Chapter 102

The toweling hardly touched her skin, yet it caught each drop of water. They sat her down at the vanity. “How would you like your hair?”

Duchess came in on silent padded paws. She jumped onto the tub. ::Nice smell. I wash myself, but I will take some of the fragrance.::

“You deserve perfume and more.” He pulled a jeweled amethyst collar from a drawer in the dressing area. ::For you, Beauty, for saving our offspring.::

Dainty paws lifted up on his knee. ::Today I do not need to be brushed, but I will need to be groomed tomorrow. I think Naffie should have this chore.::She reached for the collar with her teeth. ::I’ll go and check to see Garlance’s progress in dressing Nafer. I’ll take a spritz of that scent before I go.:: Bron obliged by spraying a cloud in her direction, she turned around to make sure it covered all of her coat and left in feline silence, holding her fluffy tail in the air.

Bron looked at both of his bonded, ::…interesting personality. Rather imperial.::