"Do you have to cause drama?" Bonnie questioned, her fingers threaded in Matt's hair. He has turned on his side and had an arm draped around her waist. He hadn't left her side since she woke up, and was currently muttering in his sleep. She smiled down at him when he mumbled about Ms. Cuddles, her favorite bear.
"I dealt with this awkward crush for months, Bonnie dear. Months. A witch can only handle so much. Besides after a few decades, you loose all interest in being considerate." Tessa answered. Her hazel eyes shined as she turned her eyes on Mike, who had found the carpet more interesting. "How does it feel to be a man, Mikhail? Don't be shy, we're all adults."
"Can we please not talk about this." Mike gritted through his teeth, the blue leaving his eyes. Bonnie watched as green flashed, before black settled. She could feel Expression, heavy in the air. She even noticed Matt cuddle closer to her.
Tessa hummed, her lips curling up into a smile. Expression licked at her skin but didn't bite. It knew not to hurt it's mistress. She craned her head towards Edward, who had placed Bella behind him in case of an attack. She snorted, yes put the fragile human in even more danger. Matt had a safer chance of coming out unscathed and it was because Bonnie had placed a protection spell on him the moment they hugged earlier. She could hear the other Cullens arriving, felt more than heard the low rumble of Jasper's growl as he picked up Bonnie and Matt's mingled scents.
She turned back to Edward. He was tense but not for keeping Bella safe. His amber eyes kept traveling back to Mike, for any indication that he may need any help. Any sign that he will need to be protected.
Oh.
Tessa sipped her tea, hiding her smile. Oh this was going to be entertaining. Bonnie was alive, found herself a mate and her newest protege was mated to his brother. And they were both fighting it. She couldn't wait to see how this played out.
"You're lying."
Tessa blinked, cutting her eyes to the doormat that Edward called his fiancée. Edward growled at her, but she cut him off with a wave of her hand. He opened his mouth to speak and no sound came out. She turned her attention back to Bella.
"You think I'm lying?" She craned her head slowly, like an animal sizing up its prey.
"Edward wouldn't do that to me."
Tessa almost felt pity for her. She reminded her of a younger version of herself. Blinded by her love for Silas, she never saw the betrayal. Never caught the hints that he was in love with Amara. Like how Bella wasn't seeing the signs. Edward has been pulling away from her since that day in the clearing. No friend acted like his heart had been ripped from his chest at the sight of another bleeding out. Or maybe she was wrong, she hadn't been around relationships for quite some time. She glanced over at Bonnie, who was having a staring match with Jasper, before she cut them back to Bella.
"Do you want to test that? As I said, lust spells take time to get over."
Bella stepped out from behind Edward, hands on her hips. "Edward wouldn't cheat on me. He loves me and I love him."
Tessa didn't even bother to hide her laugh. But she watched for Bella to answer her. When she didn't, she asked again.
"I don't have to."
Tessa grinned at her. "But you want to. I can feel your doubt girl."
It was the only warning they got before Tessa snapped her fingers and a wave of magic tinged the air.