after Ali . Who was he to question what a woman deemed was an emergency. One moment she was fine and enjoying the dessert, the next she was gone, in a flash, heading for the restaurant. Did something in it make her sick?
The waitress stopped by. “How’s dessert?”
“Fine.” He frowned. Wondered if he should ask if there were nuts or something in it that would have given Ali an allergic reaction. He didn’t even know what she was allergic to. Not only would he sound ignorant, but he wasn’t even sure if that’s what it was.
“Thanks for asking.” He took a drink of his latte and pushed the dessert away. He’d enjoy it with Ali when she returned.
Fifteen minutes later, the latte was gone and so was Ali.
Still.
Pushing his chair back, he glanced out the window.
Then did a double take. Behind a post on the pier. He scrutinized the spot. Yes. There it was.
A set of glowing eyes, in the darkness. Behind the eyes, a menacing face, barely discernible in its shape. A supernatural. The same one from earlier. But not one he recognized.
Why was it following him?
The first thing that came to his mind was Ali. She had been gone too long and now this creature was outside. And he knew that just like him, other creatures could morph into a human shape. Damn it all.
“Check, please,” Thane barked at the waitress, handing her a credit card. “Where’s the restroom?”
She pointed.
He headed toward the restroom door, just as he reached out to shove the door, it opened. He almost fell into Ali.
He breathed a sigh of relief.
“Hi.” Ali’s voice was strained.
“You okay?” He looked up and down her body and face. She seemed fine, a little shook up perhaps, but then again, that could be from his scaring her by being in front of the door.
“Yes. What are you doing? Are you okay?”
“You were gone so long…” He took her hand. “I guess I hoped you were okay.”
“I had a little… reaction… to the dessert.”
“I wondered if that was it.” He glanced behind him to see if the creature had come in. Right. Now he’d lost it. As if the creature would come in, looking like that. It would morph, and he wouldn’t be able to discern that it was a supernatural.
“Ready to go?”
----
A li exhaled and glanced back at their table. The busser was already clearing it. Guess he was ready to go.
That was close.
It would be a shame to waste the beautiful night and the view of the water. “How about a nice walk on the pier?”
He frowned. “No. I don’t think that’s a good idea.”
“Why not?”
He paused for so long she almost asked again.
“The help said that the area has had a rash of muggings. How about we go for a drive?”
A drive? She didn’t want to let her disappointment show. How was she supposed to show off her pretty dress and enjoy visiting with him if they were on a drive?
“I know the perfect spot to take you for a walk. It’s much safer than this,” Thane wrapped his hand in her hair, pulling it lightly to tip her face up. “Up the coast a little.”
He kissed her, his mouth warm, the flavor of chocolate and coffee beans were enticing.
----
I t was dawn . Thane hadn’t seen any other creatures, and he’d driven far enough and fast enough, he hoped, to keep from being followed. Their walk had been much better in an isolated park where no creatures could disguise themselves as humans and get the jump on him. He pulled up to Ali’s apartment and walked her up to her front door.
“Coming in?” The invitation in her voice made his cock jump with hope.
Down, boy. “I have to get some work done.” He had to find a better place for her to live. Somewhere with security. If she’d let him help. He wondered if there were a group of supernatural beings he could hire on the down low to keep her safe.
A group that wouldn’t reveal themselves to her, but could be completely loyal and trustworthy. First order of business, new place. One where neither of them could be easily
The waitress stopped by. “How’s dessert?”
“Fine.” He frowned. Wondered if he should ask if there were nuts or something in it that would have given Ali an allergic reaction. He didn’t even know what she was allergic to. Not only would he sound ignorant, but he wasn’t even sure if that’s what it was.
“Thanks for asking.” He took a drink of his latte and pushed the dessert away. He’d enjoy it with Ali when she returned.
Fifteen minutes later, the latte was gone and so was Ali.
Still.
Pushing his chair back, he glanced out the window.
Then did a double take. Behind a post on the pier. He scrutinized the spot. Yes. There it was.
A set of glowing eyes, in the darkness. Behind the eyes, a menacing face, barely discernible in its shape. A supernatural. The same one from earlier. But not one he recognized.
Why was it following him?
The first thing that came to his mind was Ali. She had been gone too long and now this creature was outside. And he knew that just like him, other creatures could morph into a human shape. Damn it all.
“Check, please,” Thane barked at the waitress, handing her a credit card. “Where’s the restroom?”
She pointed.
He headed toward the restroom door, just as he reached out to shove the door, it opened. He almost fell into Ali.
He breathed a sigh of relief.
“Hi.” Ali’s voice was strained.
“You okay?” He looked up and down her body and face. She seemed fine, a little shook up perhaps, but then again, that could be from his scaring her by being in front of the door.
“Yes. What are you doing? Are you okay?”
“You were gone so long…” He took her hand. “I guess I hoped you were okay.”
“I had a little… reaction… to the dessert.”
“I wondered if that was it.” He glanced behind him to see if the creature had come in. Right. Now he’d lost it. As if the creature would come in, looking like that. It would morph, and he wouldn’t be able to discern that it was a supernatural.
“Ready to go?”
----
A li exhaled and glanced back at their table. The busser was already clearing it. Guess he was ready to go.
That was close.
It would be a shame to waste the beautiful night and the view of the water. “How about a nice walk on the pier?”
He frowned. “No. I don’t think that’s a good idea.”
“Why not?”
He paused for so long she almost asked again.
“The help said that the area has had a rash of muggings. How about we go for a drive?”
A drive? She didn’t want to let her disappointment show. How was she supposed to show off her pretty dress and enjoy visiting with him if they were on a drive?
“I know the perfect spot to take you for a walk. It’s much safer than this,” Thane wrapped his hand in her hair, pulling it lightly to tip her face up. “Up the coast a little.”
He kissed her, his mouth warm, the flavor of chocolate and coffee beans were enticing.
----
I t was dawn . Thane hadn’t seen any other creatures, and he’d driven far enough and fast enough, he hoped, to keep from being followed. Their walk had been much better in an isolated park where no creatures could disguise themselves as humans and get the jump on him. He pulled up to Ali’s apartment and walked her up to her front door.
“Coming in?” The invitation in her voice made his cock jump with hope.
Down, boy. “I have to get some work done.” He had to find a better place for her to live. Somewhere with security. If she’d let him help. He wondered if there were a group of supernatural beings he could hire on the down low to keep her safe.
A group that wouldn’t reveal themselves to her, but could be completely loyal and trustworthy. First order of business, new place. One where neither of them could be easily
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