Demons Do It Better: A Hidden Species Novel by Louisa Masters

Author:Louisa Masters [Masters, Louisa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-08-05T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

It’s nearly midnight, and I’ve been sitting cross-legged on my couch, just staring at my phone, for half an hour. I got home, changed into pj’s and brushed my teeth, decided I was too wound up to sleep just yet, and… that’s it.

I really want to call Alistair. He’s my best friend, and this is a huge development in my life. But… it’s late. And this is supposed to be kept quiet.

And what if it changes how he sees me?

I hate myself for even thinking it, for doubting Alistair’s friendship and integrity like that, but… the little voice at the back of my head is persistent. Plus, I’ve heard Alistair gripe about cats a million times. There’s somewhat of a rivalry amongst shifters.

Ugh. This is ridiculous. Alistair has high-level security clearance and he’s my best friend. If he finds out about this later from someone else, he’s going to be hurt.

I hit the call button and lift my phone to my ear. It only rings twice before a sleepy voice growls, “What’s wrong?”

I open my mouth to say, “Nothing,” but the word gets stuck in my throat.

“Sam?” He sounds more alert now. “Where are you? Are you okay?”

“Yes,” I manage, because I am. Mostly. “Uh, you’re not going to believe this.” Should I tell him to come over? It’s really an in-person kind of conversation, but it’s late. We both have work tomorrow.

“Not going to believe what? Are you still at the office?”

“No, no. I’m home. So, tonight David tried to teach me how—hey, how come you never told me humans could do magic?”

Silence. I can almost see him blinking as he tries to process that.

“I never thought about it,” he says finally. “Most humans don’t bother to learn, so I only sometimes remember that you can.”

“I can’t,” I inform him. “David tried to teach me how tonight, and it didn’t work. To cut a long story short, Percy used the magic to check why, and it turns out I’m not human.”

The silence this time is longer. I wait him out.

“Have you been drinking?” he asks finally. “Did someone slip you some brew?”

“No.” I bite back a laugh. This is fun.

“The lucifer used magic to check why you couldn’t do human magic and it’s because you’re not human?” he summarizes.

“That’s right.”

“Okay. Sure. I’ll bite. What are you then?” There’s heavy sarcasm in his voice.

“Felid shifter.”

There’s no silence this time; instead, he yowls, a sound of pain.

“Alistair? You okay?”

“Yeah,” he grumbles. “I thought you said you were a felid, and I stubbed my toe on the doorframe.”

I snicker. “Seriously? You can’t walk and talk at the same time?”

“Not when it’s dark and you’re saying stupid shit.”

I wince. “It’s not stupid shit, Al. And aren’t you supposed to be able to see well in the dark?”

“My eyes are mostly closed because it’s late and I was asleep. Wait… what are you talking about? Are you serious?”

“Alistair, I swear, everything I’ve said is completely true. I didn’t wake you up just to play a joke.

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