The Shade and His Thief (The Monster's Pet Book 3) by Adara Wolf & R. Phoenix

Author:Adara Wolf & R. Phoenix [Wolf, Adara & Phoenix, R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-05-25T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 12

The tavern Myth had chosen was very, very far from respectable. A handful of rats had crossed over Callan’s shadow already, and Callan would have been very surprised if the mattress was free of bugs.

Myth sat on the bed anyway, the history book open across his lap.

“Interesting reading?” Callan asked, emerging from the shadows.

“What’s more interesting is how you managed to drop me and the book off in the middle of a fucking alley only a few blocks away from the library I was being hunted down at, but not to stick around to help me in case things got bad,” Myth said sourly, without looking up from the book.

“Yes, well. It was not my choice.” Callan rubbed his chest, and the feather inside pulsed back at him. It figured that the phoenix feather would pick the most inconvenient time to flare up and weaken him and his control. “Regardless, you appear to have made it here unscathed.”

Myth finally looked up, flashing his teeth at Callan. “Want to come lie down next to me? It’s really comfortable here, in the only place in the fucking city where the guards won’t come looking.”

Callan shrugged and glided over to the bed, sitting down next to Myth. “I’ve seen worse. Although I admit, it’s been a while since I’ve slept on a moth-eaten mattress.”

“At least it’s not mildewed or moldy,” Myth remarked. “And I have a charm against the fleas. Hope you do too, mystical shade, or you’ll be covered with bites before you leave. Isn’t this place charming?”

From the nonchalant way Myth spoke of the room’s many inconveniences, it was clear he was every bit as used to this sort of lifestyle as Callan had once been.

“Most things find it very hard to bite into shadow.” Callan sent a shadow to travel over Myth’s body. “You did an admirable attempt at it the other night, though.”

“Try putting your cock in my mouth next time, and I’ll see just how shadowy it really is,” Myth grumbled. “I’ve been known to bite much harder.”

Callan laughed, far too amused by the pretty thief’s snark. He couldn’t remember the last human who had talked back at him like this. They all simply begged him to fulfill their desires, pushing their hunger on him and cursing him after he was gone.

“I think you wouldn’t be doing any biting at all if your mouth was stuffed with my cock,” Callan said in a husky tone. “Should we try it out now?”

“Not if I have to pay you,” Myth muttered, hurt seeping into his voice. “Actually, hold on. I had a real question for you.”

Callan sat back a little, eyeing Myth. “A real question?”

“Yeah. Because… you’re a shade, and this book goes on and on about demons and darkness and cold and whatever, but you’re kind of warm inside.” Myth placed his hand on Callan’s chest. “Yeah, right there. I was trying to figure out why. Are you not actually a shade?”

For the first time in a very long time, Callan was left speechless.

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