Bounty Collected (Solstice Huntress Book 1) by Lindsey Devin

Author:Lindsey Devin [Devin, Lindsey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-10-21T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

“You ready for this?” Corbin asked.

I raised my eyebrows at him, which was even more dramatic considering we were basically nose to nose, squished in a decrepit phone booth in the back of Candy’s Good Time Bar. I was in a bad mood for a couple reasons. First, I hadn’t even known the entrance to the Den was in the back of Candy’s Good Time Bar, which felt like a major oversight on Laura’s part. Second, I was on a terrible cocktail of a suppressant, a concoction of tea and drugs and magic that dulled my power to a low hum in my core. I couldn’t use it often—I preferred to use it never—but it was necessary if I was going to be around a lot of Fae.

It felt like rats were chewing on the nerves behind my eyes, but I’d be fine in about twelve hours. Third, I needed to get really used to Corbin’s hands all over my body, and the heat of his touch was nearly enough to make me forget about the headache.

“Do I look ready?” I asked.

“You look like something,” he murmured, his eyes sparkling.

As instructed, I’d dressed for the part. So far, Corbin had only seen me in my usual workwear: jeans, hoodie, hair pulled back. For tonight, I’d done the works. I’d straightened my hair (which took long enough that I had to forgo my nap) and dyed it dark brown temporarily. There was no way I could stuff all my red hair into a wig cap, so dye it was.

Figuring out an outfit that said “plaything” was a little harder, but that was what I had Carla for. She’d been beyond delighted to show up at my apartment with a laundry basket full of options. Eventually we’d settled on this slutty-yet-functional number: high-waisted leather short-shorts over fishnet tights, which made my combat boots look stylish instead of just ass-kicking. With my dark bustier and red lipstick, I looked ready to be ravished, instead of ready to chew someone out for taking my preferred parking spot at Manny’s.

And Corbin was loving it. Desire poured off him in waves, and I didn’t need my power to sense it. His hand was currently resting on my lower back like he owned me. And unfortunately, for the night, I had to go along with it.

I had to pretend like I didn’t sort of enjoy this game too.

It was nice to be wanted. I could never be this person—the girl out on the town, the hot girl looking for a good time. It wasn’t safe, not with what I was. And even though I was walking into a literal lion’s den of creatures that would be delighted to eat me alive, this part, the desiring part, was in a weird way safe. Because Corbin wasn’t going to fall for me, nor I for him. But we could pretend to be attached to each other.

It was fun. Hot. Dangerous. All things I liked. It’d be best for our working relationship if Corbin didn’t know I liked it, though.

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