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had to up the alcohol content. This is one of my efforts. It knocks the shifters silly.”
    Teebie waved her hand over it to quell the fire and stuck in a straw. The blue layer had the taste of lemons and oranges; the crimson layer was raspberry.
    “You are focusing rather intently on that drink, Teebie.” Spike’s tone was amused.
    “Am I?”
    “Yes. There is a complete spectacle on the dance floor, and you aren’t even peeking at it.”
    Teebie sighed and turned her head toward the dance floor. It was a spectacle all right. Andor was fending off three women who were fighting to be next to him.
    Teebie watched the jostling with amusement, and before she knew it, the drink was gone.
    Spike cleared her throat. “Can you go and rescue him before he drowns in estrogen or the other males decide to fight for their dance partners?”
    “What makes you think I can break it up?”
    Spike gave her a long look.
    Teebie sighed and headed to the dance floor, moving in between some of the women and men who were watching the slow-motion fight.
    She didn’t say a word to anyone, merely walked up to Andor and plastered her body against his, pulling his head down to hers for a kiss.
    He jolted in surprise for a moment, and then, he recovered and wrapped her in his arms. The music pulsed around them, and he slowly swayed with her.
    He tasted of strawberries and fire. His tongue slid along hers, and soon, their initial contact had become more than slightly arousing.
    Teebie relaxed her grip and leaned back, but he followed her, sliding a hand into her hair and keeping her close. It wasn’t until the song switched to a faster tempo that he released her.
    Her lips throbbed and her body tingled. Teebie looked into his heavy-lidded eyes, and she whispered, “Did I manage to drive off your admirers?”
    He grinned. “You did. You look lovely tonight.”
    “Thank you. It is my first night off in years.” She licked her lips. “So, how did you end up coming to the Crossroads?”
    He blinked. “You want to know that now?”
    “Now, I am one of your admirers, so yes.”
    Andor grinned. “My mother called me in to the house in the frozen north and asked me to seek out a mate. She wants to be a grandmother. When she was done, she sent me down to speak to my father. He is still in his draconic slumber, and so, he is slowly rising. He will be up in a few weeks at the latest.”
    “Your mother, she is a shifter?”
    “No. My mother is a fey. She and my father found me on their doorstep, so to speak. I had been left to die in the ice and snow, and since both of them have an affinity for it, they noted the little warm spot and came out to get me.”
    Teebie looked at him in shock. “Someone abandoned you?”
    “Yes. Five hundred years ago, I was transported to the ice to die or that is the theory. Traces of a magical transport were found around me. I had a good upbringing and my parents love me, so there is no issue there.”
    Teebie chuckled. “I am lucky in Dira. My parents tolerate me, but I am not what they wanted. They wanted a family that could pass for fey. I was a glaring flare of magic that couldn’t be easily explained.”
    “I would celebrate a child with as much power as you have. It is one thing I learned from my parents, you accept what comes and adapt to it, helping the child to become their best. It is the mark of a good parent.”
    She chuckled. “It sounds like you are applying to be the father of my children.”
    The music switched to a slow song again. Andor cocked his head. “What if I am?”
    She was pressed against him, and she knew what the slabs of muscle looked like from the moment in the sauna. There were delineated lines of muscle across his abs, and she wanted to see them bare and gleaming with sweat for a completely different reason than a hot room.
    “I have no idea. I haven’t gotten this far with anyone in a long time.”
    “You consider this far?”
    Teebie sighed, her breasts rubbing against his