Not Her Gargoyle_Shifter Romance by Annie Nicholas

Author:Annie Nicholas [Nicholas, Annie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Green Mountain Publishing LLC
Published: 2018-06-17T16:00:00+00:00

Breathless, Ruby leaned against the bedroom door and listened as Nick left the apartment. What was happening? The ache between her legs didn’t subside. Better yet, what hadn’t just happened? She glanced down at her half naked form. Well, what had she expected, jumping out in lingerie?

Nick had seemed to double in size as he had stormed toward her. She hadn’t felt afraid though. Even when he had pinned her to the wall, deep down inside, she knew he wouldn’t hurt her. Ever. Hell, he’d made her breakfast. If that gargoyle thought he would ever escape her clutches, he was sorely mistaken. She touched her damp panties at the memory and groaned. There was no time for that.

Ruby hadn’t thought twice about what she was wearing. He had been leaving the apartment and she’d needed to be sure of the time she was supposed to distract Seymour. It was all Nick had told her of his plan. Saying if she knew more, she might not act genuine, and tip her landlord’s already suspicious nature.

The gargoyle had so little faith in her. She had been conning and stealing and…whatever else she’d needed to do to feed her and Trixie for as long as she could remember. Ruby still remembered the day she’d turned eighteen and was legally allowed to sign a real apartment lease. It felt like yesterday. Obtaining this apartment had been her proudest moment.

That was sad.

Why was she staying here? Why was she still fighting to keep it? Trixie was on her own now and doing better than Ruby. There was no reason not to move on.

It was going to be a long day.

She pulled on her skinny jeans and a dark green, form fitting blouse. Not too sleazy, but enough to give men pause. Hopefully she’d make enough tips to buy Nick supper.

Ruby rode the city bus to her destination and got off at Cathedral Park. Peter’s coffee shop was across the street. He’d said he was training a new barista and it would be helpful if he taught both of them at the same time. She had once joked with Betty, Trixie’s best friend, that she wanted to be a barista, and here she was.

Inside the coffee shop, a line of women waited to be served at the counter. Well, shit. Looked like she wouldn’t be making any tips today. A familiar man handed a customer her drink. A wicked smile on his handsome face. The kind that promised all sorts of naughty things.

Nick.

She never had asked him about his new job. Her pity party of one had consumed her attention lately. Gaze wandering back to the line, Ruby noted all the women watched him and no one seemed in any hurry to leave. She ground her teeth and resisted the urge to grab the sharpie on the counter and scrawl mine on his forehead.

“Ruby.” Peter waved from the other side of the coffee shop.

She wove her way through the crowd. “Morning, boss. Reporting for duty.”

He took a quick glance at her blouse.

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