Page 77 of Pretty Little Shadow
He grinned at the man he was talking to, but it wasn't the kind of grin he gave me. It didn't reach his eyes.
I picked another truffle, and tried to eat it a little slower, so I could enjoy it more.
"We don't have audio," Kat said apologetically.
"That's okay, this is good. Thank you."
"Remember, if anyone asks..."
"We were hanging out. I saw over your shoulder."
"Exactly." She took another bite of her cake.
"Did you tell Callum?"
"Nah. I didn't think you'd want him to know."
I didn't.
Not really, anyway.
"He stalked me, though," she said.
I blinked.
"For five years. We met before my magic settled. If he'd forced his way into my life back then, having him around often would've fucked up my connection to my wolf. We spent my heats together, but that was it. I watched what he was doing in the news, but no one tracks Callum the way they tracked Darius, so I didn't have much information."
Huh.
"He had cameras everywhere except the inside of my home. So, of all people, Callum can understand the drive to stalk your mate. I can too. If there had been a tracking website, I probably would have had notifications set up so I knew every time someone posted something about him."
My lips curved.Just slightly. "Five years is a long time to obsess about someone."
"Felt like forever," she agreed.
"How did it go when your magic settled?"
"He announced that our wedding was in a few days and abducted me without telling me that we were fated."
I snorted.
She smiled. "It was ridiculous, but it eventually worked out for us."
The camera feed caught our attention as a woman leaned over the countertop. Even with our view from the side, we could see her cleavage spilling out of her shirt as she smiled at Darius.
My shadows rippled around me, flaring angrily.
I bit into a truffle more violently than I should've.
I'd seen the same thing happen dozens of times when I was watching him before. People flirted. He didn't interact.
He didn't even glance down at the woman's tits as he handed her a drink wearing a smile that didn't reach his eyes.
Kat glanced at my drink. "Is that a chai latte?"
"Yup." I'd forgotten it was there.
"That soundsamazing." She picked up her phone. Then, after a moment, put it back down.
