Clawed & Cornered: A Viking Werewolf Paranormal Romance (Children of Fenrir Book 1) by Heather McCorkle

Author:Heather McCorkle [McCorkle, Heather]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781648980312
Publisher: City Owl Press
Published: 2020-10-20T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

Sonya

A strong case of the feminine version of blue balls made for a restless night that had me sleeping late into the morning. I’d been sleeping so heavy, in fact, my phone nearly vibrated off the nightstand before I caught it. I bolted upright, my cheap cotton sheet pooling in my lap, and tried to sound like I’d been awake for hours.

“Hello?”

“Hey Sonja, it’s Nikki.”

Oh shit. How late is it? I held my phone away from my head for a second and checked the time. My shift didn’t start for several more hours.

“What’s up?”

“I know you’re trying to get as many hours as you can, but can I talk you into letting me steal your shift tonight? Layla broke her wrist and I really need the extra cash,” she pleaded, sounding all the more pathetic because I knew she was lying.

At least once a month she pulled something like this, coming up with a woe-is-me excuse for needing over time. She’d once claimed her dog had been hit by a car. She didn’t own a dog, didn’t even like animals. The woman had a horrible weakness for online shopping that bordered on obsessive. Today it worked in my favor, though.

“As long as boss man doesn’t get pissed at me for letting you tend bar,” I said through a sigh to make it sound good. Not that I thought she’d get suspicious if I gave in too easy, she was too dense for that, but I didn’t want to take any chances.

“Don’t worry, I already checked with him. Thanks so much, Sonja, you’re the best!”

“Yeah, yeah, I know.” I ended the call in the middle of her exuberant thank yous.

Tossing the phone aside, I sprung out of bed and headed for the shower. An hour later, I emerged blow-dried and knock out ready in a pair of skinny jeans black enough to match my hair and a silky gold top with a neckline deep enough to show off my girls. Digging in my knock-off Gucci purse, I found enough for a nice bottle of wine to thank Raul for the amazing date. Sure, it would mean PB&J sandwiches this week, but it was worth it. Part of me tried to feel all desperate and clingy for being the first one to reach out after our date, but I refused to fall into that ridiculous psyche trap. I liked him, he liked me; it didn’t matter who reached out first or when. Glancing around my tiny Spartan-like apartment, I realized it was long past time for me to let someone else in—not just to it but also to my life. I’d been wrapped up into my medical studies for far too long. Nikki from work was the closest thing I had to a friend, and she’d never even been over. Hell, I didn’t even have a fish, just a neat shelf of medical school books to keep me company. Med students didn’t have time for things like a social life, and I was over it.

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