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Mason sat at the bar drinking his second beer considering going up to bed when he felt a hand on his shoulder. He turned his head to look and smiled seeing Adder standing there having taken off the jewelry but still wearing the lengha. "Adder? Changed your mind about going to bed?", he asked. Adder smiled and without a word kissed him, not on the cheek or on the forehead but on the lips. Mason blinked in surprise at her lips against his. He was going to pull back but her hand went to the back of his head to hold the kiss longer and for whatever reason he gave in to the moment and returned the kiss. "Just bout goin’ alone", she whispered as she pulled back from the kiss. Mason wasn’t sure if this was really happen or if they were both just really drunk. But he remembered she’d only had the one beer and it took more than that to get her drunk. “Um.. are you sure about th...?”, he started to ask standing up. Adder smiled and leaned back up kissing him again before he could finish the sentence. Her forked tongue slipped into his mouth rubbing circles around his. Well that certainly answered that question quickly. Mason moaned a little kissing back letting his hands cup her face his fingers lightly rubbing against her scales along her neck before pulling back. “Whoa… Adder. What are we doing? We’re mates… best of. Do we want to muck that up?”, he asked looking down at her copper eyes his fingers still rubbing against her scales. “Mason Ah want to. It doesn’t ‘ave ta muck anyt’ing up. So let’s go up ta yer room.”, she said taking his hands from her face to hold one nodding her head to the elevator.
Mason rubbed his lips together debating if this was a good idea, and seeing his hesitation Adder placed her free hand on his cheek and leaned up lightly kissing him. “Ah want t’is Mason. Ah want you. Do ya want me?”, she asked. “Honestly?”, he asked. “Of course. Yer always ‘onest wit’ me.”, she said still leading him in the direction of the elevator. Mason sighed trying to think straight. It’d been about six months since he’d last been with someone and he was being given the chance to sleep with a woman he did want and for years had told himself he shouldn’t and couldn’t have. So two parts were a bit at war. His mind was trying to be logical about it where his heart and well lower regions were not about logic and just giving in. “More than I’ve wanted any woman.”, he said leaning down kissing her as he reached around to hit the up button on the elevator. Adder moaned a little as he kissed her, she’d not been kissed like that before there was so much devotion in the tenderness of his lips. They stayed locked in the kiss till the ding of the elevator door opening got them to pull back. “T’en Ah’m all yers.”, Adder sighed pulling him into the elevator.
Mason hit the button for their floor looking back to her and smiled. “Adder..”, he said leaning in kissing her lightly one hand lightly holding her neck as the other held her waist. “Yes Mason?”, she questioned once he pulled back a little from her lips. “I love you, I think I’ve always loved you even when you tried to pickpocket me all those years ago on the way to the fights.”, he admitted with a smile. Adder smiled softly hearing him say those words and how he sounded so sincere. She’d heard the words before but never this sincere. “Ah love you too.”, she said bringing her arms around his neck pulling him back into a kiss. On the ride to the top floor of the hotel he pressed her against the side of the elevator as they kissed. Mason had said exactly what he wanted to say and heard exactly what he wanted to hear back. He wasn’t sure where this would go from here and beyond tonight. But tonight he had Adder, he had confessed his feelings and it was a weight lifted from him. That wall he kept up over the years about of his own sense of morality crumbled he didn’t need to hold back with her anymore. Adder couldn’t think of a time she’d been kissed like this returning it and letting her forked tongue slip into his mouth to mingle and taste again. At the ding of the doors Mason pulled back from the kiss. “Let’s go to my room…”, he said taking her hand. Adder nodded a bit breathless from the kiss smiling as they headed for his room.
Anyone in the hotel that looked out of their rooms that night they certainly saw a sight. Mason had Adder pressed against his door kissing her deeply as he reached for his room key to open the door. Typically Mason wasn’t the type to just get into bed with someone, but this was Adder. He’d known her for years and hearing her say she wanted him and more importantly loved him all he could think about was getting her out of that lengha and onto his bed. And hearing her moaning into his mouth, her hands traveling over his back and around to his chest starting to get the sherwani top off him was just adding to that desire. He finally got the door to open and they stumbled into the room Adder pulling the sherwani off him once inside the reception area of the room. She pulled back from the kiss and looked at him. “God damn Mason….”, she said looking over his chest. Mason smiled. “You’ve seen me shirtless before pet.”, he commented. “Yea but… never as a prelude ta seeing da rest o ya.”, she smiled. “Come here.”, he said pulling her back to him kissing her as he reached around unzipping the choli top and tugging it off to reveal the strapless black bra underneath and then he unhooked the bra letting it fall to the floor too. Mason pulled back from the kiss and looked at her for a moment and rubbed his lips together. “God damn pet…”, he smiled pulling her back to him kissing her neck. One of his hands roamed over her back the other up her chest.
Adder stepped out of her heels and started to tug at the waistband of his pants. “Ooo Mason….”, she moaned softly enjoying the feel of his hands over her body and lips on her neck. Mason stepped out of his shoes his hand on her back unzipping her skirt and giving a little tug to bring it down to show her black thong. With the long skirt finally out of the way Mason brought both hands to her waist and picked her up bringing his lips back to hers letting his tongue mingle with hers. Adder wrapped her long toned legs around him tight and brought her arms back around his neck as he carried her to the bedroom. Adder was too lost in his embrace to remember that in her purse that had been left on the floor she’d had condoms just for this moment and Mason had not really planned on this happening but was also too lost in the moment to think about that stuff. Mason got her to the bed carefully setting her down onto the edge of the bed before kneeling on the floor kissing down her body. Stopping at her breasts to lick, nibble, and suckle. Adder moaned arching against him running her hands lightly over his shoulders and in his brown hair. She hadn’t been sure what to expect from Mason in regards to his bedroom techniques but as he started kissing down her stomach she was at least sure she was going to enjoy it.
He grabbed the band of her thongs and started to tug, Adder lifted up off the bedding for them to be removed. “Lay back, pet.”, he said softly kissing her thighs. Adder moaned softly but otherwise said nothing as she lay back onto the soft king size bed. As he kissed higher and more to the inside of her thighs he brought her right leg over his shoulder and pressed her left up. “Hold your leg just below your knee pet.”, he instructed kissing his way along her right inner thigh.”Ooo...okay..”, she said softly following the instruction. While he continued to softly kiss at her thigh he let a digit or two slip inside her starting to tease and play. “Ooo Mason..”, she moaned wanting to reach and touch him but keeping her hands on her hamstring as he’d instructed so instead she just raised her hips into his touch. A few moments later his fingers were replaced with his tongue. Following along behind each lick of his tongue he ran a knuckle over her lower lips and rubbing against her cliterious. Her hips continued to raise against him craving more as she moaned his name. While still giving her attention he brought one hand down to get out of his pants and boxerbriefs. He moved away to a standing position, Adder finally releasing her leg sighing a bit with satisfaction and wondering what he was going to do to her next.
Mason gently grabbed her ankles raising her legs up and down to her chest before slowly penetrating her. “Mmmmaassoonn.”, Adder cried out. “Mmm… god I’ve wanted to do this for so long.”, he moaned shifting her legs to have her heels resting on his shoulders. “T’is position or just ‘aving sex wit’ me in general?”, she asked smiling as she raised her hips up pressing her heels into his shoulders. “Ooo. Making love to you in general, pet.”, he said starting to slowly thrust finding a steady pace. Each stroke he watched her face enjoying the expressions as she moaned and enjoyed what they were doing. “Oooh god Mason. Ah can’t believe it could be like t’is..”, she moaned. She’d never had it like this before. “Mmm… Adder….”, he moaned bringing her legs down from his chest and pulling out. There wasn’t words really used to indicate what was happening next Adder just moved up higher on the bed and Mason followed getting between her legs and just kissing her without penetrating her despite her hips raising against him. “I love you…”, he said pulling back from the kiss. Adder smiled running a hand through his hair. “Ah love ya too Mason. Now please…”, she said rubbing her legs against his. “Keep making love ta me.”, she pleaded.
Mason smiled locking his arms so he was basically ready to do a pushup before lowering himself back down kissing her. As he lowered himself he was also thrusting, teasingly by initially just getting the tip in then the next time half way then not even entering her but rubbing himself against the outside of her labia repeating them in random order mixed in with full thrusts. Each time he lowered himself her hands tried to tighten on his shoulders wanting more of him. Finally he gave her more of what she wanted inserting fully and bring himself down to her but rather than being chest to chest his chest was higher near her shoulders. “Bend your legs a little pet.”, he said softly kissing her. She followed the simple instruction and moaned feeling the difference in the amount of contact between them. Instead of just thrusting up and down he also rocked forward and back to get more simulation. Finding a solid rhythm between them. He could feel her nails gently raking over his shoulders and back with each thrust. When she started to really dig in and he heard her calling his name he knew he was bringing her to climax. “Ooo god Mason…”, she called out “Oooh Adder…”, he moaned. Neither was really thinking twice about him climaxing and the lack of a condom to separate them. Breathless, sweating, and tired he pulled out and laid next to her pulling her into his arms kissing her.
“I love you so much pet.”, he whispered. Adder sighed in euphoric satisfaction of what had just happened. She didn’t try to pull away from his embrace it feeling nice to be held. “I love you too..”, she whispered breathless. “Will you be mine?”, he asked sleepily. “Hmm?”, she asked fighting off sleep. “I don’t want this to be just one night of passion Adder. I mean it when I say I love you. That I want to be with you. So what do you say?”, he asked rolling slightly so he was looking down at her. Adder sighed smiling up at him. There was such love, such devotion in his tone and in his eyes. He was serious. He wanted her to be his. What was she supposed to say, no? The man loved her, honestly and with all his heart as it shown in his eyes. And no man had ever made love to her let alone the way he just had. She nodded softly. Mason smiled and kissed her again before rolling back to his side holding her close letting his eyes close a smile upon his lips. Adder went to try and get up from the bed but he just held her tighter, and she was too tired to want to move so she stayed and fell asleep there.
Adder had woken up early taking a shower and changing into one of the salwar kameez that Mason had packed for her before going to fix some coffee in his room to wake him up. She sighed looking around the reception area of the room and started picking up a purse, a choli, a bra, and skirt setting them on the arm of a chair then picked up his shirt and carefully laid it over the back of the chair. She went to the kitchenette area and started a pot of coffee before going to the door to the bedroom. “Mason! Ya got a meeting soon..”, she said rolling her eyes at the sight of the bed. Mason sighed hearing Adder telling him to get up. “I’m getting up pet, I’m still tired. Surprised you’re already up.”, he smiled having hoped that maybe he’d worn her out enough last night. He brought his arm up to rub his face and realized he was moving it away from someone else. He furrowed his brow how could she still be in bed yet already up. He looked to the door and blinked seeing Adder leaning in. “Get up.”, she said closing the door. Now he was really confused, if Adder was out there who was in his bed.
He looked to the form next to him pulling the blanket back a little and instead of his fair skinned blonde haired Adder he found dark brown almost black hair indian woman. “What the bloody hell!!”, he demanded startled floating out of the bed quickly getting his boxerbriefs on. “Who the!? How the!?”, he questioned not sure who this woman was or how she had gotten into his bed. The woman rolled a little in the bed and blinked at him and smiled. “Gooooood morning Mason.”, she greeted. Outside the room Adder looked to door a bit puzzled by the sound of alarm from Mason. She considered going in but figured it best to not. It didn’t hurt as much anymore whens he saw him with a bird. She’d seen it so many times over the years. Instead she just focused on getting the coffee ready. She’d found yesterday they had decent coffee. The woman looked at him covering himself bashfully with the blanket and sat up stretching with a laugh. She had no shame in the fact she was currently naked. “You weren’t that quick getting them off last night. What’s the problem?”, she asked tilting her head to the side. “What’s the problem she asks…. Let’s see where to start. How about who the bloody hell you are and how the fuck did you get in here?”, he demanded of her. Adder glanced to the door sipping her coffee but went to the window of his suite looking out over the city. “Just want ta wear mah suit, but w’atever blending in culturally…”, she grumbled
“Well this isn’t exactly a normal situation for me either handsome. Generally I’m not here when the guy wakes up. But since I had some seriously good fun last night I’ll be polite. My name is Parvati, however last night you were calling me Add..”, she started to explain but Mason clapped a hand over her mouth and shook his head. The last thing he wanted right now was for Adder to hear this woman or anything that happened last night. He wasn’t even sure how he could face her after last night now that he’d realized it was all fake. Parvati laughed and kissed the palm of his hand before pushing it away. “And I got in here because you my goood….oh god gooood man fucked me. I take it the woman out there is A… whom you thought you saw last night?”, she asked being rather casual about it. Mason narrowed his eyes he was furious at the deception and felt dirty for having given into the temptation, to have given to this woman what he had wanted to give to Adder. Had shown this woman the love that he had for Adder. “How?”, he questioned trying to figure out how he’d been deceived. She laughed again. “How did we have sex? Would you like a play by play but damn was it glorious.”, she smiled.
Adder frowned sitting down in the reception area, he was taking his time getting rid of whoever she was. She had remembered last night stepping out of her room thinking to come check on him but she saw him with some random woman pressed against his door making out. So she just figured he was getting in a quickie with this woman before breakfast. She hated it, but there was nothing she could do about it. He wasn’t hers so he could sleep with anyone he wanted. Mason glared at Parvati. “I remember the sex…”, he said frowning. Everything he remembered was him kissing, touching, caressing, making love to Adder not this woman. “Just not my real face. Generally I’d have taken whatever money and valuables you had in the room and been gone before you woke up.”, she shrugged a little. “So it was all a lie. Everything I saw. Everything I felt. Everything I heard. Are you at telepath is that how you did it? And if you normally would have robbed me why didn’t you?”, he demanded get more angry as he thought about this situation. She snorted at the question of being a telepath. “No. I’m not a telepath handsome. I can’t get into your head. Pheromones. You saw what you wanted to see, and it’s as real feeling to you as if well it was real. It’s not really my business or my concern who you saw. But because she’s who you saw you behaved accordingly. And to keep the charade up I had to respond accordingly. Which wow, lucky girl. I tried to leave but you wore me out handsome and well snuggled me so I couldn’t get up. And well I fell asleep”, she explained.
Mason continued to glare at the woman folding his arms across his chest. So hearing Adder say she wanted him, hearing her say she loved him was just this woman playing her part in her effort to try and rob him. “If you wanted to rob me why do this? Why use pheromones to make me sleep with you? What’s the point? Couldn’t you just have used your powers to make me afraid or something so I’d just give you my money?”, he demanded. “My pheromones are limited they just well encourage honyness. And well I do enjoy sex just like any other sexual being. I only target guys who look like they have money, sadly not all are attractive or in shape like you..”, she smiled looking at him. Mason shook his head feeling even dirtier in the moment. “I’ll admit I don’t often find that men see their wives or girlfriends. You’ve gotta be the only man that when he said ‘I love you’ he was truly sincere.”, she smiled. “Stop talking.”, Mason snapped. “Please. Just stop talking. Get your clothes and leave. And do not speak a word to her on your way out.”, he instructed pointing to the door.
She laughed a little. “And what do I get out of this? Other than the great sex?”, she asked. “To live.”, Mason said coldly. “I think you’re bluffing. You aren’t a killer. From last night I’d say you’re more a lover than a fighter.”, she said getting to her knees and coming to the edge of the bed lightly running a hand over his arm. Mason narrowed his eyes and a gust of wind pushed her across the bed and caused her to tumble off the other side. “I asked you to stop talking. And I might not kill you but I turn this just right she will.”, he warned nodding to the door. He didn’t want this to be discussed with Adder. he felt dirty for sleeping with this woman under the guise of being with Adder. How could he tell Adder that this woman had tricked him into thinking she was her and for that he bedded her. How could he look at Adder again without seeing last night and this woman. She was certainly caught by surprise at being blown literally across the bed. She managed to get to her feet and look at him. “But you don’t want her to know. So looks like we need to come to an agreement lover.”, she smiled fixing her hair. “What do you want?”, he asked. “Nice suite like this...I’m guessing you have money. So let’s say my silence is worth...five hundred pounds.”, she said picking number. “Let me get this straight you blackmail me into giving you basically give grand in rupees?”, he demanded. “Yes, or I can go talk to your girl and tell her how last night you...lets call it what it was… made love to me only because you thought I was her..”, she said.
Mason sighed. “Fine…”, he said grabbing his wallet from his nightstand. “Wow you really don’t want her finding out…”, she said shaking her head. “I feel completely disgusting that I was tricked like this. I don’t even know how I’m supposed to face her after last night. What I felt and what I heard was all a lie. A fabrication of your powers and you playing up the charade.”, he said tossing the bills onto the bed. “And he’s not my girl. She’s my best friend. Now leave silently and never be seen again.”, he ordered. “Thank you, however lover… other than my underwear all my clothes are out there where you undressed me.”, she said leaning and taking the money off the bed. “I’ll get your clothes and then you will leave.”, he said glaring at her shaking slightly with his anger. Mason took a breath and walked out of the bedroom area. He glanced briefly to Adder, the real one, standing by the window drinking a cup of coffee wearing the two tone bronze salwar kameez that had a burnt orange pattern along the high collar and down the v of the neck with fitted burnt orange churidar pants and dupatta. He gulped slightly before quickly looking away from her, after last night he was too ashamed to look at the real thing. He looked to wear he remembered undressing...well what he thought was Adder and didn’t see the clothes then he saw they’d been neatly placed on the arm of the chair. He frowned knowing that the real Adder must have moved them. And that made him feel even worse. He quietly picked up the clothes, even they’d been a trick as it was actually a purple lengha. He didn’t look back to Adder, he wasn’t sure he could look at her after last night, as he went into the bedroom and shut the door.
He threw her clothes on the bed. “Get dressed and leave, silently or else.”, he said pointing to the door sternly as he leaned against the window sill. “I liked you more last night, Mason.”, she teased as she started getting dressed. “Stop talking. Or your next breath will be your last.”, he warned holding up a hand a mini cyclone forming in its palm as he glared at her. He didn’t like being played the fool or blackmailed. And that what she’d done had now tainted how he felt for Adder to the point looking at her he felt unworthy. He should have known that last night was a lie from the moment she killed him in the car. Adder would never have kissed him. He was a friend probably more the big brother to Adder. She didn’t see him that way and he was a fool to believe it was possible she had. She pouted playfully considering using her pheromones on him again so he’d be less agitated. But instead she just finished getting dressed and tucked her money into her purse right next to the condom they hadn’t used. She gave him a smile before walking out of the room. She remained silent, after all he’d paid her. She looked to Adder, curious as to what the woman he was so in love and so devoted to looked like. Her brown eyes blinked seeing the blonde woman with her copper snake eyes and scales on her neck and arms. But she said nothing just walked out. Mason was left sitting on the window sill, not wanting to go near that bed. The cyclone in his hand disappeared as he gripped the sill with both hands shaking with anger.
Adder watched as the woman walked out in the clothes she’d worn the night before. Beyond at least being tall this woman wasn’t at all Mason’s type. She waited till after the woman was gone looking at the closed door to the bedroom. She sighed and walked over knocking at the door. “Ye...yeah?”, Mason answered fighting for words. Just walking to Adder right now hurt. He’d said all those things like night. Said how much he wanted her, how much he loved her, even asked her to be his. And it had all been a lie, a cruel trick by a heartless woman. “Mason..”, she said opening the door and stepping inside. She looked to him leaning on the window sill in his boxerbriefs. Normally that was a sight she’d enjoy seeing. But this morning it wasn’t the same sight. His knuckles looked white he was gripping the sill so tight and he was visibly shaking. She’d never seen him shake like this. And this was a man she’d seen in all sorts of scenarios even taking a life and he never looked rattled. She walked closer concerned for him. “Mate? Mate w’at ‘appened?”, she questioned. Mason shook his head slowly not looking up at her and just held a hand up wanting her to keep a distance. “I...I don’t…”, he said.
Adder blinked. He’d never put a hand up to her before. In all the years she’d known him never had he tried to keep her away. Now she really wanted to know what that bird had done to him. She hissed softly and frowned. She reached up taking the hand that was supposed to be keeping her back and gently squeezed it. He’d been there for her so many times over the years, to comfort her and take care of her. She wanted to return that. “Mate?”, she asked. Mason sighed still shaking his head. He took his hand back from hers holding the sill again. Touching her hand just reminded him of last night. And everything he’d thought had happened between them. Adder glared a bit and looked back to the door. “W’at did she do?”, she asked. “Ah’ll kill her.”, she hissed. “No… no killing. We are here on business.”, he sighed trying to be rational about this. “I just.. I need a long boiling shower. And maid service to completely change that bedding.”, he said pointing to the bed. He couldn’t sleep in it now. It was dirty beyond just physical. He’d brought who he thought was Adder to that bed, and made love to her in the ways he wanted to be with Adder. But it wasn’t real. Instead he gave all that to some stranger who just wanted to rob him. The sheets no longer held the tender memory of being with Adder, of holding her close, kissing her, and telling her he loved her. Adder nodded a little. “Ah’ll ‘andle it, Mason.”, she said. She could do that much for him. He nodded silently still shaking with his anger.
Adder lightly patted his shoulder before leaving the room. Mason gulped at her touching his shoulder. The memory of what he thought was her hands touching his body, nails digging in slightly from pleasure… he pushed away from the sill rushing to the bathroom and threw up as he thought about it actually having been that woman. Adder did as she’d said she would and placed a call to the front desk to have the bedding fully changed out and also order breakfast figuring he wouldn’t want to move much since he seem rather shook up. She blinked as she heard him throwing up. She frowned hanging up with the front desk having placed the order for food. She sighed and headed to the bathroom and looked at him frowning. She’d held Tiffany’s hair and even patted Ashton’s back when they had drank too much over the years. She knew Mason had put down at least two shots and was on his second beer when she left him last night. She wondered how much he had to drink before meeting that woman, or if that woman had slipped something into his drink. Mason after all wasn't’ really a one night stand type of man. Nor was he one to drink too much. She knelt beside him lighting rubbing his back trying to not look or think about the scratches that were still slightly visible on his back.. “Deep breaths, mate.”, she said softly.
Mason reached and flushed the toilet closing the lip before moving away from her touch. He got to the sink and turned on the cold water bringing his hands down to catch the water and splash it at his face, wishing this was the nightmare and last night had been the reality. But it didn’t, this was reality and last night was just a dream. “I… I’ll be fine A...Adder.”, he assured saying her name hurt after using it the night before after call it out in desire, in passion, and more importantly in love. “I’m just… going to take a shower. Maybe it’ll help.”, he said leaning on the sink counter not looking at her. Having her touch him just kept making him relive the dream which just reminded him of the reality. He truly hoped a shower would help. That it could clean away the night before and the memories of it. She nodded standing back up and headed for the door glancing back at him but knew he needed a shower. So she gave him his privacy and sat down in the living area leaning her head back. “Wa’t did t’at bird do?”, she questioned. Mason sighed seeing her leave via the mirror and then closed the bathroom door. “Please let the shower help. I’ve the rest of the week here with her. And then back home we spend everyday together…”, he sighed turning the shower on and stepping into the hot water. He scrubbed probably more thoroughly that he’d ever in his life wanting to wash away the woman’s touch and the memories.
He turned off the water feeling slightly better, at least clean. He dried off, brushed his teeth, and got dressed in one of his gray business suits walking out tying his red tie. He was still angry and hurt emotionally by the deception. He just wasn’t sure how he was supposed to explain this to her. How to tell the real Adder what he’d done. “T’e s’ower ‘elp? Ya feeling better?”, she asked concerned turning her head to look at him. he at least wasn’t shaking anymore. “I think… to a point.”, he sighed forcing himself to look at her. “Ah ordered breakfast. Didn’t t’ink ya would be ready ta leave straig’t away. Ya gunna tell me w’at ‘appened?”, she asked patting the space next to her on the sofa. Mason sighed and sat in one of the chairs instead. He was trying to figure out how to explain this without telling her he thought he’d slept with her last night. He didn’t want to make this more awkward, as he figured that all the times she said ‘i love you’ and ‘i want you’ last night was really just the trickster playing what she thought was her role. The real Adder didn’t see him that way, didn’t think of him sexually. He was her friend and probably a brother figure like Ashton. “She...well she’s a trickster. She’s a mutant that uses pheromones. To make a person… well to make them horny for lack of a better word. And part of it is that the one influenced by the pheromone sees an illusion, they see whoever they want that they truly desire to be intimate with.”, he explained the best he could.
“Oooo. So ya saw…yer dream girl. Got yer fantasy nig’t and t’en Cinderella turned inta a pumpkin?”, she asked. She tried to not sound upset to not want to ask who he’d seen. She wasn't sure she wanted to know who the fantasy girl was. “More like I thought I was getting my Cinderella but when I woke it was one of the ugly step sisters.”, he sighed looking away from her. “So ya got t’e fantasy and memories rig’t? Seems like a good deal…”, she frowned. “No not a good deal. I wanted the girl I thought I saw. More than anyone I wanted her and for it to be real. I went to bed thinking I was in heaven and woke up to realize I was really in hell. I’m still angry and hurt. Those memories of last night are tainted because it wasn’t her, it wasn’t who I wanted. Adder blinked this really bothered him, deep down this hurt him. “Mate, ya could get any bird ya wanted.”, she said softly. “All ya would ‘ave ta do is smile and be yerself, and any bird wort’ yer time would fall at yer feet.”, she said looking at him. “If ya want t’e bird t’at muc’, ya… ya s’ould go get her. Especially if it’d make ya ‘appy.”, she tried to be encouraging. Mason shook his head. “This bird isn’t like that. Falling at my feet isn’t her style. And there are some things even I don’t get to have...unfortunately.”, he sighed glancing at her.
“T’en she’s eit’er an idiot or t’e most unfortunate woman in t’e world. Ta ‘ave someone like ya wantin’ her but not getting’ ya.”, she said shaking her head. Mason wasn’t sure how to feel hearing Adder talking about herself not even knowing it. “I don’t think she’s the idiot. I might be. But honour, chivalry, morality whatever you want to call it I stay silent.”, he sighed. She shook her head. “Ah ‘ope ya get yer Cinderella sometime mate, fer real.”, she said getting up hearing a knock at the door. “Room service.”, a voice called. Adder pulled open the door and inspected the cart and beckoned the man in. The two plates were set down on the little table and the bellhop stood there silent waiting. Mason sighed and reached into his wallet taking out a five note handing it to the man who smiled and walked away. Mason waited till they were alone ago, almost wishing for the man to come back just so it wasn’t him and the real Adder. “Maybe. I just won’t be holding my breath. Let’s just eat and get to that contract signing. The sooner I can get out of India the better I will feel.”, he said lifting the covers from the plates and smiled a little she’d ordered eggs benedict just as he liked them.
He couldn’t tell her what really happened last night. Who his ‘Cinderella’ was. Having her at his side, as his friend and backup in fights was more important than having her in his bed. The week was just going to be awkward. Because looking at her for too long just killed him and having her touch him he just couldn’t handle. Adder tried to be there for him, to comfort him as he’d did her so many times over the years and even recently with her break up with Oliver. But he just kept putting more and more distance between them. Other than at meetings and such if they were at the hotel he kept himself distant from her even if they were in the same room he wouldn’t sit on the sofa next to her like he always had instead he opted for the chair. It made her angry and hurt her. She was angry at that woman for hurting him this bad that he would push her away. And mad at him for letting what that woman did cause him to push her away. She’d always figured he didn't want her physically but he’d always wanted her as his mate and now it felt like that was being lost. She hoped that when they left India things would get better and he’d be back to normal. She missed being close to him.

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Mason sat at the bar drinking his second beer considering going up to bed when he felt a hand on his shoulder. He turned his head to look and smiled seeing Adder standing there having taken off the jewelry but still wearing the lengha. "Adder? Changed your mind about going to bed?", he asked. Adder smiled and without a word kissed him, not on the cheek or on the forehead but on the lips. Mason blinked in surprise at her lips against his. He was going to pull back but her hand went to the back of his head to hold the kiss longer and for whatever reason he gave in to the moment and returned the kiss. "Just bout goin’ alone", she whispered as she pulled back from the kiss. Mason wasn’t sure if this was really happen or if they were both just really drunk. But he remembered she’d only had the one beer and it took more than that to get her drunk. “Um.. are you sure about th...?”, he started to ask standing up. Adder smiled and leaned back up kissing him again before he could finish the sentence. Her forked tongue slipped into his mouth rubbing circles around his. Well that certainly answered that question quickly. Mason moaned a little kissing back letting his hands cup her face his fingers lightly rubbing against her scales along her neck before pulling back. “Whoa… Adder. What are we doing? We’re mates… best of. Do we want to muck that up?”, he asked looking down at her copper eyes his fingers still rubbing against her scales. “Mason Ah want to. It doesn’t ‘ave ta muck anyt’ing up. So let’s go up ta yer room.”, she said taking his hands from her face to hold one nodding her head to the elevator.
Mason rubbed his lips together debating if this was a good idea, and seeing his hesitation Adder placed her free hand on his cheek and leaned up lightly kissing him. “Ah want t’is Mason. Ah want you. Do ya want me?”, she asked. “Honestly?”, he asked. “Of course. Yer always ‘onest wit’ me.”, she said still leading him in the direction of the elevator. Mason sighed trying to think straight. It’d been about six months since he’d last been with someone and he was being given the chance to sleep with a woman he did want and for years had told himself he shouldn’t and couldn’t have. So two parts were a bit at war. His mind was trying to be logical about it where his heart and well lower regions were not about logic and just giving in. “More than I’ve wanted any woman.”, he said leaning down kissing her as he reached around to hit the up button on the elevator. Adder moaned a little as he kissed her, she’d not been kissed like that before there was so much devotion in the tenderness of his lips. They stayed locked in the kiss till the ding of the elevator door opening got them to pull back. “T’en Ah’m all yers.”, Adder sighed pulling him into the elevator.
Mason hit the button for their floor looking back to her and smiled. “Adder..”, he said leaning in kissing her lightly one hand lightly holding her neck as the other held her waist. “Yes Mason?”, she questioned once he pulled back a little from her lips. “I love you, I think I’ve always loved you even when you tried to pickpocket me all those years ago on the way to the fights.”, he admitted with a smile. Adder smiled softly hearing him say those words and how he sounded so sincere. She’d heard the words before but never this sincere. “Ah love you too.”, she said bringing her arms around his neck pulling him back into a kiss. On the ride to the top floor of the hotel he pressed her against the side of the elevator as they kissed. Mason had said exactly what he wanted to say and heard exactly what he wanted to hear back. He wasn’t sure where this would go from here and beyond tonight. But tonight he had Adder, he had confessed his feelings and it was a weight lifted from him. That wall he kept up over the years about of his own sense of morality crumbled he didn’t need to hold back with her anymore. Adder couldn’t think of a time she’d been kissed like this returning it and letting her forked tongue slip into his mouth to mingle and taste again. At the ding of the doors Mason pulled back from the kiss. “Let’s go to my room…”, he said taking her hand. Adder nodded a bit breathless from the kiss smiling as they headed for his room.
Anyone in the hotel that looked out of their rooms that night they certainly saw a sight. Mason had Adder pressed against his door kissing her deeply as he reached for his room key to open the door. Typically Mason wasn’t the type to just get into bed with someone, but this was Adder. He’d known her for years and hearing her say she wanted him and more importantly loved him all he could think about was getting her out of that lengha and onto his bed. And hearing her moaning into his mouth, her hands traveling over his back and around to his chest starting to get the sherwani top off him was just adding to that desire. He finally got the door to open and they stumbled into the room Adder pulling the sherwani off him once inside the reception area of the room. She pulled back from the kiss and looked at him. “God damn Mason….”, she said looking over his chest. Mason smiled. “You’ve seen me shirtless before pet.”, he commented. “Yea but… never as a prelude ta seeing da rest o ya.”, she smiled. “Come here.”, he said pulling her back to him kissing her as he reached around unzipping the choli top and tugging it off to reveal the strapless black bra underneath and then he unhooked the bra letting it fall to the floor too. Mason pulled back from the kiss and looked at her for a moment and rubbed his lips together. “God damn pet…”, he smiled pulling her back to him kissing her neck. One of his hands roamed over her back the other up her chest.
Adder stepped out of her heels and started to tug at the waistband of his pants. “Ooo Mason….”, she moaned softly enjoying the feel of his hands over her body and lips on her neck. Mason stepped out of his shoes his hand on her back unzipping her skirt and giving a little tug to bring it down to show her black thong. With the long skirt finally out of the way Mason brought both hands to her waist and picked her up bringing his lips back to hers letting his tongue mingle with hers. Adder wrapped her long toned legs around him tight and brought her arms back around his neck as he carried her to the bedroom. Adder was too lost in his embrace to remember that in her purse that had been left on the floor she’d had condoms just for this moment and Mason had not really planned on this happening but was also too lost in the moment to think about that stuff. Mason got her to the bed carefully setting her down onto the edge of the bed before kneeling on the floor kissing down her body. Stopping at her breasts to lick, nibble, and suckle. Adder moaned arching against him running her hands lightly over his shoulders and in his brown hair. She hadn’t been sure what to expect from Mason in regards to his bedroom techniques but as he started kissing down her stomach she was at least sure she was going to enjoy it.
He grabbed the band of her thongs and started to tug, Adder lifted up off the bedding for them to be removed. “Lay back, pet.”, he said softly kissing her thighs. Adder moaned softly but otherwise said nothing as she lay back onto the soft king size bed. As he kissed higher and more to the inside of her thighs he brought her right leg over his shoulder and pressed her left up. “Hold your leg just below your knee pet.”, he instructed kissing his way along her right inner thigh.”Ooo...okay..”, she said softly following the instruction. While he continued to softly kiss at her thigh he let a digit or two slip inside her starting to tease and play. “Ooo Mason..”, she moaned wanting to reach and touch him but keeping her hands on her hamstring as he’d instructed so instead she just raised her hips into his touch. A few moments later his fingers were replaced with his tongue. Following along behind each lick of his tongue he ran a knuckle over her lower lips and rubbing against her cliterious. Her hips continued to raise against him craving more as she moaned his name. While still giving her attention he brought one hand down to get out of his pants and boxerbriefs. He moved away to a standing position, Adder finally releasing her leg sighing a bit with satisfaction and wondering what he was going to do to her next.
Mason gently grabbed her ankles raising her legs up and down to her chest before slowly penetrating her. “Mmmmaassoonn.”, Adder cried out. “Mmm… god I’ve wanted to do this for so long.”, he moaned shifting her legs to have her heels resting on his shoulders. “T’is position or just ‘aving sex wit’ me in general?”, she asked smiling as she raised her hips up pressing her heels into his shoulders. “Ooo. Making love to you in general, pet.”, he said starting to slowly thrust finding a steady pace. Each stroke he watched her face enjoying the expressions as she moaned and enjoyed what they were doing. “Oooh god Mason. Ah can’t believe it could be like t’is..”, she moaned. She’d never had it like this before. “Mmm… Adder….”, he moaned bringing her legs down from his chest and pulling out. There wasn’t words really used to indicate what was happening next Adder just moved up higher on the bed and Mason followed getting between her legs and just kissing her without penetrating her despite her hips raising against him. “I love you…”, he said pulling back from the kiss. Adder smiled running a hand through his hair. “Ah love ya too Mason. Now please…”, she said rubbing her legs against his. “Keep making love ta me.”, she pleaded.
Mason smiled locking his arms so he was basically ready to do a pushup before lowering himself back down kissing her. As he lowered himself he was also thrusting, teasingly by initially just getting the tip in then the next time half way then not even entering her but rubbing himself against the outside of her labia repeating them in random order mixed in with full thrusts. Each time he lowered himself her hands tried to tighten on his shoulders wanting more of him. Finally he gave her more of what she wanted inserting fully and bring himself down to her but rather than being chest to chest his chest was higher near her shoulders. “Bend your legs a little pet.”, he said softly kissing her. She followed the simple instruction and moaned feeling the difference in the amount of contact between them. Instead of just thrusting up and down he also rocked forward and back to get more simulation. Finding a solid rhythm between them. He could feel her nails gently raking over his shoulders and back with each thrust. When she started to really dig in and he heard her calling his name he knew he was bringing her to climax. “Ooo god Mason…”, she called out “Oooh Adder…”, he moaned. Neither was really thinking twice about him climaxing and the lack of a condom to separate them. Breathless, sweating, and tired he pulled out and laid next to her pulling her into his arms kissing her.
“I love you so much pet.”, he whispered. Adder sighed in euphoric satisfaction of what had just happened. She didn’t try to pull away from his embrace it feeling nice to be held. “I love you too..”, she whispered breathless. “Will you be mine?”, he asked sleepily. “Hmm?”, she asked fighting off sleep. “I don’t want this to be just one night of passion Adder. I mean it when I say I love you. That I want to be with you. So what do you say?”, he asked rolling slightly so he was looking down at her. Adder sighed smiling up at him. There was such love, such devotion in his tone and in his eyes. He was serious. He wanted her to be his. What was she supposed to say, no? The man loved her, honestly and with all his heart as it shown in his eyes. And no man had ever made love to her let alone the way he just had. She nodded softly. Mason smiled and kissed her again before rolling back to his side holding her close letting his eyes close a smile upon his lips. Adder went to try and get up from the bed but he just held her tighter, and she was too tired to want to move so she stayed and fell asleep there.
Adder had woken up early taking a shower and changing into one of the salwar kameez that Mason had packed for her before going to fix some coffee in his room to wake him up. She sighed looking around the reception area of the room and started picking up a purse, a choli, a bra, and skirt setting them on the arm of a chair then picked up his shirt and carefully laid it over the back of the chair. She went to the kitchenette area and started a pot of coffee before going to the door to the bedroom. “Mason! Ya got a meeting soon..”, she said rolling her eyes at the sight of the bed. Mason sighed hearing Adder telling him to get up. “I’m getting up pet, I’m still tired. Surprised you’re already up.”, he smiled having hoped that maybe he’d worn her out enough last night. He brought his arm up to rub his face and realized he was moving it away from someone else. He furrowed his brow how could she still be in bed yet already up. He looked to the door and blinked seeing Adder leaning in. “Get up.”, she said closing the door. Now he was really confused, if Adder was out there who was in his bed.
He looked to the form next to him pulling the blanket back a little and instead of his fair skinned blonde haired Adder he found dark brown almost black hair indian woman. “What the bloody hell!!”, he demanded startled floating out of the bed quickly getting his boxerbriefs on. “Who the!? How the!?”, he questioned not sure who this woman was or how she had gotten into his bed. The woman rolled a little in the bed and blinked at him and smiled. “Gooooood morning Mason.”, she greeted. Outside the room Adder looked to door a bit puzzled by the sound of alarm from Mason. She considered going in but figured it best to not. It didn’t hurt as much anymore whens he saw him with a bird. She’d seen it so many times over the years. Instead she just focused on getting the coffee ready. She’d found yesterday they had decent coffee. The woman looked at him covering himself bashfully with the blanket and sat up stretching with a laugh. She had no shame in the fact she was currently naked. “You weren’t that quick getting them off last night. What’s the problem?”, she asked tilting her head to the side. “What’s the problem she asks…. Let’s see where to start. How about who the bloody hell you are and how the fuck did you get in here?”, he demanded of her. Adder glanced to the door sipping her coffee but went to the window of his suite looking out over the city. “Just want ta wear mah suit, but w’atever blending in culturally…”, she grumbled
“Well this isn’t exactly a normal situation for me either handsome. Generally I’m not here when the guy wakes up. But since I had some seriously good fun last night I’ll be polite. My name is Parvati, however last night you were calling me Add..”, she started to explain but Mason clapped a hand over her mouth and shook his head. The last thing he wanted right now was for Adder to hear this woman or anything that happened last night. He wasn’t even sure how he could face her after last night now that he’d realized it was all fake. Parvati laughed and kissed the palm of his hand before pushing it away. “And I got in here because you my goood….oh god gooood man fucked me. I take it the woman out there is A… whom you thought you saw last night?”, she asked being rather casual about it. Mason narrowed his eyes he was furious at the deception and felt dirty for having given into the temptation, to have given to this woman what he had wanted to give to Adder. Had shown this woman the love that he had for Adder. “How?”, he questioned trying to figure out how he’d been deceived. She laughed again. “How did we have sex? Would you like a play by play but damn was it glorious.”, she smiled.
Adder frowned sitting down in the reception area, he was taking his time getting rid of whoever she was. She had remembered last night stepping out of her room thinking to come check on him but she saw him with some random woman pressed against his door making out. So she just figured he was getting in a quickie with this woman before breakfast. She hated it, but there was nothing she could do about it. He wasn’t hers so he could sleep with anyone he wanted. Mason glared at Parvati. “I remember the sex…”, he said frowning. Everything he remembered was him kissing, touching, caressing, making love to Adder not this woman. “Just not my real face. Generally I’d have taken whatever money and valuables you had in the room and been gone before you woke up.”, she shrugged a little. “So it was all a lie. Everything I saw. Everything I felt. Everything I heard. Are you at telepath is that how you did it? And if you normally would have robbed me why didn’t you?”, he demanded get more angry as he thought about this situation. She snorted at the question of being a telepath. “No. I’m not a telepath handsome. I can’t get into your head. Pheromones. You saw what you wanted to see, and it’s as real feeling to you as if well it was real. It’s not really my business or my concern who you saw. But because she’s who you saw you behaved accordingly. And to keep the charade up I had to respond accordingly. Which wow, lucky girl. I tried to leave but you wore me out handsome and well snuggled me so I couldn’t get up. And well I fell asleep”, she explained.
Mason continued to glare at the woman folding his arms across his chest. So hearing Adder say she wanted him, hearing her say she loved him was just this woman playing her part in her effort to try and rob him. “If you wanted to rob me why do this? Why use pheromones to make me sleep with you? What’s the point? Couldn’t you just have used your powers to make me afraid or something so I’d just give you my money?”, he demanded. “My pheromones are limited they just well encourage honyness. And well I do enjoy sex just like any other sexual being. I only target guys who look like they have money, sadly not all are attractive or in shape like you..”, she smiled looking at him. Mason shook his head feeling even dirtier in the moment. “I’ll admit I don’t often find that men see their wives or girlfriends. You’ve gotta be the only man that when he said ‘I love you’ he was truly sincere.”, she smiled. “Stop talking.”, Mason snapped. “Please. Just stop talking. Get your clothes and leave. And do not speak a word to her on your way out.”, he instructed pointing to the door.
She laughed a little. “And what do I get out of this? Other than the great sex?”, she asked. “To live.”, Mason said coldly. “I think you’re bluffing. You aren’t a killer. From last night I’d say you’re more a lover than a fighter.”, she said getting to her knees and coming to the edge of the bed lightly running a hand over his arm. Mason narrowed his eyes and a gust of wind pushed her across the bed and caused her to tumble off the other side. “I asked you to stop talking. And I might not kill you but I turn this just right she will.”, he warned nodding to the door. He didn’t want this to be discussed with Adder. he felt dirty for sleeping with this woman under the guise of being with Adder. How could he tell Adder that this woman had tricked him into thinking she was her and for that he bedded her. How could he look at Adder again without seeing last night and this woman. She was certainly caught by surprise at being blown literally across the bed. She managed to get to her feet and look at him. “But you don’t want her to know. So looks like we need to come to an agreement lover.”, she smiled fixing her hair. “What do you want?”, he asked. “Nice suite like this...I’m guessing you have money. So let’s say my silence is worth...five hundred pounds.”, she said picking number. “Let me get this straight you blackmail me into giving you basically give grand in rupees?”, he demanded. “Yes, or I can go talk to your girl and tell her how last night you...lets call it what it was… made love to me only because you thought I was her..”, she said.
Mason sighed. “Fine…”, he said grabbing his wallet from his nightstand. “Wow you really don’t want her finding out…”, she said shaking her head. “I feel completely disgusting that I was tricked like this. I don’t even know how I’m supposed to face her after last night. What I felt and what I heard was all a lie. A fabrication of your powers and you playing up the charade.”, he said tossing the bills onto the bed. “And he’s not my girl. She’s my best friend. Now leave silently and never be seen again.”, he ordered. “Thank you, however lover… other than my underwear all my clothes are out there where you undressed me.”, she said leaning and taking the money off the bed. “I’ll get your clothes and then you will leave.”, he said glaring at her shaking slightly with his anger. Mason took a breath and walked out of the bedroom area. He glanced briefly to Adder, the real one, standing by the window drinking a cup of coffee wearing the two tone bronze salwar kameez that had a burnt orange pattern along the high collar and down the v of the neck with fitted burnt orange churidar pants and dupatta. He gulped slightly before quickly looking away from her, after last night he was too ashamed to look at the real thing. He looked to wear he remembered undressing...well what he thought was Adder and didn’t see the clothes then he saw they’d been neatly placed on the arm of the chair. He frowned knowing that the real Adder must have moved them. And that made him feel even worse. He quietly picked up the clothes, even they’d been a trick as it was actually a purple lengha. He didn’t look back to Adder, he wasn’t sure he could look at her after last night, as he went into the bedroom and shut the door.
He threw her clothes on the bed. “Get dressed and leave, silently or else.”, he said pointing to the door sternly as he leaned against the window sill. “I liked you more last night, Mason.”, she teased as she started getting dressed. “Stop talking. Or your next breath will be your last.”, he warned holding up a hand a mini cyclone forming in its palm as he glared at her. He didn’t like being played the fool or blackmailed. And that what she’d done had now tainted how he felt for Adder to the point looking at her he felt unworthy. He should have known that last night was a lie from the moment she killed him in the car. Adder would never have kissed him. He was a friend probably more the big brother to Adder. She didn’t see him that way and he was a fool to believe it was possible she had. She pouted playfully considering using her pheromones on him again so he’d be less agitated. But instead she just finished getting dressed and tucked her money into her purse right next to the condom they hadn’t used. She gave him a smile before walking out of the room. She remained silent, after all he’d paid her. She looked to Adder, curious as to what the woman he was so in love and so devoted to looked like. Her brown eyes blinked seeing the blonde woman with her copper snake eyes and scales on her neck and arms. But she said nothing just walked out. Mason was left sitting on the window sill, not wanting to go near that bed. The cyclone in his hand disappeared as he gripped the sill with both hands shaking with anger.
Adder watched as the woman walked out in the clothes she’d worn the night before. Beyond at least being tall this woman wasn’t at all Mason’s type. She waited till after the woman was gone looking at the closed door to the bedroom. She sighed and walked over knocking at the door. “Ye...yeah?”, Mason answered fighting for words. Just walking to Adder right now hurt. He’d said all those things like night. Said how much he wanted her, how much he loved her, even asked her to be his. And it had all been a lie, a cruel trick by a heartless woman. “Mason..”, she said opening the door and stepping inside. She looked to him leaning on the window sill in his boxerbriefs. Normally that was a sight she’d enjoy seeing. But this morning it wasn’t the same sight. His knuckles looked white he was gripping the sill so tight and he was visibly shaking. She’d never seen him shake like this. And this was a man she’d seen in all sorts of scenarios even taking a life and he never looked rattled. She walked closer concerned for him. “Mate? Mate w’at ‘appened?”, she questioned. Mason shook his head slowly not looking up at her and just held a hand up wanting her to keep a distance. “I...I don’t…”, he said.
Adder blinked. He’d never put a hand up to her before. In all the years she’d known him never had he tried to keep her away. Now she really wanted to know what that bird had done to him. She hissed softly and frowned. She reached up taking the hand that was supposed to be keeping her back and gently squeezed it. He’d been there for her so many times over the years, to comfort her and take care of her. She wanted to return that. “Mate?”, she asked. Mason sighed still shaking his head. He took his hand back from hers holding the sill again. Touching her hand just reminded him of last night. And everything he’d thought had happened between them. Adder glared a bit and looked back to the door. “W’at did she do?”, she asked. “Ah’ll kill her.”, she hissed. “No… no killing. We are here on business.”, he sighed trying to be rational about this. “I just.. I need a long boiling shower. And maid service to completely change that bedding.”, he said pointing to the bed. He couldn’t sleep in it now. It was dirty beyond just physical. He’d brought who he thought was Adder to that bed, and made love to her in the ways he wanted to be with Adder. But it wasn’t real. Instead he gave all that to some stranger who just wanted to rob him. The sheets no longer held the tender memory of being with Adder, of holding her close, kissing her, and telling her he loved her. Adder nodded a little. “Ah’ll ‘andle it, Mason.”, she said. She could do that much for him. He nodded silently still shaking with his anger.
Adder lightly patted his shoulder before leaving the room. Mason gulped at her touching his shoulder. The memory of what he thought was her hands touching his body, nails digging in slightly from pleasure… he pushed away from the sill rushing to the bathroom and threw up as he thought about it actually having been that woman. Adder did as she’d said she would and placed a call to the front desk to have the bedding fully changed out and also order breakfast figuring he wouldn’t want to move much since he seem rather shook up. She blinked as she heard him throwing up. She frowned hanging up with the front desk having placed the order for food. She sighed and headed to the bathroom and looked at him frowning. She’d held Tiffany’s hair and even patted Ashton’s back when they had drank too much over the years. She knew Mason had put down at least two shots and was on his second beer when she left him last night. She wondered how much he had to drink before meeting that woman, or if that woman had slipped something into his drink. Mason after all wasn't’ really a one night stand type of man. Nor was he one to drink too much. She knelt beside him lighting rubbing his back trying to not look or think about the scratches that were still slightly visible on his back.. “Deep breaths, mate.”, she said softly.
Mason reached and flushed the toilet closing the lip before moving away from her touch. He got to the sink and turned on the cold water bringing his hands down to catch the water and splash it at his face, wishing this was the nightmare and last night had been the reality. But it didn’t, this was reality and last night was just a dream. “I… I’ll be fine A...Adder.”, he assured saying her name hurt after using it the night before after call it out in desire, in passion, and more importantly in love. “I’m just… going to take a shower. Maybe it’ll help.”, he said leaning on the sink counter not looking at her. Having her touch him just kept making him relive the dream which just reminded him of the reality. He truly hoped a shower would help. That it could clean away the night before and the memories of it. She nodded standing back up and headed for the door glancing back at him but knew he needed a shower. So she gave him his privacy and sat down in the living area leaning her head back. “Wa’t did t’at bird do?”, she questioned. Mason sighed seeing her leave via the mirror and then closed the bathroom door. “Please let the shower help. I’ve the rest of the week here with her. And then back home we spend everyday together…”, he sighed turning the shower on and stepping into the hot water. He scrubbed probably more thoroughly that he’d ever in his life wanting to wash away the woman’s touch and the memories.
He turned off the water feeling slightly better, at least clean. He dried off, brushed his teeth, and got dressed in one of his gray business suits walking out tying his red tie. He was still angry and hurt emotionally by the deception. He just wasn’t sure how he was supposed to explain this to her. How to tell the real Adder what he’d done. “T’e s’ower ‘elp? Ya feeling better?”, she asked concerned turning her head to look at him. he at least wasn’t shaking anymore. “I think… to a point.”, he sighed forcing himself to look at her. “Ah ordered breakfast. Didn’t t’ink ya would be ready ta leave straig’t away. Ya gunna tell me w’at ‘appened?”, she asked patting the space next to her on the sofa. Mason sighed and sat in one of the chairs instead. He was trying to figure out how to explain this without telling her he thought he’d slept with her last night. He didn’t want to make this more awkward, as he figured that all the times she said ‘i love you’ and ‘i want you’ last night was really just the trickster playing what she thought was her role. The real Adder didn’t see him that way, didn’t think of him sexually. He was her friend and probably a brother figure like Ashton. “She...well she’s a trickster. She’s a mutant that uses pheromones. To make a person… well to make them horny for lack of a better word. And part of it is that the one influenced by the pheromone sees an illusion, they see whoever they want that they truly desire to be intimate with.”, he explained the best he could.
“Oooo. So ya saw…yer dream girl. Got yer fantasy nig’t and t’en Cinderella turned inta a pumpkin?”, she asked. She tried to not sound upset to not want to ask who he’d seen. She wasn't sure she wanted to know who the fantasy girl was. “More like I thought I was getting my Cinderella but when I woke it was one of the ugly step sisters.”, he sighed looking away from her. “So ya got t’e fantasy and memories rig’t? Seems like a good deal…”, she frowned. “No not a good deal. I wanted the girl I thought I saw. More than anyone I wanted her and for it to be real. I went to bed thinking I was in heaven and woke up to realize I was really in hell. I’m still angry and hurt. Those memories of last night are tainted because it wasn’t her, it wasn’t who I wanted. Adder blinked this really bothered him, deep down this hurt him. “Mate, ya could get any bird ya wanted.”, she said softly. “All ya would ‘ave ta do is smile and be yerself, and any bird wort’ yer time would fall at yer feet.”, she said looking at him. “If ya want t’e bird t’at muc’, ya… ya s’ould go get her. Especially if it’d make ya ‘appy.”, she tried to be encouraging. Mason shook his head. “This bird isn’t like that. Falling at my feet isn’t her style. And there are some things even I don’t get to have...unfortunately.”, he sighed glancing at her.
“T’en she’s eit’er an idiot or t’e most unfortunate woman in t’e world. Ta ‘ave someone like ya wantin’ her but not getting’ ya.”, she said shaking her head. Mason wasn’t sure how to feel hearing Adder talking about herself not even knowing it. “I don’t think she’s the idiot. I might be. But honour, chivalry, morality whatever you want to call it I stay silent.”, he sighed. She shook her head. “Ah ‘ope ya get yer Cinderella sometime mate, fer real.”, she said getting up hearing a knock at the door. “Room service.”, a voice called. Adder pulled open the door and inspected the cart and beckoned the man in. The two plates were set down on the little table and the bellhop stood there silent waiting. Mason sighed and reached into his wallet taking out a five note handing it to the man who smiled and walked away. Mason waited till they were alone ago, almost wishing for the man to come back just so it wasn’t him and the real Adder. “Maybe. I just won’t be holding my breath. Let’s just eat and get to that contract signing. The sooner I can get out of India the better I will feel.”, he said lifting the covers from the plates and smiled a little she’d ordered eggs benedict just as he liked them.
He couldn’t tell her what really happened last night. Who his ‘Cinderella’ was. Having her at his side, as his friend and backup in fights was more important than having her in his bed. The week was just going to be awkward. Because looking at her for too long just killed him and having her touch him he just couldn’t handle. Adder tried to be there for him, to comfort him as he’d did her so many times over the years and even recently with her break up with Oliver. But he just kept putting more and more distance between them. Other than at meetings and such if they were at the hotel he kept himself distant from her even if they were in the same room he wouldn’t sit on the sofa next to her like he always had instead he opted for the chair. It made her angry and hurt her. She was angry at that woman for hurting him this bad that he would push her away. And mad at him for letting what that woman did cause him to push her away. She’d always figured he didn't want her physically but he’d always wanted her as his mate and now it felt like that was being lost. She hoped that when they left India things would get better and he’d be back to normal. She missed being close to him.