CRAVING (The Elite Book 2) by Hanleigh Bradley

Author:Hanleigh Bradley [Bradley, Hanleigh]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hanleigh Bradley
Published: 2020-01-23T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Everette

“What else is there?”

It’s a good question and one I’m not sure I can answer. At least not honestly.

This morning if she’d have asked me the same question my answer would have been simple. I would have told her that I planned to spend at least two thirds of the weekend in bed but now, even that would only be a half truth.

I’ve had a crazy day and it’s left me feeling off-kilter.

I’m tempted to tell her about my brother’s death but that would mean explaining things that could get her killed. No. The knowledge would require her death and that’s something neither of us are ready to face.

I don’t want to lie to her though.

“Everette?”

“Sorry. It’s just safer this way,” I answer her eventually. It’s as close to the truth as I can offer her without telling her too much. “Plus this way, I get to keep you with me.”

“Safer?”

“Farah, don’t ask questions you won’t like the answers to.”

“And how am I supposed to know the difference?” she retorts with a smirk.

“Maybe just stop asking questions all together,” I suggest.

“Yeah… That’s not likely to happen.”

“I didn’t think it would, in fairness.”

I might not have known Farah for long but I at least know that much about her.

“I wonder what Sybil is cooking,” Farah says.

Barking out a laugh at the sudden change in conversation, I begin to tell Farah all about Sybil’s ‘experiments.’

“She’s always trying to cook something that I might actually enjoy.”

“Is that even possible?”

“I guess… Maybe. Richer meat tastes slightly better. So red meat, rarer the better.”

Of course, what Farah and Sybil don’t need to know is that they’d probably need to feed me a tiger for me to even half-way like the taste.

“I hear lion is tasty,” Farah quips. “Ever tried it?”

I consider denying it, though I don’t know why. I’m not ashamed of what I am.

“Sure. Tastes alright, I guess. Better than anything you’d get in the UK… Except you.”

I probably shouldn’t have said it. Even if it is the truth, she probably doesn’t like being compared to food.

“I taste better than lion?” she asks in a whisper.

“Yes.”

“What tastes better than me?”

I consider the question, unsure how to answer.

“What about elephant? Have you eaten elephant? Or kangaroo? Do I taste better than them?”

“I haven’t eaten every animal on the planet, Farah, but I’d happily bet that you’d taste better than all of them.”

“Why?”

“Because you’re human.”

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