Invisible Monsters by H L Macfarlane

Author:H L Macfarlane [Macfarlane, H L]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Macfarlane Lantern Publishing
Published: 2019-04-17T22:00:00+00:00

NICOLAS FREY

Poppy

“Right, its official; I miss Tinder.”

Only Cassandra O’Donnell could have come out with such a line whilst sitting in a luxury hot tub, at sunset, in the Highlands of Scotland, with her two closest female friends.

Rachelle wrinkled her nose. “Ugh, Casey, you can’t be serious?”

“There’s nothing wrong with wanting to shag a guy I don’t know, is there?”

“That’s not the point.”

“So what is the point?”

“What about Patrick?”

Poppy stayed silent, though she longed to comment on the matter. She still hadn’t gotten over the fact that she’d overheard Patrick boasting to Aisling, Nick and Steven that Casey was his. Poppy knew she was going to save Casey, of course, so in reality she was in no danger, but that didn’t mean she wanted her to sleep with the monster posing as a man, either. In fact, Poppy was completely and utterly against it, though she couldn’t vocalise her issue with the whole thing whilst not being able to tell Casey why she was against it. On the face of it Patrick was a fantastic match for her friend; Poppy had no reason to deter her from exploring anything with the man.

Apart from the fact he isn’t actually a man. And wants to eat her. Just the minor stuff.

Casey waved a hand dismissively. “Yeah, I’m into Patrick, but I know he’s into me. So it’s a sure-fire thing, you know? I’d rather try it on with a guy who’s a challenge first. Like Dorian.”

“But he’s Patrick’s best friend! And…”

Rachelle stared pointedly at Poppy, who had to fight not to grimace.

She raised an eyebrow instead. “Go on; finish that thought, Rachelle.”

“Aw come on, Poppy. You can’t possibly be so oblivious that you don’t know how he keeps looking at you. Almost every word out of his mouth directed at you is a flirt.”

Poppy had to wrestle away the thought of Dorian in her bed. If she reacted to it even slightly then Rachelle and Casey would be sure to pick up on it, and then she’d never hear the end of it.

She sighed emphatically. “Just because a guy acts like that doesn’t mean I have to accept his advances.” It wasn’t untrue, but it was altogether too ineffectual a statement to cover the entirety of Dorian’s interactions with Poppy.

Though how am I supposed to tell Rachelle and Casey that the guy cuts and bites me open every week and I can do nothing about it, and now he’s making me feel weird when he does it? she thought. Poppy could almost laugh at the tragic absurdity of it all.

“See?” Casey nodded enthusiastically. “Poppy gets it. They’re not entitled to anything. And besides, Poppy has Nate.”

“I don’t have Nate.”

“So turn him down properly, then.”

Casey’s words came out perhaps a little harsher than she’d intended going by the slightly apologetic look on her face the moment after she’d uttered them. Poppy supposed she couldn’t blame her for being annoyed – Casey was just as close with Nate as she was. And Poppy hadn’t turned Nate down properly.

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