motioned for her to follow him. “It’s quieter in the bar area.” He
shrugged and then pointed to a little blocked off area, a chain link fence
creating the barrier. “That’s the DJ booth.” He waved to the guy in the booth.
“The dance floor covers most of the lower area, and the bar is back
here. Keep up if you can, Kitty.” Derrik started weaving through the massive
swaying crowd.
Kass cursed as she tried to follow him. She bent and strained to avoid
touching people, but still some brushed against her or tried to dance with her.
She shoved at them and growled at the wolf when she got to the other side. “I’m
not a crowd kind of girl.”
“I needed to see how you would handle it.” He shrugged. “Make sure you
wouldn’t shift if you got too overwhelmed.”
She raised a brow. “My cat will stay put. Lucius wouldn’t have sent me
if he didn’t think I could do the job.”
“Lucius is a very strange vampire and will often do things that don’t
make sense to anyone. Like stripping a shifter of their control.” He mentioned
as he walked up a few steps that led to a raised part of the floor that homed
the bar. The four sided bar held three bartenders rushing to keep up with the horde
swarming around them.
“This is the bar, it’s twice as big as the one you’re used to, but it
has a person serving on every side to keep up with the demands, well once you
start working that is.”
Kass looked saw one of the female bartenders push part of the bar and
walk out. “This is actually amazing, nothing like Lucius’ bar.”
“His bar only caters to supernatural creatures, normally. This one is
well known to the public, it’s a safe place for all creatures. Remember that.”
Something in his voice made Kass turn to him. “A safe place?”
“A place of protection. We help new shifters, we help new vampires and
people in hard places.” He shrugged and walked towards the bar.
Kass spotted a black door tucked in the back. “And in there?” She
asked, pointing at it.
“The basement.” His said and waved a hand to dismiss it.
She wanted to push but thought better of it. None of her business.
“Alright, so I guess I’ll serve drinks for the night and try to enjoy myself.”
Derrik had been right, the music was softer at the bar, but the beat still
echoed off the walls and shook the floor. Her senses wouldn’t settle and her
panther felt like it was pacing. She wrapped her arms around herself as the
only word that came to mind was trapped.
“Yeah, you’ll be working with Coran for tonight. He’ll take you to the
office to get some paper work done.”
“Paper work?”
Derrik looked at her. “Yeah, so we can pay you.” He paused. “Lucius
doesn’t pay you?”
“No, he doesn’t. He provides me with everything so I really have no
need with money. I guess it’s a perk?”
“You don’t sound too sure. I’m not going to have you working here for
free, despite the fact that I begged you off of Lucius.” He laughed.
She sighed. “One problem.. I don’t legally exist, I was killed two
years ago.”
“Trust me, we deal with that a lot more than you think. Don’t worry
about it, Kass. Relax a little, I’m not trying to screw you over or anything.
Talk to Coran, serve some drinks, and enjoy the music.”
Kass crossed her arms as Derrik waved someone over to them. The man
towered over her and she closed her eyes at the buzzing energy surrounding him
that pegged him as a shifter. “Coran?”
He nodded, “The one and only, sweetie.” There was a slight accent to
the growl of his voice, the rumble causing her cat to stand on edge.
She rubbed her chest and sighed. “Great, let’s go do paper work so I
can get this night over with.”
Coran led her to a room to the side of the bar. She leaned on the desk
while she watched him pace. “You don’t like small rooms, do you?”
“No, I don’t. I don’t like the fact that you are here either. I don’t
like any of this damned
shrugged and then pointed to a little blocked off area, a chain link fence
creating the barrier. “That’s the DJ booth.” He waved to the guy in the booth.
“The dance floor covers most of the lower area, and the bar is back
here. Keep up if you can, Kitty.” Derrik started weaving through the massive
swaying crowd.
Kass cursed as she tried to follow him. She bent and strained to avoid
touching people, but still some brushed against her or tried to dance with her.
She shoved at them and growled at the wolf when she got to the other side. “I’m
not a crowd kind of girl.”
“I needed to see how you would handle it.” He shrugged. “Make sure you
wouldn’t shift if you got too overwhelmed.”
She raised a brow. “My cat will stay put. Lucius wouldn’t have sent me
if he didn’t think I could do the job.”
“Lucius is a very strange vampire and will often do things that don’t
make sense to anyone. Like stripping a shifter of their control.” He mentioned
as he walked up a few steps that led to a raised part of the floor that homed
the bar. The four sided bar held three bartenders rushing to keep up with the horde
swarming around them.
“This is the bar, it’s twice as big as the one you’re used to, but it
has a person serving on every side to keep up with the demands, well once you
start working that is.”
Kass looked saw one of the female bartenders push part of the bar and
walk out. “This is actually amazing, nothing like Lucius’ bar.”
“His bar only caters to supernatural creatures, normally. This one is
well known to the public, it’s a safe place for all creatures. Remember that.”
Something in his voice made Kass turn to him. “A safe place?”
“A place of protection. We help new shifters, we help new vampires and
people in hard places.” He shrugged and walked towards the bar.
Kass spotted a black door tucked in the back. “And in there?” She
asked, pointing at it.
“The basement.” His said and waved a hand to dismiss it.
She wanted to push but thought better of it. None of her business.
“Alright, so I guess I’ll serve drinks for the night and try to enjoy myself.”
Derrik had been right, the music was softer at the bar, but the beat still
echoed off the walls and shook the floor. Her senses wouldn’t settle and her
panther felt like it was pacing. She wrapped her arms around herself as the
only word that came to mind was trapped.
“Yeah, you’ll be working with Coran for tonight. He’ll take you to the
office to get some paper work done.”
“Paper work?”
Derrik looked at her. “Yeah, so we can pay you.” He paused. “Lucius
doesn’t pay you?”
“No, he doesn’t. He provides me with everything so I really have no
need with money. I guess it’s a perk?”
“You don’t sound too sure. I’m not going to have you working here for
free, despite the fact that I begged you off of Lucius.” He laughed.
She sighed. “One problem.. I don’t legally exist, I was killed two
years ago.”
“Trust me, we deal with that a lot more than you think. Don’t worry
about it, Kass. Relax a little, I’m not trying to screw you over or anything.
Talk to Coran, serve some drinks, and enjoy the music.”
Kass crossed her arms as Derrik waved someone over to them. The man
towered over her and she closed her eyes at the buzzing energy surrounding him
that pegged him as a shifter. “Coran?”
He nodded, “The one and only, sweetie.” There was a slight accent to
the growl of his voice, the rumble causing her cat to stand on edge.
She rubbed her chest and sighed. “Great, let’s go do paper work so I
can get this night over with.”
Coran led her to a room to the side of the bar. She leaned on the desk
while she watched him pace. “You don’t like small rooms, do you?”
“No, I don’t. I don’t like the fact that you are here either. I don’t
like any of this damned
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