In Her Dreams (Rogue Dream Fae Book 2) by Terry Bolryder

Author:Terry Bolryder [Bolryder, Terry]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-02-24T18:30:00+00:00

14

Reve

I am highly suspicious of my mate’s vehicle.

It makes terrible noises, like metal clinking and rumbling in a cylinder, and it stops very roughly.

It almost smells vaguely of human blood or perhaps rust, as Jen would say.

It didn’t start the first time she put the key in, and she had to press the accelerator multiple times, uttering some prayer to her deity as if pure luck could make this machine go.

It did start but then appeared to have trouble stopping, with Jen slamming hard on the brakes multiple times.

I offered to take a look at it, but she said to wait until after the date.

That the car had never let her down, unlike most things.

And I don’t want to ruin things by arguing with her.

But it seems like the car is going to let her down eventually.

And I get that money is tight due to Joey’s new private school and Jen’s high bills.

But I can literally make her a new car. Or buy her one. Or fix this one.

And yet this is what she insists she drives.

But I try to remember Jerrek’s advice, that I need to respect what Jen wants no matter what.

Still, if this car tries to betray us, I’m transforming it in an instant, no matter what Jen says.

As we stop at a stoplight, I pray that this beast doesn’t break down completely, leaving us at the mercy of any human blowing through the intersection.

Not only do humans pilot extremely fast, heavy vehicles at all times, but there is nothing to make sure they aren’t piloting them drunk, on drugs or otherwise compromised.

There are punishments, yes, for after.

But considering anyone in any condition could be on the road at any time, I don’t feel that safe here.

Even if I could just poof Jen and me out of trouble.

Jen looks right and left, the car stuttering ominously beneath us. The cracked leather seats bounce below me as the engine jerks and sputters, hating idling.

“Please, please let me buy you another car,” I say desperately as she hits the gas and takes us through the intersection.

“With what money?” She glances at me, then returns her attention to the road. “What, are you just going to poof one out of thin air?”

“I’ll have you know that transformations or materializations at this level take the equivalent of a human PhD to master,” I say snippily.

She grins. “Hmm, smart guy, eh?”

I frown. “Smart enough to know this thing is a deathtrap.”

She shakes her head. “No one is allowed to insult Sally. She’s been a loyal friend to us all.”

I sigh. “Then can I at least fix Sally?”

“No,” she says. “Reve, I told you. I like having you in my life. But you don’t just get to change or fix everything that doesn’t suit you.”

She pulls up to the overlook we were driving to, and there’s a concrete barrier overlooking a gray-taupe beach and a gray-blue ocean beyond it.

The car sputters to a halt, jerking us as it stops, and she happily hops out, carefully replacing the door on its hinges after.

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