Jack the Stripper by Jennifer Macaire

Author:Jennifer Macaire [Macaire, Jennifer]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: erotic, fantasy, paranormal, romance, stripper, uf, urban fantasy, zombie
Publisher: Evernight Publishing
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

The Shores

Costumed revelers flooded the streets that night. They moved in tightly-knit groups, talking and laughing in loud voices. Jack, Mamie Hoya, and May didn’t attract more than passing glances from the people around them. Jack had on his regular jeans and a white shirt, but he’d taken his vampire cloak and a woman in a bridal gown had pressed a top hat into his hand, so he wore that too.

May moved quickly in her high heels, avoiding the crowd on the sidewalk by walking in the street. Mamie Hoya darted along right behind her, one hand brushing along on the parked cars as if counting them. Jack didn’t move very quickly; in fact, he felt drained. What was Brianna going to think of him? Would she hate him for the rest of her life?

He had no idea what had come over her. One minute she was pushing him away, the next minute she was tearing her clothes off. He’d thought of several possibilities. She had been turned on by his stripping and it had nothing to do with him personally. By her own admission, she got hot when guys took their clothes off. Or maybe it had just been fright or nerves?

He had nearly lost his head and then she’d shut her eyes. Suddenly, all he could think of was, “Why are her eyes closed? Is she afraid of me? Is she horrified to see me?” Those thoughts had run through his mind and chased him right out of the room.

She was going to kill him. Well, not really. He was already dead. And anyway, it was still early, so he’d have a long time to worry about it tonight.

Mamie Hoya said he looked peaked, and handed him a banana she took from her bag. “Eat this, I brought it for you,” she said.

Touched by her solicitude, he devoured the banana and felt marginally better. At least his headache had gone. He started to think about Brianna again but stopped himself. He would have time later to explore his thoughts and emotions. Now he had to concentrate on what May wanted to show them. She kept saying it was important. A zombie without a heart should have no trouble staying focused, Jack thought. But each step he took away from Brianna was torture.

“Where are we going?” he asked May, as they came to a busy intersection and turned down a narrow street with hardly any traffic. There were fewer people around, and most of the streetlights seemed to be broken. At the end of the street they turned into a dark alleyway.

May pointed to a small sign high on the brick wall. “Here we are. Remember this place, Jack? It’s called Cheery Alley. The place we’re going to is called The Shores, and it’s a sort of bar.” She stopped and looked at Mamie Hoya. “You know where we’re going, don’t you?”

“I’ve heard of it, but I’ve never been there before,” she said.

Jack didn’t think the alley had any cheer at all to it.

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