Page 83 of Pretty Little Shadow
If I hadn't enjoyed it, I would've been suspicious, but she was fun to talk to.
I'd grown up sheltered in the Shadow District while she was running wild on farmland in the Shifter Borough, so our lives had been extremely different. But our personalities did seem to work together.
She told me about her sister betraying her. Gave me details she admitted she'd never told Callum, knowing he'd get murderous over it.
I told her about the cellar. Some of it, at least. Things Grayson and Darius didn't even know.
Our eyes watered together, and we both played it off.
When she said she thought we might be soul-friends, I agreed.
She was more out of it as she got closer to heat, so Callum ended up stalking Darius with us on and off on over the last two days. More on than off, on the last one.
I didn't mind him either, somehow.
Even though he didn't pretend to approve of what I was doing, he helped anyway. He knew how to turn the cameras, so we could see better after he adjusted them.
Kat was in heat the day after that, so hanging out and stalking together obviously wasn't an option.
I decided to take out the target Grayson had sent me. He lived across the city, all the way out at the far end of the Shadow District, which was the longest drive I'd ever done.
I’d already figured everything out that I needed to as far as the guy went. Darius and I spenthoursdriving after his shift ended every day, so I was confident in my ability not to crash, too.
Somewhat confident, at least.
Confidentenough.
Darius needed me to stay alive if he was going to stay somewhat sane, so I figured I couldn't have beenthatbad behind the wheel. If I was, he wouldn't have let me drive, and he definitely wouldn't have left me one of his cars to use.
I got back from work a little before Darius did. My hair was wet from the shower and I was already back to my favorite video game, when he showed up with food.
We hung out all day, and he stayed the night.
Again.
I didn't want to admit aloud that I slept better with him there, but I did.
The next morning,Kat texted me, and we ended up chatting over messages for a few minutes. She was through heat and resting, which was good for her.
But it left me alone again.
In the hotel room me and Darius were now sharing.
For hours.
I couldn't focus on video games.Or food.Or the internet.Or anything else.
My ridiculously obsessive brain just kept going straight back to Darius, in a coffee shop, with tons of people shamelessly flirting with him.There were threads on the forum posts where people were asking why he was still working at the shop and accusing me of not making him happy.
I saw the posts before Callum and Dare's people managed to take them down.
I really needed a distraction, so I asked Grayson if there was anyone else he needed me to kill.
There wasn't.
I asked Mia and Charity if there was anything they needed help with.
There wasn't.
