Dark Queen’s Knight (The Children Of The Gods Paranormal Romance Series Book 33) by I. T. Lucas

Author:I. T. Lucas [Lucas, I. T.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-10-25T16:00:00+00:00

32

Mey

The waiting for news reminded Mey of her Mossad days, when the guys had gone to do their thing, leaving her behind in the hotel to worry.

Now, like then, she was alone, pacing around like a caged tigress and trying not to bite her nails. It was a nasty habit she’d developed as a girl and had never gotten entirely rid of. Whenever the stress and worry would get to be too much, the urge to nibble became nearly uncontrollable.

Perhaps she should take up knitting, something to keep her hands busy. The other option was gluing on acrylic nails, which she had done in the past for the same reason. The fake nails were too hard to bite, but then she’d discovered that scraping away the nail polish was almost as satisfying as biting.

Both outcomes were unattractive and unproductive. If she’d learned to knit, she could at least make something. A scarf for Yamanu, or maybe a warm hat for the winter.

The knock on the door startled her, and her hand flew to her chest. Knocks on doors in the middle of the night were never good. As everyone with a loved one on the frontline knew, only the worst of news was delivered in person.

Everything else could be handled on the phone.

Her heart running amok in her chest, she walked to the door and opened it, expecting to see a couple of somber Guardians. Instead, it was Callie and Wonder, each holding a gallon-size ice cream bucket.

“We thought that you could use some company,” Callie said. “It’s nerve-wracking to wait for the guys to come back, and doing it alone is the worst.”

“We brought Rocky Road.” Wonder lifted her bucket. “Can we come in?”

Mey shook her head and pulled the door open all the way. “I’m sorry. When I heard the knock, I thought it was bad news.”

“Oh, right.” Callie grimaced. “We should have called first.”

“That’s okay. I’m glad that you’re here. I was going nuts.” Mey eyed the ice cream container in Wonder’s hand. “I’d much rather nibble on that than on my nails.”

“You too?” Callie sat on the couch. “I used to bite my nails a lot, and sometimes I still do.” She smiled. “But you are right. Ice cream tastes much better. Can you get us spoons?”

“Coming right up.”

Mey pulled out three soup bowls and three tablespoons. Emergency situations called for the big guns. This wasn’t the time for little teaspoon nibbles from dainty ice cream goblets. Not that Yamanu and Arwel had anything like that in their kitchen. Mostly, they used paper everything.

“Perfect.” Callie took a spoon and loaded the bowls.

As Mey sat on one of the armchairs, she glanced at her watch. “It’s one o’clock in the morning. How are you going to get up for work tomorrow?”

Wonder shrugged. “Immortals don’t need much sleep.”

Callie nodded. “That’s one of the perks. I can work at the nightclub, and then in the morning come help Wonder in the café. I could have never pulled that off when I was a human.

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