Crooked Soul by J.E. Taylor

Author:J.E. Taylor
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: vampires, werewolves, witch, phoenix, The Monster Defense Agency, fated mates
Publisher: JET-Fueled Fiction
Published: 2022-07-05T00:00:00+00:00

AS IF ON CUE, Johnson entered the house with several bags that wafted a Chinese food scent over the room.

Robby came out of the kitchen with plates and silverware in case any of us were inept at using chopsticks.

Despite the recent conversation about rats, I found my stomach growling at the prospect of General Tso’s chicken over fried rice. A part of me balked because eating real food would result in the same pains I encountered last night, but a stubborn part of me that enjoyed food fought back and won that small battle.

I grabbed a plate and instead of piling on the food like I would have before I was turned into this nightmare, I put two spoonfuls of rice on my plate and just a couple pieces of chicken and a thoroughly coated broccoli head from the box of the spicy dish, and returned to my seat with one of the forks.

“No chopsticks?” Robby said through a mouthful, as if I were committing a major sin.

“Nah.” I didn’t feel like working that hard, even though it was me who taught him how to use chopsticks in our younger days in the agency.

“You feeling okay?” His eyebrow cocked and he studied me closer, looking for breaks in my psyche, like I might fall apart at any moment.

“Yes. I just am not feeling the chopsticks.” I shrugged.

Before he could launch into one of my own famous tirades about how it was sacrilege to eat Chinese with a fork, Judy’s phone rang.

She answered and excused herself into the kitchen with a “Hello, Mom,” before she disappeared.

She stepped back into the doorway and the vibes she emitted pulled all our attention back to her as she ended the call. The panic in her eyes made me suddenly stressed, as though whatever she was about to say would change our circumstances again.

“What is it?” Johnson asked as he stood.

Judy’s frantic gaze jumped from him to us and then back as she swallowed hard. “My parents are on their way over.”

“You couldn’t meet them somewhere?” I asked as her panic seemed to spread through all of us. I hadn’t even finished my measly meal.

She shook her head. “They want to see the place.” Her voice cracked. She glanced around, as if the place were in severe disarray. She crossed and started closing boxes and handing them to Johnson. “Put these in the refrigerator,” she barked.

Robby grabbed the General Tso’s box before she could snag it. “I need food.”

“Fine,” Judy said in the tone that made it absolutely not fine. Her frantic attempt to clean up put me more on edge, too.

I took Robby’s hand. “We’ll chill in our bedroom.” I pulled him toward the stairs.

“That’s the main bedroom,” she squeaked with wide eyes.

“And?” Robby asked with chopsticks stuck in the paper carton in his hand and the scent of spicy chicken wrapping around us.

“And they are going to expect that to be our bedroom.” She ran her free hand through her hair as her gaze darted between the two of us.

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