Dodging Trains by Sunniva Dee

Author:Sunniva Dee [Dee, Sunniva]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B01DJCGGJY
Published: 2016-03-27T00:00:00+00:00

PAISLEE

“Why does he do that? He’s so silly!”

“Because he can, because he gets away with murder too often, and with you around, even more.” Keyon chuckles. “That cat is no good. He’s a total brat.”

I nuzzle my nose into Simon’s soft fur, and he purrs up a storm—for my entertainment, Keyon believes. Apparently, Simon’s been known to win girl hearts even faster than Keyon. My heart does a little skip, showing me how mine is already far gone. “So a brat cat, you’re saying?”

“Definitely a brat cat.”

Last night, Keyon and I decided it was easier for me to sleep over. In the morning, we’d just get up early, and he’d drive me to Calceth. Since Keyon didn’t volunteer, I took matters in my own hands before we turned in and opened the door for Simon. In Keyon’s words, this was “an all-time low of a mistake” and the reason why I’ve hardly slept.

It all started innocently enough with Simon snoozing at the foot of the bed. But as soon as light snores puffed from Keyon, and I was drifting off on his arm, Simon made his move. Slowly, he prowled up my body. His first stop was at the crook of my knees. He curled up there and kneaded me through the blankets with just enough claws protruding for it to hurt. Even half asleep, I wanted to laugh. I was too exhausted to do anything about his ministrations though, so I drifted off again.

Simon made a new move, probably once he’d watched me return to dreamland, and the next time I woke up, I had a twenty-pound cat on my hip.

By the time Keyon’s alarm buzzed, Simon had used at least half a dozen parts of my body as his personal basket and was now lounging on my chest, so close to my face I had fur on my tongue.

“I wish we had time for more of you,” Keyon murmurs, morning-sexy and letting his gaze skim over me.

I shake my head, mock-stern. “I have a big day.”

“Paislee, my little businesswoman,” Keyon jokes, and I smile, liking the “my” part a whole lot. Yes, suddenly, I think it must be wonderful to be Keyon’s.

I bite my lip to keep from grinning; Keyon’s stance is that of a bodyguard, feet planted apart, torso erect and shoulders studiously squared. I have to cover my mouth when he tips his chin high. Geez, he looks intimidating.

The man is glaring at the double doors in front of us. No one has opened them yet, but Keyon is doing the Stare-Down, the one he pulled on me in Rigita to show me how he scares fighters in the ring. Any minute, those thick fists of his are going to be crossed over his chest. It’ll be menacing and, for me—hot.

It’s just wild that he’s worked up over me. I mean, why would anyone work themselves up and want to protect a lowly girl from some frozen little town that’s barely on the map? I’m not on the map.

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