My Boyfriends Are All Monsters (Scared Sexy Collection) by Kimberly Lemming

Author:Kimberly Lemming [Lemming, Kimberly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Amazon Original Stories
Published: 2025-09-23T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 4

Lucy

Hello?” I called. There was no answer. I’d searched all over the first floor of the bed-and-breakfast and even the bakery next door and the antiques shop beside it. Pausing to set my bag down by the door of the inn, I hobbled around the corner to check into the next shop.

The doorbell chimed as I entered. “A sweets shop?”

A quick look inside proved it was as empty as the others. Rows of delectable chocolate treats were left wholly unguarded in more of that impossibly safe small-town charm. I’d never felt the call to shoplift so strongly in my life, but I resisted and let the door close behind me as I exited. “How does this ghost town have enough people to support two bakeries and a candy store? I walked all over the damn town and haven’t seen a single grocery store or even a Dollar General. Where are they getting groceries? And where is the dentist’s office? I know he’s making bank.”

Hobbling farther into the street, I rested my walking stick against my chest, cupped my hands to the sides of my mouth, and screamed, “Hello!”

Still no answer.

Pretty white flowers were growing along the wall of the candy shop, and lacking anything else to do, I wandered my way over to them for a closer look. The fattest little bumblebee was putting in work on flowers far too small for him to sit comfortably on. The adorable struggle made me giggle, and I snapped a picture with my phone. The bee finished his work and flew off. I reached out to pluck the flower as a souvenir.

“I wouldn’t do that!” called a man’s voice.

I turned around to find the source, only to find it was coming from the woods. “Is anybody there?” I asked.

“Over here!” the voice called. A tall, pale man dressed in fishing gear stepped from the trees and waved at me. “So you’re the petitioner rousing old thorns?”

“I’m the what now? Look, I was on a hike but I got caught up in a rockfall. I was looking for a place to stay at the bed-and-breakfast, but I couldn’t find a soul there.”

The man laughed, his shaggy brown hair falling over his eyes. “Then I suggest you count your lucky stars and make a run for it. That bastard won’t be gone long.”

“Um, I’m sorry?”

He shook his head. “These mountains are home to more than deer. Didn’t anyone ever tell you to be careful what you wish for? A gullible thing like you is bound to be devoured in no time.”

“There’s cannibals out here?”

He walked closer, then seemed to stumble just before he reached the sidewalk. Righting himself, he chuckled and beckoned me closer. “Don’t worry, you’re going to be fine. There’s still enough daylight left to get you out of here before nightfall. Take my hand, I’ll guide you.”

A sense of unease settled in the air around me. I brought my hand to my chest, unsure if I should take his. “You know, I think I’ll wait at the inn and find my own way down in the morning.

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