Date with a Demon: A Paranormal Monster Romance (Possessive Monsters Book 2) by Maggie Mayhem

Author:Maggie Mayhem [Mayhem, Maggie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2023-05-21T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

Tansy

Eamon found me outside on our bedroom balcony.

After the initial excitement of getting his agreement to take me to meet a dragon had worn off, I found myself wondering what Mother was plotting. Surely the old hag would’ve figured out parts of my plan by now. Or did she think I’d just hide in fear?

“There you are.” Eamon stepped behind me, putting a hand on the railing on either side of my body.

I hummed and leaned back against his wide, muscular chest. I had to admit I really enjoyed all the physical contact. I’d been starved of it my whole life.

“Are you worried about meeting a dragon?” he asked. “I’m sorry I scared you. I wasn’t thinking straight. The thought of you being the target of a dragon’s ire—” He exhaled, the breath rushing by the shell of my ear. “Gunnar is right. Some dragons would burn you to a crisp for even mentioning their hoard, but Desmon isn’t one of them.”

“No, it’s not that. It’s just that—” I glanced down at the city below again “—it’s been days, and nothing has happened since the coffee shop. There are no attacks and no creepy reflections. It’s too quiet, and I don’t trust it. I want to know what Mother’s doing. I hate being in the dark.”

After a long moment, Eamon said, “That’s my fault.”

Confused, I asked, “How so?”

“I didn’t tell you what the EA called me in for. Or about the underground network of strays and stragglers causing mischief for every young, blonde woman, in their search for you.”

I hadn’t known. It sucked that other women were wrongly targeted in my stead, but I was relieved to hear Mother hadn’t stopped trying. It meant she was still in Dean’s body. One of my biggest fears was not knowing where she was.

Eamon continued, telling me of the attacks on women all across town and everything he’d learned the other day when he’d gone undercover. According to the word on the street, Dean had run into a large sum of money just months ago, taking him from the streets to the good life. No one knew how it had happened, but they didn’t question a good thing, because he’d often provided drugs and drinks to his old friends.

“Mother always knew how to control people. She made herself an army.” She’d gone for the weakest and easiest to control. It was just like her.

“Yes. And that army is out looking for you.”

I shivered and rubbed my arms with my palms, even though it hadn’t gotten any cooler. “Why didn’t you tell me earlier?”

He turned me around to face him, my back on the railing. “I had it under control, and I didn’t want to worry you or distract you. You tend to hyper-focus on things, and I didn’t want to give you the wrong thing to fixate on.”

“I guess I do.” I’d been hyper-focused on controlling my magic; I needed to go from beginner to pro to cast that spell when I finally found the sword.

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