Djinn's Desire: A Mates for Monsters Novella by Tamsin Ley

Author:Tamsin Ley [Ley, Tamsin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Twin Leaf Press
Published: 2017-06-09T16:00:00+00:00

Tanika didn’t look back as she fled the restaurant and her gleefully grinning djinn. All she could think about was dragging the monster as far away from Ophir as possible, thankful he could only appear in her near proximity since she’d put him into the safe deposit box. If she moved fast enough, perhaps Elim couldn’t even get a clear picture of who she’d been dinging with. How many people had he twisted and warped in an attempt to make them suit her wish? This was why she didn’t date. Why she stayed away from men. Why did her demon have to ruin everything?

During her early years, her demon had only appeared to annoy her, but upon her eighteenth birthday, and her rejection of her initial suitor, he’d begun causing real trouble. Her first apartment building had experienced electrical shorts and constant outages, with his constant reminder that all her troubles could end if she’d only accept the wish. The next place she lived had to be condemned when they found black mold. A duplex she rented had burned to the ground. Then there were the tricks he’d played on poor Mr. Daniels, putting weevils in the flour and replacing the sugar with salt.

Reaching the sidewalk, she realized darkness had fallen, and the street lights cast deep shadows across the cars parked along the curbs. She dug out her cell phone and dialed a taxi, giving it an address several doors away. A year ago, after the incident with Mr. Daniels, she’d marched to the bank and rented a safe deposit box, hoping to restrict her demon’s access to her neighbors through distance. Renting the box had cost every spare penny she had, but she was nervous enough about letting the pendant out of her sight. She wanted to ensure it was as safe as she could make it. Elim had laughed at her plan, threatening to override the security systems and allow thieves into the security vault. With great pleasure, she’d reminded him that even if he did end up in another’s hands, he had nothing to offer a new master; he could grant no wishes until hers had been fulfilled.

Ahead, she spotted a yellow taxi pulling to the curb and ran to meet it. Clambering into the back seat, she gasped out her home address to the driver, still recalling the moment she’d sealed the safe deposit box over the pouch with the necklace. Elim had been standing beside her, cursing. Then his voice had ceased as if she’d flicked off a radio. He’d disappeared as if he’d never existed.

For months, she’d believed herself free of him.

Then he’d reappeared in her kitchen, snarling with fury and breaking every dish she owned. Apparently, the metal box interfered with his ability to use the pendant as a gateway. As dishes crashed all around her, and his hot breath fanned her face, he informed her he’d not be shut away so easily.

The taxi dropped her off outside her condo and she headed through the narrow courtyard.

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