Must Love Orcs: A Monster Romantic Comedy by Zora Black

Author:Zora Black [Black, Zora]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-11-29T18:30:00+00:00

16

THEO

“How did this happen?” Grug asks.

His tone is harsh and irritated. I can hear him banging things around and stomping from room to room, even from here in the bathroom. I remove the red wig, brush out my hair, and wipe off the garish makeup meant to hide my appearance, the part that wasn’t stuck under a mask, of course. My skin is red and blotchy. Cheap costume makeup does not do well on my complexion.

Grug and Delinzia chatter in a normal volume, leaving whatever they’re saying muffled to my ears. The sound of the front door closing is loud and clear, though. But definitely not as terrifying as the shivers I wish weren’t currently cascading down my spine. It’s not a bad feeling but a good one, which is exactly what motivates me to take as much time as I need in the enormous shower beckoning me to open its stained-glass door and climb inside the marble cave.

Now it’s just me and Grug. My breath quickens as I start the water, knowing all the thought will do is fester and spread. But maybe taking advantage of the numerous shower head settings just might cool me off. At least enough to get through this night without another massive mistake hanging over my head. Something like sleeping with the enemy and liking it.

I take off the uncomfortably tight schoolgirl costume and slip on the simple dress I was wearing earlier. The pleated skirt, necktie, and button-down shirt sit in a pile in the corner of the bathroom.

Finally feeling like my real self again, I steady myself against the bathroom sink and take a few deep breaths. There’s nothing I can do about an orc showing up to a secret dungeon bar in a similar getup as one I just so happen to send to a mouth-breathing weirdo. Whether or not this weirdo has mastered the art of not blinking should be irrelevant to my crime. Besides making TV extraterrestrials look like warm, emotionally intelligent Einsteins in comparison, Henchman was uncomfortably… thorough tonight. I don’t know where he got his steel-toed, jet-black combat boots, but the bright crimson rhinestones around its base weren’t identical to those around the mouth of his mask by accident. If he spent that much time on his costume, maybe he’ll abort the mission if the orc in the tassel hat is exactly like the picture I sent.

“This is so bad,” I whisper, testing the water spewing from the showerhead.

“It’s not just bad, it’s terrible!” Grug yells from the other side of the door. I jump, not realizing he was able to hear me. I turn off the water and open the door. I walk into the living room area and greet Grug with my hands on my hips.

“Let’s just focus on what we can control,” I say to the both of us. “Henchman is looking for someone who’s gonna leave on foot, right?”

Grug frowns. “Yeah… so?”

“He’ll see the car and assume it must be another orc. There are a lot of you.

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