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“How did you get her to talk tonight?” Dad asks.

“Uh… Well, I intended to help her relax,” he says vaguely.

“Ah. I understand,” Dad laughs. “She is half-succubus, Vash. When she has extreme emotions like this, she is susceptible to getting aroused. It’s just the nature of the species. If leaning into that is what gets her to slow down and talk to you, then keep doing that. She’s never really been in a position where she was made to face her feelings, so this is new for her.”

“Leli is a stubborn little shit,” Striker says. “And she also has a fix-it kind of personality. No matter what it is, she’s always there to help things run smoothly. She helps everyone with everything, but in doing so she doesn’t help herself. Apparently, she has some not-so-healthy coping strategies. If she is receptive to getting railed. Do it.”

“This is not where I expected this conversation to go,” Vash admits.

“Like I said,” Dad says. “It’s in her nature. She is also newly mated. I know I complain a lot about my sick-minded children, but there is no denying the fact that as a succubus or incubus, we were made to have sex. It’s how we can gain power. It can be a weapon also. It’s the center of who we are as a species. If sex helps her not spiral, she needs to go to you rather than trying to fight it all by herself.”

“She is strong, but no one can outrun the type of trauma Zypher gave her,” Striker says.

“Now that Lilith is with him and Leli knows what he is capable of, she’s likely constantly having that trauma triggered,” Brenna continues.

“So like PTSD?” he asks, and Brenna nods. “So… Helping her lean on the succubus side of herself could help her find her baseline again?”

“Yeah,” Dad says. “You are her mate, so she can’t cause you any harm like she could anyone else.”

“Wait. So, she could literally fuck someone to death?” Vash asks, wide-eyed.

“It would take her a bit to get a handle on her power, just like Lilith, but yes. A succubus and an incubus can very literally stop someone’s heart through sex,” Dad says.

“But mates are safe?” Kira asks. I smirk at her and she leans into me. I’ve not talked since Lilith was taken. They’ve tried, but no one has made me. I am thankful for that. Kira is going to make me talk. She’s asked a few times why I’ve been so quiet. I don’t think she knows it’s my fault that Lilith was taken.

“Yes,” Dad laughs. “Mates are safe. This all goes for you as well.”

“What do you mean?” Kira asks.

“Eventually, Volis is going to want to open up about what’s going on in his head right now,” Dad says.

“Don’t,” I say to him, but he ignores me.

“Oh, he’s going to talk to me. I can promise you that. It’s good to know that seducing him will speed things up,” Kira says with a smile. I wrap my arm around her waist and squeeze her gently.

“Well, I’m going to go lie down with her before she wakes. Thank you for the advice, guys,” Vash says.

“You’re welcome. Thank you for taking care of her, Vash,” Dad says.

“Not a problem,” Vash says with a smile before going back upstairs.

“Come on,” Kira says as she takes my hand and stands. I sigh and stand up with her.

“Hey,” Striker says. I turn, and he hugs me. “You’ve got to stop blaming yourself, Volis. No one is blaming you, so you shouldn’t be blaming yourself either.”

“Have a good night,” I say dismissively. Kira pulls me away from everyone, and we go to one of the back rooms.

I get undressed down to boxers before getting in bed. I watch as Kira undresses slowly while maintaining eye contact with me. She steps closer to me, completely naked, and goes to grab my shirt from beside me. Instead of letting her pick it up, I grab her and pull her into bed with me. She is basically on top of me, so she simply sits up. Kira has a devious look on her face, and I realize she intended for me to grab her.

“You are beautiful,” I say as I take in the sight of this gorgeous woman sitting on me. I am positive she feels how hard she is making me. Anytime she shifts her body, her breath hitches when she feels my cock pressed against her.

“Why have you been so quiet?” she asks.

“If I refuse to answer, will you seduce me?” I ask with a smirk.

“No,” she says. “I’d edge you until you’re a blubbering mess, then I’ll go to sleep.”

“You’re an evil, evil little girl,” I say, and she giggles. “I just don’t feel like I have the right to an opinion on anything when I’m the reason she was taken.”