Innocent Devil’s Harem Ch. 24

December 21, 2020

DISCLAIMER: All characters engaging in sexual conduct are 18 years or older, and legally permitted to engage in such activities, irrespective of pet names used for each other.

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- CHAPTER 24: Bonding -

Finally in Serenity’s blue car, and backing out of our parking spot in the hospital parking garage, we all sighed heavily, Avery’s mom included.

“Well, I’m glad that turned out okay,” I said in relief, as well as a distraction.

To try to get my mind off Avery’s mom, and her huge braless tits being framed perfectly by the seatbelt between them, the deep-V of the hospital scrubs showing off way too much cleavage. That and I really liked leather in general, with Michelle having her black leather purse on her lap, something one of the EMT’s had salvaged, and one of the only things she’d recovered from earlier that day, aside from her black flats.

Even if Michelle wasn’t wearing the leather, seeing her with it was really hot for some reason.

“Me too,” Serenity agreed with my comment, pulling out her phone in the backseat to type out a message.

“Letting Gabriella know?” I wondered as I began driving down the parking garage lane.

She nodded. “Yeah, I want to make sure Avery knows her mom is okay now.” She paused to glance up at me. “Also, I don’t really want to have a detailed conversation about all this over the phone. Maybe I’m just being paranoid, but people can intercept our calls. Unlikely, but possible, so I’m keeping everything vague.”

I nodded as she returned to her message.

After she was finished, she leaned forward so that her head was almost next to my seat, seeming pensive. “By the way, why did you disappear after talking with the doctor?” she wondered seriously.

I took a deep breath, deciding to be honest as I made the first turn down to the next level of the parking garage. “Because I sort of charmed both her and the nurse, and it worked better than I was hoping.”

“And that’s bad?” Serenity wondered.

I grimaced, glancing back at her as I made my way down the ramp-like pavement. “Well, I don’t know about the doctor, but the nurse is getting married. And yet, she was about to abandon her fiancé just because I said hi to her.”

Her chocolate brown eyes widened in surprise. “Oh,” she said simply, pausing for a long few seconds.

“I feel like I’ve ruined her life,” I added quietly. “Especially if making her lovesick for me is a permanent thing.”

Serenity frowned. “But, she’s not going to leave her fiancé, right? Like, just because she would have left him for you, doesn’t mean you’ve ruined her life or anything. Honestly, she was acting pretty normal after you left,” she added.

I looked at her in surprise. “Really?”

She nodded. “Yeah, she seemed normal to me.” She glanced at Avery’s mom. “What do you think, Michelle?”

“I think she seemed normal,” Michelle agreed simply, her blue eyes focused ahead as I pulled onto the road, with her reaching up to tuck some of her blonde hair behind her ear.

I sighed. “Well, then maybe that’s a good sign. Maybe my influence really is weaker when I look normal, and maybe that means the effect I have isn’t permanent. There might truly be a difference between what I’ve been calling ‘charming’ versus ‘compelling’ someone.”

Serenity nodded. “Yeah, we determined it was weaker when you used it on me, so that makes sense. Honestly, I wouldn’t worry too much about it. We got Michelle out of the hospital, and now that she’s different, hopefully she won’t ever have to go to the hospital again for herself.”

“Thank you, by the way,” Michelle quickly interjected, glancing over at me. “Both of you. Thank you so much for saving my baby girl, and me too.”

“Of course,” Serenity responded before I could. “Although, just know that we can’t do this for anyone else. We decided to make an exception for you and your daughter, but Kai can’t keep turning people like this.”

Michelle nodded. “I understand,” she whispered. “And I’m very grateful. I barely even remember the accident, and I definitely don’t remember dying. It all just feels surreal that I shouldn’t even be alive right now.” She paused, growing more somber. “Or that my little girl would be paralyzed,” she added quietly, her eyes filling up with tears.

“Hey,” Serenity said gently, reaching out to rub her arm. “Everything is okay now. From what I understand, it’ll be hard for either of you to get hurt from now on, and while there is the downside of wanting to drink blood if you do get injured, you should heal really fast.”

Michelle patted Serenity’s hand, while turning her head to give a weak smile. “Thank you, sweetie. And I’m not trying to be overly dramatic,” she said with a sniffle, reaching up to wipe her eyes. “It’s just kind of…well, scary, to think that both of our lives almost ended. And scary to think of the hell my daughter almost went through. Truly, you have no idea how grateful I am.”

I nodded, deciding to focus on what we had to do next, speaking to Serenity. “Now, we just need to go home so I can change you too, Ren,” I began, only to focus on Michelle. “And then, I need to take you hunting so you can fully heal after everything you went through.” I sighed. “After that, I can take you home, since I imagine you might want to change, and I guess I can leave my car with you too, until you can get a new one. I assume insurance will cover it.”

“W-What?” Michelle said in surprise. “Leave me your car? How are you going to get home?”

“Oh,” I said, glancing at her. “I can sort of grow wings and fly, so it’s no big deal.”

Her blue eyes widened in shock. “Oh, well, umm…” Her voice trailed off.

Assuming she might try to decline, I quickly continued. “Look, it’s fine. It really isn’t that big of a deal. Use my car as long as you need, and Serenity can just take me to school.”

Serenity grinned. “It’s been a while since I’ve done that. You were too embarrassed before.”

I smirked, but decided not to reply, with Avery’s mom responding to my comment.

“No, it’s not that,” Michelle said. “We still have my daughter’s car if I needed to go someplace, and I actually just recently quit my job, so I don’t really need my own transportation right now.”

“You did?” I said in surprise.

She grimaced. “Umm, yeah. My boss somehow found out my husband was cheating on me and tried to blackmail me into having sex with him.”

“Shit,” Serenity hissed, surprising me, since she rarely cursed. “Did you report him? Surely they didn’t fire you, right? They should fire him!”

“No, I reported him,” she affirmed. “But I also quit because I didn’t want to deal with being the ‘office scandal’ when everyone found out about my husband’s affair. Besides, I’ve only been working because I enjoyed my job in finance, and also to have a stable income for the mortgage and such, not because I really needed the money.”

We both looked at her in confusion, prompting her to elaborate.

“I sort of come from a wealthy family, though I’ve tried to avoid using money I haven’t earned myself.” She sighed. “I married my husband partially because he was really handsome when he was younger, but also out of a rebellious spite against my parents who wanted me to marry some douchebag from another wealthy family.” She frowned, looking away. “Believe it or not, I was actually a spoiled brat when I was my daughter’s age, and once I grew up a little, I realized I didn’t want her to end up like me.”

“What changed?” Serenity asked, sounding as if she was just trying to be conversational.

Michelle grimaced. “Umm, my parents passed away in a plane crash when I was twenty-five, just after Avery was born. It was a private jet,” she added. She then sighed heavily. “They left me all their wealth, but it was then that I finally realized how harsh reality was. Up until that point, I’d never really experienced any hardships – not real hardships, though I certainly felt like life was unfair a lot.” She gave us both a weak smile. “I was one of those girls who drove around in a thirty-thousand dollar car, paid for in full by my dad, but then who complained about having to pay for my own gas.” She sighed again. “But their passing was the moment that changed my life, both for the better and worse.” She paused, giving us sympathetic looks. “Of course, Avery has shared about your situation, so I’d imagine you both understand.”

We both grimaced, Serenity nodding. “Yes, and I’m really sorry to hear about your loss. I’m sure it still hurts, even after all this time.”

Michelle gave her another small smile. “It’s been eighteen years now, and yeah, it doesn’t get much easier. Losing a parent is hard no matter how old you are. My daughter has never known her grandparents on either side of the family, although avoiding my husband’s parents was by choice. They aren’t great company – kind of toxic, to be honest – and I’ve never felt like it was safe to have my daughter around them.”

“So do you think you’ll find another job?” I wondered, deciding to shift the subject back to what she’d first said.

She frowned. “I’m not sure,” she admitted. “Given this new situation I’ve found myself in, I might not. I certainly would never want to accidentally expose your secret, and I’m honestly wondering if I should pull Avery out of school to finish the year online with a homeschool program, just to be safe. Granted, I think she has enough credits to graduate high school even if I just pulled her out. And at this point in the year, she would probably still pass her classes even if she skipped everything else.”

I frowned as I considered that, knowing it would heavily depend on how well Avery could keep herself under control. Unfortunately, while sadness didn’t prompt me to change, embarrassment sure could, and she seemed to get especially nervous and embarrassed when she was around me. Honestly, if she did continue her classes the remaining few weeks of school, we might have to start avoiding each other, just to prevent her from having issues.

Which might mean no more sitting at lunch together.

When I didn’t say anything, Michelle continued. “What do you think, dear?” she wondered, focused on me.

I shrugged. “It just depends on how well she can control it,” I admitted. “We might have to experiment a little to see if it’ll be too risky for her.”

“And how would you suggest we might do that?” Michelle asked.

I sighed. “Well, do you think you can try embarrassing her in front of us?”

She grinned. “It’s what moms do best,” she said playfully.

I smiled as well, feeling a little somber at the reminder of my own mom, but also happy too. Happy to have Avery’s mom close by. “Then, we can start with that. Don’t tell her, of course, so we can kind of gauge what we’re starting with.” I sighed. “Worst case and she might just have to skip everything public for a while, including graduation.”

“I think she’ll be fine with that,” Michelle said firmly, only to give me an affectionate look. “Not only would she have given up almost anything to be in your life, but she wouldn’t even be going to graduation without you, dear. She’d be stuck in a hospital bed instead.”

I nodded, surprised by her intensity.

Michelle then sighed, leaning back more in her seat as she turned her head away to look out the window. Her tone was somber. “Honestly, kind of feels like our old lives are really over, since neither of us would have a life without you saving us.” Her voice dropped even more, almost to a whisper. “Like, what you did feels like it should be impossible. I should be dead right now. I was dead. And now that I’m alive again – with my body feeling so different than before – it feels like nothing in my old life matters anymore. All of it feels pointless.”

I glanced back at Serenity, having no idea what to say to that, prompting her to speak up. “Well, it’s not pointless,” Serenity said reassuringly. “You still matter.”

Michelle abruptly looked over at her. “Oh, I’m sorry, sweetie. I didn’t mean it like that.” She sighed, glancing at me and then averting her gaze. “I just mean, I don’t know how I could ever return to the way things were, even if I wanted to. Dying, and now being different, has just put a different perspective on everything.”

I frowned, wondering if she was depressed about all this.

Because she sounded really depressed, like life didn’t have meaning anymore. Although, now that I thought about it, she was kind of echoing what I’d told her while she was unconscious. Because I had mentioned that her old life was over, and that she’d have to live her new life around my approval.

Was that demand having an unintentional consequence? Was it making her feel hopeless? Like life had no meaning?

Or was it really just because knowing ‘she should be dead right now’ was making her somber?

I cleared my throat, feeling a little worried. “Well, there’s no rush to do anything in particular,” I said reassuringly. “And please talk to us if you’re struggling to cope with things,” I added, kind of concerned about her becoming suicidal or something.

Hopefully my command for her to live based on my approval would prevent that from happening…

Michelle nodded, giving me a weak smile. “Of course, dear. I will.” She sighed. “I suppose for now I’ll just try to focus on making sure my daughter is adjusting alright. After that, I can worry about how I’m going to approach this new life you’ve blessed me with.”

I nodded in agreement, again unsure of what to say.

And apparently Serenity didn’t know how to respond too, returning her attention to her phone as I continued to navigate the streets on our way home. The rest of the trip was mostly silent, with me especially feeling kind of drained from the lack of sleep, combined with all the stress of everything that had happened, even if I was plenty awake enough to drive.

It was a nice day out though, so I decided to roll down my window to feel the breeze, prompting Michelle to follow suit, with her focusing on all the green vegetation now and pleasant scents that came with it.

However, that ultimately meant that I didn’t try striking up another conversation, nor did anyone else, with the sound of the wind and birds chirping the only noises the rest of the way home.

Honestly, it was peaceful, and having Michelle with us was very comforting and nice.

It wasn’t until we pulled onto our road, and I began straining to try to listen for Gabriella and Avery at the house, that I found myself unexpectedly in a bit of a predicament.

When the sound of passionately smacking lips and lustful moaning filled my ears, I was first shocked, only to instantly shift fully, causing a startled gasp from Serenity, who had apparently been watching me.

“Kai?!” she said in alarm, prompting Michelle to glance over at me in concern.

I quickly tried to recover, unable to believe that my fiancé and classmate were straight-up passionately making-out with each other. Like, I didn’t inherently have a problem with that, but just couldn’t believe it was already happening.

Especially since most girls weren’t bisexual, and I’d never seen any indication that Avery swung that way.

Was it because Gabriella accidentally used her succubus powers on her? Was Avery seriously seduced that easily? Even despite her worry about her mom?

Or was it possible that they were ‘practicing’ for me, in anticipation for later?

Either way, looking normal was a lost cause for me right now.

“What’s wrong?” Serenity continued when I didn’t immediately respond.

I cleared my throat, desperately trying to at least make my face look normal, thankful our road didn’t get much traffic. “Umm, sorry. I thought I heard something weird, and wanted to make sure it wasn’t anything dangerous.” I paused, glancing back at her. “There’s no one else on the road to see me. I’d hear them if there was.”

Serenity sighed heavily, resting her hand over her chest. “Jeez, you about gave me a heart attack.”

“Sorry,” I replied sincerely, much more focused on Avery and Gabriella again, since it sounded like they could hear us now. I was surprised when I realized they were in my bedroom, recognizing the familiar nearly-inaudible creaking my bed made when I shifted my own weight in bed.

“Oh,” Gabriella unexpectedly said. “I think they’re back. I hear a car.”

Avery’s breathing was much more heavy, and I could almost imagined her brightly flushed cheeks, though I knew she would have to be transformed right now. What would her light tan cheeks look like when they were flushed with passion, framed by snow-white hair and coupled with icy blue eyes?

“O-Oh,” Avery replied. “T-That’s good.” She paused. “A-Are you s-sure Kai won’t mind that we…” Her voice trailed off.

Gabriella made an amused noise, only for another noisy kiss to follow. “Nah, it was just a little kissing. I won’t do more with you until after he’s taken your virginity.” She laughed. “Kind of hard to believe you still are a virgin, even if I was in the same boat, but I definitely want to make sure he steals all your firsts.”

There was a long pause.

Avery’s voice sounded nervous. “U-Umm, t-that was my first k-kiss,” she admitted.

Another pause.

“Shit,” Gabriella hissed. “It really was?” She paused again. “Oh no. Fuck. I’m sorry, I didn’t…” Her voice trailed off, only for her tone to continue more gently. “Shit, why didn’t you tell me Avery?”

“I, umm, I tried…but…” Her voice trailed off.

Gabriella sighed heavily. “Fuck. I didn’t realize. I just got caught up in the moment and figured it wasn’t a big deal, and…dammit.”

“He won’t be m-mad, will he?”

“I don’t know,” Gabriella answered honestly. “I don’t think so. And he knows I want you too, but he might feel like we’re cheating on him if he’s not okay with it.”

Unexpectedly, Avery sobbed. “Oh no,” she whined. “I’ve already messed things up.”

“Hey,” Gabriella said gently. “I’ll take the blame for it. And honestly, it really was my fault. When I saw that look you gave me, I just couldn’t help myself.”

For half a second, I was surprised that Avery sounded so emotional out of the blue, but then I recalled Gabriella’s emotions being all over the place at first too. Maybe it was normal for people to be hyperemotional after becoming like me?

“Yeah,” Avery sobbed, really sounding like she was falling apart. “But I could have pulled away. I’ve just never felt…so much lust before.” She sobbed again. “But now I just feel miserable.”

We were finally pulling into our driveway now and Gabriella could hear it.

“Hey,” she repeated gently. “Calm down. It’s alright. I’ll talk to him, okay? I’ll apologize and we’ll fix this. No one is going to be mad at you.”

“But you can’t promise that,” she sobbed.

Gabriella sighed heavily. “Avery, you’ve sat next to him nearly every day for the last two years. I mean, even if he didn’t talk much to you, I know you know him probably even better than I do.” She sighed. “Do you really think he isn’t going to want you just because you kissed his fiancé? I mean, if we have a threesome, or a foursome with Serenity included, we’ll be doing that anyway.”

“I don’t know,” Avery whimpered.

Gabriella took a deep breath. “Here, why don’t you go into the bathroom and try to collect yourself? I’ll talk to him first thing and make this right, okay? And if it really does bother him that we kissed without him here, then we’ll just never do it again. Okay?”

“Okay,” Avery whimpered, sounding absolutely pitiful and defeated.

I was mostly back to normal now as I parked Serenity’s car, feeling varying levels of surprise by their conversation, and kind of feeling bad that Avery was so distraught over feeling like she might have cheated on me. Obviously, this was something we needed to discuss in detail, because I could see how jealousy could actually become a thing if we weren’t clear on how this was going to work.

I knew I certainly wouldn’t be a big fan of it if Gabriella and Avery began having sex with each other to the point that they were both neglecting me. However, at the same time, I wasn’t opposed to them having their own relationship, and doing stuff when I wasn’t around.

Granted, I would still like to know about it.

Either way, we needed to talk about this subject, and soon – like, now.

Sighing, I focused on Michelle as I parked next to my silver car. “Umm, hey, can I ask a favor?” I wondered hesitantly.

Avery’s mom looked at me in surprise. “Oh, of course, honey. What do you need?”

“I know you probably are eager to see Avery for yourself and make sure she’s okay, but I was wondering if I could talk to her first. Would it be too much to ask you to wait in the car for a few minutes? I’ll leave you the keys, of course.”

Michelle’s blue eyes widened even more. “Oh, yeah, that’s perfectly alright, dear.”

“Kai,” Serenity said in shock. “I don’t see any reason why she can’t wait in the living room.”

I was about to respond, but Michelle cut me off. “It’s alright. I really don’t mind, and Avery might feel awkward about knowing I’m in the house if Kai is going to bring up relationship stuff.”

Serenity’s brown eyes widened in surprise, before she looked at me apologetically. “Oh, I’m sorry. I should have just kept my mouth shut.”

I shook my head. “No, it’s fine. I know you’re just worried about being rude. But we do need to talk to her kind of in private. You included, Ren.”

Serenity looked at me in shock, possibly not realizing I’d told Michelle about us, before she glanced at Avery’s mom uneasily and then cleared her throat uncomfortably. “Umm, okay. Yeah, I guess let’s go then.” She began scooting over in her seat to climb out of the back. “And when do you plan on changing me with your blood?” she added as she opened the door.

I left the keys in the ignition as I climbed out as well. “I guess after we talk.” I paused to duck down to focus on Michelle. “So we might be a bit longer than I initially thought. But then I’ll come get you and you can see Avery before I take you hunting. Okay?”

Michelle nodded. “That’s fine, honey. I can just listen to the radio. And I think my phone still has plenty of battery left, so I can always mess with that too,” she added, lifting up her black leather purse slightly.

“Okay,” I said simply. “Just let me know if you need anything. We’ll be back in a bit.”

I then closed the door and led Serenity to the house, opening it up for her. Gabriella was already coming down the stairs, seeming both excited to see me and also looking a little worried too. Of course, I knew exactly why and decided to just bring it up right away.

“Welcome back!” Gabriella said cheerfully, the emotion not quite reaching her emerald eyes. “Avery’s upstairs in the bathroom. Is her mom not coming in?”

I finished closing the door and then sighed. “No, I asked her to wait, so we could talk.” I paused when her eyes widened, looking sincerely nervous now. “I know about the kissing,” I quickly added, prompting a shocked look from Serenity. “And it’s fine. But we do need to discuss how we’re going to handle this relationship stuff between the four of us.”

Gabriella looked as guilty as hell now. “K-Kai, I’m so sorry. I wasn’t thinking and–”

“Wait,” Serenity said, cutting her off. “You kissed Avery already?”

Gabriella seemed even more embarrassed. “We just were talking about everything, and after you confirmed her mom was going to be alright, she was really relieved, and I was hugging her and things just kind of happened, and–”

“Gabriella,” I said to stop her. “Really, it’s fine. I don’t mind at all, even if it was her first kiss.”

She immediately looked down in shame. “O-Oh…you must have heard our conversation.”

“I did,” I affirmed, prompting her to grimace. “So let me just tell you my position on that kind of thing. Obviously, you still need to talk to your mom about the succubus thing, but as far as I’m concerned, I don’t mind if you and Avery – or you and Serenity, for that matter – do stuff on your own. However, I would like to know about it, if it happens.”

Serenity’s cheeks immediately flushed red and she looked away.

“Is that acceptable?” I added.

Gabriella nodded, still looking down. “Umm, yeah, as long as you’re sure.”

“I’m sure. I want to know about it, but I’m sure.”

Gabriella finally looked up at me. “Then, can I ask for the same? If you sleep with another woman, I want to know about it.”

I looked at her in surprise. “Wait, you’re not talking about…”

She sighed heavily, glancing at Serenity. “Kai, I read the letter from your biological father after we got home. And think about it. My mom is only an eighth succubus, Kai, and yet it might be possible she has to sleep with a ton of people to avoid hurting my dad. What do you think that says about you?”

Holy fuck.

I never even considered that aspect. I mean, weren’t incubi and succubi basically the same thing, except different genders? At least, that was my generic understanding of them based on myths and legends. The real thing might be a ton different.

Still, she kind of had a point.

I was half incubus.

What if sleeping with Gabriella, Serenity, and Avery wasn’t enough? Or worse, what if sleeping with them too frequently could hurt them?

Or what if changing them made it so I didn’t get the same benefit from sex? Assuming there was a benefit to be had. What if I had to sleep with human women for some reason?

I met Serenity’s gaze, realizing she seemed just as shocked by that realization. And potentially hurt by it.

“Umm,” I began, responding to my fiancé. “Well, when we did stuff, I didn’t hurt you, right?”

“No, I don’t think so,” Gabriella confirmed. “But we need to consider the possibility. I’ve thought about it a lot, actually, even before I read the letter. Because I knew you were something different, and I also realized I must truly be different too after you brought it up. It’s one of the reasons why I’ve been so eager to include more women. Because I feel like it might be necessary. And it probably really is necessary, considering it sounded like your biological father expected you to have a bunch of concubines.”

“Oneof the reasons,” I repeated, a hint of playfulness in my tone.

That lightened her mood some, with her rolling her emerald eyes, knowing that I was referring to the fact that she was interested in more women for her own reasons.

“And,” she continued emphatically, deciding not to respond to my comment. “It’s why I talked to Avery about the possibility of you sleeping with her mom.”

My eyes nearly bugged out of my head. “Holy fuck,” I hissed. “You aren’t serious, are you?”

She looked at me in confusion. “Of course I’m serious. I figured you’d be happy that I handled that for you.” She then gave me a slightly mischievous look. “Apparently, Avery’s got a weird kink when it comes to her mom. The idea of Michelle sleeping with her boyfriend really turns her on, and she’s actually fantasized about it before.” She smirked. “Fantasized about finally bringing you home, only to have her mom fall for you, and teach you a thing or two about how to pleasure a woman while she makes Avery watch.”

I just stared at her in disbelief, before glancing at Serenity’s equally shocked expression. I then focused on her again. “H-How did you even find that out? She seriously told you?”

Gabriella nodded. “Umm, yeah. I kind of broke the ice by telling her we needed to skip all the secret stuff, and then proceeded to tell her everything about me, including that I thought she was really hot. And I clarified that I was okay if she wasn’t interested.” She paused. “And then I made her tell me the one thing she didn’t want anyone to know, and that was it.”

I frowned at that. “You didn’t, like, compel her or anything? Did you?” I asked hesitantly, since it seemed hard for me to believe that Avery would share such a secret with a girl she barely knew. It made me wonder if either my fiancé had gained some of my ability, or if it might be her own succubus power rearing its head.

Gabriella looked at me in surprise. “Oh.” She paused again. “Umm, I don’t think so, but I’m not really sure honestly. I don’t think so,” she repeated.

I nodded, focusing on Serenity. “Are you going to say anything?” I asked seriously. “What do you think?”

Serenity sighed, and then looked away. “Umm, I’m not sure. This is just…a lot to deal with, all at once. And the idea of you…” She sighed. “With some random chick…” She sighed again. “I guess it would be fine, but it’s just…”

“How about this,” Gabriella interrupted, focusing on Serenity. “Obviously, I think that us girls should just keep stuff between the four of us, and then if Kai is going to do something with another girl, then one of us has to be there too.”

Serenity looked up at her in surprise. “Four of us?” she repeated. “Don’t you mean three girls?”

She shook her head. “Oh, no, I’m including Avery’s mom, of course.”

Her wide chocolate brown eyes focused on me briefly, before responding to her. “I’m not sure if that’s something Michelle wants though,” she said seriously. “And do you really think Avery is going to be okay with that? Having a fantasy is a bit different than it happening in real life.”

Gabriella shrugged. “Honestly, I think we’ll just have to deal with things as they happen. But think about it. Who is Avery’s mom supposed to be with now? Avery said her parents are probably going to end up getting divorced, and then what? Are we just going to make Michelle stay single for the rest of her life? Because that’s not really fair to her.”

Serenity frowned at that, focusing on me. “Kai, what do you want to do?”

I sighed, knowing it was better to be realistic. “I guess it’s something to consider, but I don’t plan on doing anything like that anytime soon. I mean, I finally get to be with you romantically, Ren, and now it’s like I have three extra women in addition to that. Someone’s probably going to end up feeling left out.” I focused on Gabriella and then at Serenity again. “And I don’t want either of you two to be the ones who feel like I’m neglecting you.”

They both nodded in agreement.

“And honestly, Gabriella. I’m really confused as to why you’re so eager about all this. I mean, are you really going to be okay with watching me do stuff with some random woman if that’s needed?”

Her face flushed. “Umm, Kai, we kind of touched on that subject already. Remember when I first told you about my mom? And you were worried that I might be like that? I said I kind of was more interested in being the one to watch.”

I just stared at her in shock, knowing she was right. I just hadn’t realized how serious she was about that at the time. But apparently, when she said she was more interested in being the one forced to watch, like what her mom did to her dad, she really meant that.

Serenity then sighed. “Well, I guess I’m okay with Gabriella’s suggestion, if that’s really needed. And I suppose I’ll be fine with it even if it’s not ‘needed’ and it still happens for some reason.” She sighed. “For me, I definitely don’t want to be with anyone else other than you, Kai, but I guess if you’re with Gabriella or Avery, and you decide to…” She sighed heavily again.

“Well, I don’t plan on doing that,” I said reassuringly. “At least, not unless there truly is a good reason for it. If all of you are going to keep it between us five, then I plan on doing the same. And we don’t even know if it’s necessary. Gabriella needs to talk to her mom first to find out what risks there might be, and even if there is a risk for her, we don’t know if that applies to me too.”

Serenity nodded, seeming a little more reassured, but Gabriella frowned. “You know what? Maybe I should just go see my mom now. I was going to wait, since we thought I might have to stay with Avery in the hospital, but now that everyone’s out, I could probably see if she’s available.”

I hesitated. “Umm, actually, I was hoping you could watch over Serenity for a while. I want to inject her with my blood, but I also need to take Michelle hunting.”

Gabriella’s emerald eyes widened at that, before she gave Serenity an apologetic look. “Oh, of course. I’m sorry.”

“It’s okay,” I quickly replied, before Serenity could respond. “And maybe if it’s not too late, you can see your mom after that.” I paused to glance at the clock in the kitchen, realizing it was already almost 7 PM. The sun was still bright out, since it was in the middle of April, but it was starting to get later in the evening. I continued. “But for now, let’s talk with Avery, get everything out in the open, and then let’s change Serenity. Avery and her mom can then talk for a few minutes, and then I’ll take Michelle hunting.”

“Sounds good,” Gabriella agreed, turning to start heading back up the stairs. “Let me get her. She was pretty upset when she thought you might be mad about the kiss.”

I nodded, already knowing. I then looked at Serenity when Gabriella turned fully to make her way upstairs. “Want to just head up to your room?” I wondered.

Serenity nodded, beginning to dig in her purse for the syringe she had. After pulling it out, she then handed it to me.

I accepted the needle and made my way up the stairs too, with her close on my heels after setting her purse down. I paused at the top when Avery opened the bathroom door, giving her a small smile when she looked at me like she was afraid. She then glanced at Gabriella, who gave her a reassuring nod, and then opened the door more.

“Umm, h-hey Kai,” she stammered, her skin a light tan, her azure eyes actively becoming icy blue, the whites of her eyes turning black, even as her blonde hair began to look more platinum.

Shit, this might really be a struggle for her to control her transformation.

And holy shit she was hot!

I glanced at her lips when they actually turned more pale, even as her skin tanned, suddenly recalling that my friend had said they looked frosted, as if she was wearing white cosmetics. Fuck, no wonder Gabriella couldn’t resist kissing her! I never would have imagined that such a look could be so hot.

And it wasn’t just her lips.

Her eyelids had a hint of white too, and not like someone who had tanned with glasses on, but instead it was as if she was wearing white eyeshadow.

Just as Serenity said, she looked frosted.

That was the perfect word for it.

And it was hot as hell.

“Hey Avery,” I said warmly, trying not to react too strongly to her appearance. “I’m glad you seem to be doing alright.” I paused, glancing at Gabriella before meeting her icy gaze again. “I don’t mind that you two kissed,” I said bluntly. “So don’t worry about it.”

She nodded hesitantly, averting her black and icy gaze.

“I’m going to change Serenity now too,” I continued, garnering her attention again. “If you wouldn’t mind helping Gabriella keep an eye on her while I take your mom hunting.”

“Oh. Of course, Kai,” she agreed, speaking more confidently, like what I was used to hearing at school. “Anything you want.”

“Good,” I replied warmly. “Then let’s go in Serenity’s room,” I added, nodding toward my lifelong friend now standing next to me, who proceeded to lead the way.

Avery squeaked when Gabriella wrapped her arm around her thin waist to pull her more fully into the hallway, kissing her on the cheek before tugging her along. It was obvious Avery was really embarrassed at this point, since she was fully transformed now, but I did my best to ignore it for her sake, feeling like all this was just completely surreal.

Like, I knew Gabriella was interested in my classmate, and I knew they’d spent nearly two hours alone together talking things over, but it was still crazy that my fiancé had already taken the first step and jumped right into being physical with Avery.

But then again, she was part-succubus, so maybe I shouldn’t be so surprised.

Sitting on the edge of the bed as Serenity climbed into it, I held the wrapped syringe in my hands, waiting for Gabriella to close the door, before speaking up.

“So,” I began, directing my words at Avery. “I guess the plan is that you can do anything you want with me, Gabriella, or even Serenity, but if it doesn’t involve me, then I want to know about it. Sound fair?”

Avery looked uncomfortably at Serenity before nodding. “Umm, o-okay,” she stammered.

“And I won’t feel like it’s cheating,” I continued. “So long as it’s not with anyone else.”

Avery looked at me in complete shock. “Well, of course not,” she said firmly. “I would never cheat on you, Kai.”

I nodded, only for Gabriella to chime in.

“However, I think we need to prepare for the possibility that Kai might need to sleep with other women. And if that is the case, then just one of us needs to be there with him.” She paused, suddenly seeming uncertain. “If that’s alright?” she asked me hesitantly.

I nodded. “Yeah, I said it was fine. I don’t plan on doing that, but I have no problem with that arrangement.” I focused on Serenity. “Is that okay?” I said, echoing Gabriella’s words.

“Umm, yeah,” she agreed. “That should be fine.”

“And we’ll cross that bridge if it comes up,” Gabriella added reassuringly to Serenity. “I just figured it would be best to try to deal with this kind of thing at the beginning, in case it ends up being an issue where it’s something he truly needs.” She sighed. “For all I know, my mom might not need to sleep with other guys. It might just truly be a part of their domination roleplay thing they do, and have nothing to do with her being part-succubus.”

Serenity nodded, looking at me again. “Okay.” She sighed. “Just…” Her voice trailed off again.

“Just what?” I prompted gently, wondering if she was actually having second thoughts already.

She took a deep breath, meeting my gaze again. “Just promise me you won’t keep secrets anymore. Okay?”

My eyes widened in surprise. “Okay,” I whispered sincerely. “And I’m sorry for not telling you sooner,” I added. “I was just afraid of losing you.”

She nodded. “I understand. And I get why you didn’t.” She grimaced. “I just still feel horrible that I wasn’t there for you.”

I scooted more onto the bed and then sat cross-legged in front of her, moving so that our knees were touching. She looked up at me in surprise and then gave me an affectionate look when she saw my own reassuring expression.

“Love you, Ren,” I whispered.

“I love you too,” she replied sincerely. “More than anything.”

“Ready to become like me?” I wondered.

She took a deep breath, and then nodded. “Yeah, I guess we don’t have a lot of time to waste, do we? Michelle is probably really thirsty after everything she went through.”

I shook my head. “It’s not that,” I replied. “I just want to hurry and get this part over with, so I don’t have to worry about you getting hurt so easily.” I lowered my voice. “So you don’t end up in the hospital from a car accident, like Avery and her mom did.”

Of course, I didn’t need to add, ‘Or so you don’t end up dying in one, like all our parents,’ because she fundamentally understood that glaring aspect of our unified existence. Losing all our parents was the reason why our lives changed five years ago, and the fear of losing each other was something we both shared and dealt with.

Serenity reached out and grabbed my free hand, gently giving it a squeeze. She then let go when I pulled it away, deciding to go ahead and unwrap the syringe.

Jabbing it in my vein in the crook of my arm, I filled it up halfway like I’d done for Avery, not wanting to give Serenity too much in case it somehow contributed to Michelle dying, and then pulled the needle out, glancing at my favorite girlfriend’s thin arms.

It wasn’t until she reached up and gently ran her fingers through my hair that I realized she was looking at me affectionately again, her chocolate brown eyes endearing and full of love.

I held her gaze for a moment, and then readjusted the needle in my grasp, holding it out of the way for a second as I reached up to gently cup her cheek. Both of her hands slipped up to my face then, as she leaned forward, closing the gap to rest her lips on mine, giving me a deep passionate kiss.

I heard Avery suck in a sharp breath, her heart suddenly racing, but ignored her as I shared an intimate kiss with the person I loved most in the world.

Serenity then pulled away a little, only to peck me on the lips one last time and then let go of my face.

“Okay, I’m ready,” she whispered.

I nodded, trying to focus again, really just wanting to put the syringe aside so I could fuck her first, while Gabriella and Avery watched. Instead, I attempted to clear my mind so that I could prioritize what was important right now, reaching out to gently grab her arm.

This was it.

The time had finally come to change Serenity too.

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