Grim Beginnings: Aisling Grimlock 1-3 Omnibus by Amanda M. Lee

Author:Amanda M. Lee [Lee, Amanda M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Horror, Occult, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy, Paranormal & Urban
Amazon: B01691UL3O
Publisher: WinchesterShaw Publications
Published: 2015-12-07T16:00:00+00:00

Twenty-Three

When I returned to the townhouse, a huge bag of chocolate in hand – the beast is ready to rage, people – I found someone waiting for me on the front stoop. The figure wasn’t large and dressed in a cloak, so I wasn’t particularly worried.

That changed when I realized who was standing there.

“I … what are you doing here?”

Morgan Reid lifted his head when he heard my approach and blessed me with a flirtatious smile. “Is that any way to greet a gentleman caller, Aisling Grimlock?”

I froze. I’d never told Reid my real name. How had he figured it out? “Mr. Reid,” I said, shuffling on the sidewalk instead of closing the remaining few feet separating us. “How did you find me?”

“I looked you up on the Internet.” Reid didn’t appear ruffled by my standoffish nature.

“How?”

“I typed your name in that little window on the Google home page.”

I narrowed my eyes. “How did you know my name?”

Reid shrugged. “You told me.”

“No, I didn’t,” I said.

“Yes, you did.”

“No, I didn’t.”

“I think you did.” Reid wasn’t backing down.

I pursed my lips. “Okay, maybe I did tell you my real name,” I conceded. I totally didn’t. “That doesn’t explain why you’re here.”

Reid produced a bouquet of flowers from behind his back. It didn’t escape my attention that they looked as though he’d bought them from a grocery store – and the day-old bin, at that.

“You’re here to scare me with wilting flowers?”

Reid frowned. “They’re not wilting.”

“That one is brown.”

“It’s depressed because you’re rejecting it,” Reid said, trying for something approximating charm.

Whatever. “So, what are you doing here?” I clutched my bag of chocolate to my chest.

“I’m asking you to dinner,” Reid said.

Oh, well, Hell had frozen over. “I’m flattered … but … I’m going to say no.”

Reid wasn’t about to be deterred. “Can I ask why?”

“I have a boyfriend.”

“I thought you were married.”

I scowled.

“Are you saying you and your brother have divorced and you’re now dating?”

He was really starting to bug me. “I was never married to my brother,” I said. “That doesn’t mean I’m not involved. I believe you met him the other day.” Before you disappeared like a sneaky rat, I silently added.

“Are you engaged?” Reid studied my hand for a ring.

“No.”

“Then you’re still open for offers as far as I’m concerned,” he said.

I had a feeling Griffin would feel differently. “Well, I’m not.”

“You could be.”

“Nope.”

“You should be.”

“Nope.”

“Are you really going to turn me down?” Reid faltered for the first time.

I considered my options. We’d been trying to find more information on Reid since he escaped death the first time. Now that he’d done it twice, things were starting to get out of control. Oh, hell, what could it hurt to have dinner with him?

“Nope,” I said. “Let’s go to dinner.”

Reid arched an eyebrow, surprised. “Really?”

“I have to put this bag inside, and you’re going to stand right over there while I do it,” I said, pointing to a spot on the lawn. “If you move from there, I’m calling the cops.

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