Monster Roommate (Hells Bells & Demon Deals World) by Amanda Aggie

Author:Amanda Aggie [Aggie, Amanda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Book Dragon Publishing
Published: 2022-06-29T16:00:00+00:00

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“Dammit… I asked for no bruschetta. I’ll see if they can swap it out.”

I peek at his plate, eyeing the pasta. After getting a good mental image, I focus and summon myself a plate of the same thing.

“What do you have against bruschetta?” I ask.

“Well, nothing. It wasn’t what I wanted… and I’m not a fan of tomatoes. I’ll just text Leo really quick.”

He pulls his phone out and starts punching away at the buttons.

“Please stop. Don’t. You can pick it off,” I beg.

“Really, it’s okay. I’m sure they won’t mind. It’s no big deal. People probably return stuff all the time.”

“Yes, it is, Landon!” I snap. The anxiety is taking hold of my body and it feels like someone is stacking bricks on my chest, getting heavier every time he checks his phone. Landon eyes me quietly.

“You okay? Your heart is beating like crazy,” he says, setting his phone on the table. It buzzes as Leo texts him back. “I’ll send someone in right now.”

“Does it look like I’m okay?” I spit out, raising my eyebrows to an uncomfortable level. “You’re about to mansplain to a server how they messed up your food. Then, they’re going to bitch out Timothy, the cook, and demand he remake it.” I grab my fork to use as a pointing stick as I talk with my hands. “Now, he was already on strike two with his manager, and this is the straw that breaks the camel’s back. He’s going to get fired because of Karen—that’s you, by the way–”

“That seems a bit extreme… I was going to say please,” he says, cutting me off and leaning back into his chair. His face is blank and unreadable.

“Oh no, the shit storm doesn’t stop there, Landon. Timothy is going to have to go home to his family and explain to them that he got fired. But get this, he also just got his two-year sobriety coin and now he’s back, hitting the long neck bottle on the couch in his underwear. His wife kicks him out because Tim is drunk all the time. He never comes back and now his two little girls get to grow up without a father.”

“That’s pretty dark. Did you come up with that all yourself?” His eyes bounce around the room, unable to look at me. Is he worried? He fucking should be. The anger begins to boil my blood like I’m a volcano about to erupt. The only question is if it’s going to be lava tears or crimson anger when the top blows.

“I’m not done, homeboy. Fast forward twenty years later. Those two little girls are adults now. Their mom has passed, and one of them carries nothing but resentment for fucking Tomatillo Karen and the restaurant that got her dad fired. What’s a girl to do? She tries to reconnect with her estranged father only to find out he overdosed because alcohol turned into heroin. So, she vows revenge. Is that what you want?”

Landon clears his throat.

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