Drop Dead Demon: An MM Paranormal Romance by B. Ripley

Author:B. Ripley [Ripley, B.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-09-19T18:30:00+00:00

“You were supposed to claim him,” Creed comments, pouring sugar into his coffee cup.

I roll my eyes, scowling at the menu in front of me. “Oh, was I? I completely forgot.”

“No need to be snarky with me. I’m merely saying that if you had bitten him, this wouldn’t be necessary.”

I sigh, but I can’t say much against what he’s said. We’ve come to sit at a restaurant across the street from the building Brady is currently in for his casting call because the moment he and Miloriel left my house, the emptiness crashed down on me like a freight train. This isn’t the closeness I wanted, but it is good enough to make the weight of it not so staggering. At least from here, his heartbeat in strong inside mine, reminding me that though this pit of loneliness lingers inside, I am not alone.

“How long do we have to be here?” Creed asks, but there’s no whining in it. Instead, he plucks the menu off the table and opens it, perusing the list of dishes he could order.

“Until he is done,” I respond with a shrug. “I don’t know how long these things take.” The lineup of models outside the door when we arrived let me know that it could be a while before Brady is free.

“I’m ordering a lot of things then,” Creed decides, putting the menu down and licking his lips. “I am starved.”

“You ate a plate of bacon and toast not even an hour ago.”

“I have lived on gruel and scraps my entire existence. You cannot deny me this feast.”

“You’re right,” I concede with a gentle smile. Until I came to know Creed outside of Legion, I was very unaware that every single drone is fed nothing but a protein rich paste made of ground pit boar bones and water from the blood river that carries no real taste save for the strong tang of iron. The ability to choose his own food has been a delight for Creed these past weeks, and I can’t take that away from him knowing that eventually he will be folded back into the collective and living off tasteless food again. “Just don’t eat so much that you get sick because of it. There will be more food before you go back, I promise.”

Creed nods, offering a small smile that’s tinged with sadness, and I find myself thinking again if he really does need to go back to Legion. It’s something that’s been on my mind since I first met him. Whenever we talk, the more questions I have about his existence as a free demon. Perhaps I could make a plea to Legion to allow him to remain present in his own body. The waitress comes over, and I watch her eyes bug out of her head as Creed orders a breakfast plate of eggs, sausage and potatoes, a basket of French fries and a fully loaded triple patty burger with extra bacon. She glances at me like she’s seeking confirmation that this is really what he wants to eat, and I give her a curt nod.

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