The Monster Ball: A Paranormal Romance Anthology by unknow

Author:unknow
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Paranormal Romance, Collection
Publisher: Heather Hildenbrand, LLC
Published: 2018-10-23T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

“What?” I said, turning in my seat to follow the server’s gaze across the large auditorium.

Sure enough, Scraps, also known as Vye, was waving at me from the other bar. As soon as our gazes locked, she gave me a thumbs up. I scanned the area, and there was Ariya, with a stemmed glass in her hand. Rashi!

I jumped up just as the server yelled, “Wait.”

“What?” I snapped, my anger turning to gratitude as he held out the bottle.

“You’re going to need this. Whatever Vye put in your friend’s drink will be potent. You might even want to find somewhere secluded. There’s no telling what effect Vye’s concoction will have. She’s a loose cannon that one.”

“I wish I had known that before,” I muttered to myself. I grabbed the bottle and nodded to the server. “Thanks for . . . well, everything.”

I raced across the stone floor, dodging the gyrating attendees. What had I done? Not for one frozen second did I think Scraps—Vye would actually be able to follow through with her offer. I didn’t think about her slipping something into Ariya’s drink—only mine. Might need to rethink who was the idiot.

I got to the other side but couldn’t find Ariya at the bar. I turned in a circle, trying to locate her, and with the next flash of white light, I spotted her vibrant hair. I pushed into the crowd, the scantily clad bodies swaying and moving sometimes with those covered from neck-to-toes. More than just Ariya had lessened their inhibitions as the night wore on. I pretended the occasional bump was unintentional, but when someone grabbed my butt, I knew better. I threw an elbow behind me and then pressed deeper into the throng, stopping when I was only a few feet from Ariya, pausing to pick my jaw up off the floor.

To say Ariya was dancing to the music would be a relative use of the word. Her slender body twisted and circled to the throbbing beat in a suggestive way that—Whoa . . . I swallowed as she raised her hands overhead and threw her head back, her shirt lifting just enough to flash the bottom curve of her breast.

My circulation shifted as my attraction jumped to arousal. Less than a second later, a shirtless man slid in front of Ariya, his arm circling her waist and pulling her close. Then all I saw was the massive wings tattoo covering his entire back as he swayed. Shock held me captive, and he turned. Ariya laughed and threw her arms up to circle his neck . . . and I recognized the predatory gleam in his eyes. Freezing pits.

Rashi.

I closed the remaining distance with a single step and shoved the man, pushing him away from her. He stumbled back a couple of steps, his expression of lust shifting to anger as he regained his balance.

“What the bloody hell,” he said, glaring at me. His eyes narrowed with recognition from our earlier interaction at the entrance. “Go outside with the other dogs.

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