Page 5 of Unwanted
You know, this is kind of hot.
Frost glanced over his shoulder and smirked.
Damn, there was so much about Frost that changed every day with the magic in his druid blood growing. One thing that never changed was the way Gemini felt. Love, attraction, and need muted everything else in his life. Frost was the oxygen he breathed.
When they reached the lab, Frost let Gemini down. Gemini sat in the chair next to Frost’s chosen seat. He watched Frost work. He took a small drop of blood from a tube and put it on a slide before slipping it beneath his microscope. Gemini stared at Frost’s sexy profile while Frost inspected his sample under the light.
After a minute, he sat back. “Huh. I wish I had blood samples from other creatures to compare. I know Kyrie doesn’t want me to know his business. But if I don’t know his exact species, how am I supposed to help?”
“I’m a Were. Take a sample of my blood and see how it compares.”
Frost brightened. “Are you serious?”
He looked so damn hopeful, Gemini couldn’t say no. Also, it had been his suggestion. “Of course. You’re my mate. I want to help.”
“Okay.” He sat forward again, grabbing a lancet and an alcohol pad.
Gemini chuckled as Frost scrubbed the tip of Gemini’s index finger before quickly sticking it. “I’m immortal.”
“I know, but you’re able to get sick. If not, I wouldn’t be needed in this field. I won’t risk infection.”
He supposed that was true.
Frost smeared a drop of Gemini’s blood across a different slide. He gave Gemini a cotton ball for his finger as if it hadn’t already healed. Then he went to work again. Frost studied his blood for a while, going as far as to switch slides several times. He straightened and flipped on a monitor connected to the high-tech microscope.
“I want you to see this so someone will know I’m not crazy.” With the click of a button, the blood sample appeared on the screen. “This is your blood. It’s honestly not that different from human blood, except it’s like quadruple the cells, and if you watch, the cells keep multiplying. It’s as if they are still trying to repair themselves even though they no longer have a use.”
Gemini nodded. He followed Frost’s line of thinking. So far, it sounded like simple stuff.
Frost switched slides.
Gemini sat forward. He was pretty sure he completely stopped blinking. “What the…”
“Exactly.” Frost sounded relieved he wasn’t overreacting. “Have you ever seen anything like this?”
Gemini shook his head. He was transfixed. “There are some red blood cells, but it looks like he has glitter in between.”
“Or actual light.”
Gemini’s gaze snapped to Frost’s face. “Is it light?”
Frost shrugged. “It’s possible.”
He was all the way invested. Gemini understood why Frost had been shocked into talking about Kyrie’s case without permission. “Use your blood. Let’s see the difference.”
Frost shrugged. “I’m just human.”
Sometimes, he aggravated Gemini. Gemini huffed. “You’re not just human, and I thought you wanted samples of all varieties to compare. You’re Druid. How would that affect your blood?”
Looking more than a little curious, Frost grabbed a new lancet. “Good point. I haven’t had any bloodwork done since I became your mate.” He didn’t wipe his finger before stabbing it.
Gemini huffed again. “Why did I need alcohol, and you don’t?”
Frost shrugged, but he flashed Gemini a smile, softening the way he blew off Gemini’s concerns. “I’m immortal.” Frost laughed when Gemini rolled his eyes. He quickly did his thing and changed out slides. He didn’t switch views, so he could inspect it alone first. Gemini got to see the results in real time. They both froze. Frost’s blood was a near identical match to Kyrie’s. The only difference was Frost’s cells didn’t multiply, trying to heal themselves.
“What the fuck?”
Gemini nodded, understanding the sentiment. “Is he half Druid?”
