Lavos by Laurann Dohner

Author:Laurann Dohner [Dohner, Laurann]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Laurann Dohner
Published: 2017-03-06T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Thirteen days later

Jadee hated Friday evenings. The bar was packed with drunken idiots and their favorite sports team had lost. It meant a bunch of unhappy customers with little to no common sense. She swept the last of the broken glass into a dustpan. One guy had decided to smash his drink in frustration. It probably wouldn’t be the only time she had to clean up a mess before her shift ended.

She straightened and caught Bob’s eye. He was her backup behind the bar. “I’m taking out the trash.”

“I can do it.”

“I want to get a little fresh air,” she admitted. “I’m getting a headache.”

“Go ahead. Take five. I’ll handle this.”

“Thanks.”

She removed the plastic bag and replaced it with a new one, then lifted the trash. The back door beckoned. She picked up the pace and exited, happier the second the door closed. The noise from inside could no longer be heard. She had to cross the alley to reach the Dumpster, and the narrow lane was blocked off at both ends every evening so she didn’t bother to pause to check for cars. There wouldn’t be any. Deliveries were only made in the mornings. The two big gates also kept the homeless from ransacking their Dumpsters and sleeping behind the bar and the stores attached to each side of it. It meant she was safe from anyone bothering her.

Jadee threw the bag inside and dropped the lid. She looked up. It was a full moon. “All the crazies are out. No wonder,” she muttered, thinking about her customers. They were an unusually rowdy bunch.

She strolled slowly toward the back door, in no hurry to enter. Her threshold of dealing with bullshit had to be at an all-time low. One customer had already tried to lean across the bar in a sad attempt to kiss her. He’d ended up with a stern warning that he’d be cut off if he tried it again. She hadn’t been talking about beers. His nuts had come to mind. She leaned against the building and closed her eyes.

Lavos’s image popped up. It happened often since she’d left Alaska. She thought about him more than she wanted to. He was very memorable. She hugged her waist and crossed one ankle over the other. He’d been a hell of a man, unlike the ones she dealt with at work.

He probably had forgotten her as soon as she’d driven away, but he’d starred in many of her dreams when she slept. Some of them had caused her to wake up with a sense of loss, while others had been of the highly sexual nature. Either way, they’d left her frustrated and missing him.

It could never happen between them, though. Kar had admitted it was a big no-no for Werewolves to hook up with humans. Lavos’s pack would likely have a bone to pick with them having any kind of relationship—probably one from her dead carcass.

Her pocket buzzed and she reached down, sliding her cell phone out. She opened her eyes but didn’t take the time to look at who called.

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