Taken by the Bat (The Monster's Mate Book 5) by Blue Adrian

Author:Blue, Adrian [Blue, Adrian]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-03-27T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Four

She was not sure what she had expected, but being essentially patted on the head and sent on her way was not it. There had been a mix of hunger and fondness in the creature’s gaze, but he had still closed the door firmly behind her. She had not seen him since. It had been almost a week.

Zoey sat at the kitchen table pretending to read while Jaime did his school work. She had intended to finish the book the monster had given her, but she could not focus on the story. Her mind kept replaying their conversation. Had he changed his mind?

“Zoey?”

She raised her head to look at her brother. He was watching her with a concerned frown.

“What is it, kiddo?”

He glanced over his shoulder, before leaning in closer. “Did you have a fight with the guy upstairs?”

Zoey blinked in surprise. “You know about him?”

Jaime gave her an unimpressed stare. “I’m a kid, but I’m not dumb. I know we wouldn’t have this stuff without help. Besides, I hear you talking to him at night.” His gaze turned sly. “Is he your boyfriend?”

“Jaime!”

Her brother smirked, before it faded into a serious look. “I don’t mind, you know.”

Zoey studied his earnest expression and sighed. “It’s not like that. He’s not human and—”

“Duh,” Jaime interrupted. He rolled his eyes at her. “He’s a monster. I already know.”

“Oh.”

Her brother giggled. “So, is he your boyfriend?”

The question brought her back to her previous thoughts. What were they? She thought he had accepted her feelings and felt the same, but he seemed to have vanished. The house felt empty. Maybe, he had decided he did not feel the same way.

“Zoey?” Jaime asked hesitantly. “Are you okay?”

“Yeah,” Zoey said past the tightness in her throat. “I’m fine.”

“Here, I found this,” her brother said.

Zoey blinked and looked over to see him turning his laptop to face her. She leaned in to read the screen. Some kind of online support group for women mated to the Deathfall monsters. The main page had several short articles by women named, Olivia, Madison, and Lily.

Zoey started to dismiss the website, when she saw an article called “How long will I be waiting?” The article was the shortest on the page and written by a woman named Ava. Zoey leaned in to skim the article. According to the woman, the wait could vary from a few hours to a few days.

In the case of the article writer, she had actually gone to her mate instead of waiting for him to come to her. That was something Zoey could get behind. She looked away from the computer to see her brother gathering up his notebooks.

“Where are you going?”

“To listen to the radio,” he said matter-of-factly.

Zoey reached out to lightly grasp his wrist. “Hey, are you happy here?”

He looked at her like she had lost her mind. “Yeah. Aren’t you?”

Zoey nodded.

He grinned. “Then, everything’s good.” Jaime headed for the door. “We should get a TV, though,” he muttered on the way out of the room.

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