Shadow Scorching: An Urban Fantasy Adventure (Shadow Blade Series Book 2) by Yasmine Galenorn

Author:Yasmine Galenorn [Galenorn, Yasmine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Nightqueen Enterprises LLC
Published: 2025-01-28T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

Penn made lunch while I opened the Dates Before Mates app.

“I can’t believe you’re asking me to do this,” I said.

“Consider it research,” Dante said. “So, what’s the form like?”

“Biased toward older women, which would be a good thing if I didn’t suspect the entire app of being a complete scam,” I said.

Far too many organizations and meet-ups were geared toward young women. While I was forty, my demon heritage kept me looking young. But the app seemed to be aimed toward humans and shifters. There were three boxes to check for ethnicity: Humans. Shifters. Other. I checked as human, deciding to make myself as much of a target as possible.

Penn leaned over my shoulder, watching. The frozen pizza was in the oven, and Dante had set the table. “What other questions do you have to answer?” she asked.

“Age, though they don’t have weight or body type, another odd lapse. There are a lot of questions about income, whether I own my house or rent, employment…a few about hobbies and interests. Yet, the app has a number of good reviews.” I frowned.

“Reviews can be faked. Especially with bots.” Dante leaned forward on my other side, also watching me enter information.

I didn’t use my real name, of course. Instead, I decided to use a name that sounded old-fashioned. “I’m going to be Estelle Weatherford. I need a photo…hold on.”

I jumped on the computer instead of my phone and went to an image depository, where you could buy stock photos to use for advertisements, and other such uses. I found a picture of a nice-looking older woman. She had white hair, and was wearing a fur coat and pearls. I bought the picture, cropped it, and put it up with my profile.

“Let’s see…Estelle is a widow, comfortably well off. She’s childless, loves to read, is lonely since her husband died, misses having someone to talk to, loves to cook. What else? Oh, Estelle likes men who are younger than she is. So, what do you think Tilly wrote about herself?”

Dante thought for a moment. “I think she probably said nearly the same thing.”

“Let’s see…maybe I can find her on here.” I searched through the app and finally found Tilly’s profile. It read uncannily close to “Estelle’s” except Tilly had changed her status to “Engaged—Not Currently Looking.”

“Well, we’ll see if this works. I’m marking that I am upper income, and that I haven’t ever been out of the States.” I skimmed over the profile again, and then pressed Publish. “Okay, now I want to see if I can find Jet’s profile.”

I typed in his name, and—sure enough—he was still on the app, still looking. He had listed ‘financial analyst’ under his occupation, and that he was living in Seattle. His profile listed him as single. “How does Tilly feel about him still having a profile up on Dates Before Mates when they’re supposed to be engaged? He’s still listing himself as single.”

“I don’t know. I doubt if she realizes he hasn’t changed his status.

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