"We good?" Damian prodded as the Black God sulked in silence.
"I'll send you Charles. He's the head of the vamps. He's been explaining how things work to me," Jonny said, blinking out of his thoughts. "Is … Jenn here?"
"I can bring her here. She'll be armed, and I'm leaving her a distress beacon. If it goes off for any reason, I'll be at your throat with a knife, truce be damned," Damian said in a low, firm voice. "You understand?"
Jonny looked up, uncertainty crossing his face. He nodded.
"Go get your vamp, and I'll get my Guardian." Damian didn't wait for Jonny to respond but used his magic to Transport himself to the Texas ranch where they'd set up shop after Dusty blew up southern Florida.
"She'll be okay, Damian," Sofi's soft voice greeted him as he opened his eyes. "She'll have a protector to keep him from killing her, but anyone else you'd send wouldn't last the week."
"My own little mini-Watcher," Damian said, holding out his hand to her. The tension melted from his body at the sight of her petite frame and swirling silver-blue eyes.
She hugged him, and he breathed in her fresh scent. She propped her chin on his chest and looked up at him with a smile. Her features had gone from drawn and pale to glowing, the result of his return from Europe after an extended absence and the child growing in her womb.
"What about the vamp I'm bringing into the house?" he asked. "Keep it in the backyard and give it a doghouse?"
"He'll be fine," she assured him. "At least, as far as I can See, he'll be fine."
"I'm not feeling reassured," he said with a laugh. He kissed her forehead, her nose, her lips. "How you feeling?"
"Good enough," she replied, eyes glowing. "Drop off Jenn and come back. You still owe me for the time you were in Europe."
He kissed her again more deeply and then rested his forehead against hers with a sigh.
"I'll be quick, kiri," he whispered, withdrawing from her cool touch. She smiled.
Damian Transported himself before he ditched his mission for some quality time with his mate. He'd met Jenn once and didn't know her well enough to know where she'd be. His brother, Darian, however, tended to follow her around like a lost puppy. Damian went to the gym, where Darian spent most of his time. He wasn't surprised to see the Grey God in the boxing ring with the leggy brunette.