Masks by Amara Lynn

Author:Amara Lynn [Lynn, Amara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Gay, Urban Fantasy, Romance
Publisher: Less Than Three Press, LLC
Published: 2017-08-23T04:00:00+00:00

chapter seven

I sat in the park, trying to zone out the hustle and bustle of the masses of people gathered there. A few careless kids at play had bummed into me within the first few minutes of my arrival. So many people. So many kids. It was kid's day at the park, or something. There were games and vendors set up all over the place.

Falcon was supposed to be making an appearance.

Since Falcon hadn't responded well to my inquiries whenever I'd drawn him out—which in hindsight wasn't that unexpected—I decided to try another route. His aim being to turn Raven in, he hadn't wanted to engage in the conversation I was trying to have with him. It's possible he didn't even realize what exactly I had been asking him.

From the moment Falcon became visible, descending into the park, it seemed all eyes were on him, the adults just as rapt as the children at the sight of him. People looked at him with awe, wonder, and amazement. Kids exclaimed, "It's Falcon!"

I frowned.

Had he really done something so great, to deserve this love and adoration? Maybe catching robbers and saving cats from trees was a bigger deal than I thought.

Falcon smiled and waved as he landed. The second he touched ground, the children all flocked around him. He did his best to acknowledge them all, giving them pats on the head and autographs and letting them hug him.

It made me cringe. I was suddenly glad that as Raven, I was on the opposite end of the spectrum. No kid would come up to Raven wanting to hug him. Not unless they wanted to catch fire.

I kept watching from a distance. There was no way I was getting close with all those people. Soon enough, the crowd started thinning, and in the way of children, interest moved on to something else cooler than a superhero.

I moved in as soon as I saw that interest dwindle, before he could leave.

"Falcon." He looked in my direction. "I want to ask you something." I thought I saw his smile waver.

"I have to get going, good citizen. Maybe another time." Falcon spread his wings out.

"But I came all this way," I said. I wouldn't let him just go. I couldn't. I'd dealt with crowds and kids just for this and I wasn't about to just let him fly off. "What are you? I need to know."

"I'm just a man," he replied.

"That answer isn't good enough," I said, growling. "Why do you have wings?"

"I'm sorry," Falcon said, turning away. "I have to go."

He flew off before I could say or do anything more. I was in plain sight, so I had no way to chase after him. Well that was a bust. Damn him.

It looked like returning to the more violent approach would be in order then. Until I got the real answer to what Falcon was, I couldn't stop.

I left the park with that thought. I'd done more research on Falcon, and all I'd been able to find out was about this appearance today of his.

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