Red Book of Grown-Up Fairytales by Sara Daniel

Author:Sara Daniel [Lefoy, Jessica Subject Lara Nance Tara Quan Sara Daniel Eva]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: The Star Princess, A Riddle For Love, Operation Owl, Once Upon A Romance, Darkest Magic
Publisher: Decadent Publishing
Published: 2015-05-08T00:00:00+00:00

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“Fuck.” Zack swore as dark gray clouds unleashed a torrential downpour. They were on the Key Bridge, crossing from Northern Virginia to Washington, D.C. After having taken advantage of almost every means of public transport, to include the Capital Bike Share, they weren’t far from where they’d started this journey. Covering the last leg of the roundabout trip on foot ensured their safety, and, as his deplorable luck would have it, might result in pneumonia.

Maya walked next him, her shoulders slumped and her feet dragging. It didn’t take long for the steady rain to plaster her hair and sweatshirt to her body. Thank God, the top reached past her pert little butt. Considering the drenched condition of his own T-shirt and jeans, he was pretty sure her thin pajama shorts were now see-through.

The dark circles under her eyes were far more visible now than they’d been on the train two hours ago, and she hadn’t spoken a word in the past five minutes. He’d known her long enough to tell when her proverbial battery blinked red. “I’ll flag a cab.”

She glared daggers at him as she pointed at the bumper-to-bumper traffic. “It’s after nine on a Saturday. You’re not going to get a cab anywhere in the vicinity of Georgetown.” Pulling the sweatshirt hood over her already wet hair, she marched forward. “Wherever we’re going, we’d better be almost there.”

With her strides so short, it took him two steps to catch up. “Want a piggyback ride?”

“No.” Her response sounded like a growl.

He overtook her and stood in her path. “You’re limping.”

She pointed at her bare toes. “I have multiple blisters, and I twisted my ankle getting off the damn bike. I told you riding without helmets was a bad idea.”

“Your foot got hurt, not your head. And why didn’t you wear sneakers?” Probably not the smartest response, considering the circumstances leading up to this moment.

She fisted her hands on her hips as she continued forward. “There was no time to tie the laces, and you didn’t tell me we’d be taking a scenic tour of three different states.”

Since she seemed unfazed by the prospect of ramming him, he started walking backward. “D.C. isn’t technically a state.”

“Tell that to my legs.” She kicked a puddle and sent water spraying over his jeans. Already soaked through, the additional wetness didn’t really matter. At least the temperature remained in the upper 70s.

He lifted his hands in a gesture of surrender. “Look. I know you’re tired and hungry. I swear we’ll fix that in about fifteen minutes.”

When she didn’t stop walking, he grabbed her waist. “Stop throwing a tantrum and let me help.”

Her eyes narrowed before her muscles relaxed against his fingers. Maya had a short fuse when her blood sugar dropped below optimum levels, or when she didn’t get her eight hours of beauty sleep, but her self-awareness made it easy to calm her down. “I’m sorry. I’m just hungry.”

He breathed a sigh of relief. “I know. You didn’t used to apologize this quickly.

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