Get Bent! (The Hybrid of High Moon Book 1) by Rick Gualtieri

Author:Rick Gualtieri [Gualtieri, Rick]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Westmarch Publishing
Published: 2018-06-14T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 22

“This is crazy, Bent. They’re going to kill you.”

“Oh ye of little faith,” I replied into the Bluetooth microphone positioned over the driver’s seat.

“You’re not supposed to go into Morganberg,” Riva replied over the speaker. “They made that pretty clear the last time we were there.”

I could hear the annoyed edge to her voice. Danger or not, she was more ticked off that I was doing this without her. But it had to be this way. It’s why I decided to call her after I’d already crossed the town line. Otherwise, I had little doubt she’d have talked me into letting her tag along. No thanks. Things were bound to be hairy enough without worrying about her, too.

I let out a tiny chuckle at my silent pun.

“Something funny? Because I’m not laughing.”

“Inside joke,” I replied, stopping at a light. “But anyway, the wolves decided to drop their decree for the blood moon. I’m allowed in, otherwise they can’t have their happy nuptials, can they?”

“So that’s your plan? You’re heading over to what, get your hair done, maybe see if they’ll give you a bouquet of dead rodents to throw?”

“Nope. See, I’m pretty sure that Uncle Craig meant I was allowed in tonight, when the moon was up. But he was kind of sloppy with his words. He didn’t expressly forbid me from popping by during the day, so that’s what I’m doing.”

“Why?”

“I asked around. Found out where my blushing groom-to-be works. I wanted to have a word with him, get to know him a bit.”

“You’re going to kick his ass, aren’t you?”

I gave the receiver a shocked look, as if Riva could see me. “No. I’m going to talk to him. Explain that we’re doing this to prevent all-out war. That it’s going to be nothing more than another marriage of convenience, like Mom and Dad are supposed to have.”

“Your mom and dad go at it all the time.”

“Trust me, I’m well aware. I could hear them last night. Good thing I wasn’t getting any sleep anyway. Guess werewolves get a bit randy around the full moon.”

“So what makes you think that your new husband won’t want to show you the meat in a Jerry and Tamara sandwich?”

Ugh. “Thanks for making me almost throw up in my mouth.”

“Fine. Bad joke. But seriously.”

“I’m going to tell him that’s the way it’s going to be, and that if he wants to see other people, it’ll be fine by me. I have to go through with this because otherwise Craig is going to freak the fuck out.” I left out the part where he’d descend upon the town and tear everyone in it limb from limb. That was one tidbit I hadn’t shared with anyone outside of my family. “But that’s it. There’s no love here, and there’s definitely no physical attraction. That means we hold hands and look like a nice werewolf couple on paper, nothing more.”

“Think it’ll work?”

“It has to work, because that’s the way it’s going to be.”

“What if he tries to go all.

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