Sapphire: Two Scoops of Trouble: A paranormal romantic comedy (Jewels Cafe) by Eva Delaney & Silver Springs Library

Author:Eva Delaney & Silver Springs Library [Delaney, Eva]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-03-29T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

My hands gripped the steering wheel hard enough to cramp, but I couldn’t relax them. At least I didn’t sweat, being an undead goddess of moonlight, so the wheel remained cool and dry.

The dark rural highway boasted few lights, but my night vision was strong. I pushed way beyond the speed limit and swerved without slowing to avoid hitting nighttime critters crossing the road.

I glanced in the rearview mirror at Wim and Ford in the back. Wim’s head rested on Ford’s shoulder, his eyes shut and his mouth agape. Ford’s head was tilted back against the headrest as he snored gently.

Please, please, don’t shift, I thought.

Carlyle was in the front with me. When changing drivers, Ford had whispered that he would take the back with Wim so that the wolf shifter couldn’t start trouble with the cat shifter. I was grateful for it. On a better night, I’d enjoy watching them fight over me. But not tonight.

Not with Bob gone.

I glanced at my phone in a holder on the dashboard. It showed a map and directions. Still, no calls from Bob. Was he even still alive?

“I’m sorry about earlier. I don’t normally talk about my past,” Carlyle said, staring out the passenger window.

“Me neither,” I said. “It just seems easier to brood quietly, plus people often think that’s hot. They mistake sorrow for depth. Anyway, if you want to talk about the past, go ahead. If not, let’s talk about the…well, the present sucks too. The future, maybe?”

“I mostly cat to avoid human emotions,” Carlyle said.

“I drown the pain in ice cream and penises and ice cream mixed with penises.”

“Does it work?” he asked, quirking a brow. For someone who struggled to human, he had that flirty move down.

“If I get enough of both.”

Carlyle smiled a little and nodded toward the back seat.

“Those three were…an accident,” I said. “But a happy one.”

He blinked. “You’re not fated mates?”

“Not since I broke the sexy mystical curse,” I said. “The spell might be lingering, and that’s why you think we’re mates.”

“You’re saying this isn’t real?”

“I’m saying no fated mates mystical lovey woo-woo is real. How can it be real love when you don’t know each other yet?”

Carlyle leaned back in the passenger seat and stared up at the roof.

I pushed the gas pedal to the floor and hoped there were no cops. The faster we caught up to the Bob-nappers, the faster this conversation would be over.

“I just…I want you to have a choice,” I said. “To be here because you want to be.”

“I want to be here.”

“But do you? Or is it the mates spell or whatever?”

“Does it matter? I want you. Who cares why?” He tapped his fingers on the door and stared at the roof.

I locked my gaze on the road and not on his strong profile or pretty, pretty hair.

“Plus, you’re a vampire,” he said. “Unlike everyone else I knew, you can’t die.”

“Vampires can die, just not from old age.”

Carlyle frowned and said nothing. I turned back to the road.

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