My Instant Karma: A Paranormal Fantasy Romance (Gods Are Hiring Book 1) by Raven Vale

Author:Raven Vale [Vale, Raven]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-12-18T16:00:00+00:00

15

THE TARGET

Maybe we can stop the wheels of Instant Karma, I think to myself.

After a long, irritating night of doling out stupid karmic justice, we end up at a trendy nightclub for hipsters and social media influencers. Sure, it’s beautifully set with a quasi-steampunk vibe—hard machinery clashing with lush velvet couches. They even have a low-key Cirque du Soleil performance going on, a burlesque show that might have been interesting to watch.

Instead, Dante pulls me in the other direction to a quiet alcove, which is probably meant for semi-private make-out sessions. I’m unsure of what’s going on since he has a serious, almost angry look in his eyes as he gazes down at me from his intimidating height. Even in heels, I have to crane my neck back.

“Are you mad about the car?” I ask.

“What?” He looks confused. “No. It’s about the job here. I have to… see that woman in the red dress?” He’s practically stumbling over his words.

“Yeah. I see her.” She’s stunning, perfection barely encased in a minidress. “Is that the target?”

He nods. “I’m supposed to approach her, and uh… get close.”

I study him carefully, trying to understand why he’s being weird about telling me. “Does that mean flirt or fuck? Does she make us have sex with people?” I ask, somewhat scandalized, wondering what it means for me.

His eyes widen at my question for half a second. “Well… it’s… uh…”

Now I’m worried. How far do we have to take our jobs? “What aren’t you telling me?”

“I don’t want to do anything with her.” He rubs his face and then musses up his hair in frustration. “It feels like cheating.”

I blink. “On who?”

“You, of course!” He sighs like I’m dense.

“But we aren’t together.” My brow furrows.

He turns away and gazes out into the crowd. “Well, even so, it feels wrong,” he says just loud enough for me to hear.

“This whole karma gig feels wrong,” I agree. “Hey.” I tug on his hand for him to look at me again. “Do what you need to do. I get that you feel weird doing what Karma asked you to do. Unfortunately, this is the job, right?”

“But I don’t like it.” Dante squeezes my hand in his then lets go, heading over to the VIP section of the club.

I casually watch him as I try to blend into the wall. He approaches the table, and with his charm and good looks, he’s quickly offered a seat with the movers and shakers clique. He sits next to the attractive brunette and flirts. I can’t read their lips, but I’m well versed in body language. She’s into him, and he’s cuing that he’s feeling the same. After several minutes of signaling their attraction, light touches and smoldering gazes come into play.

Something deep inside me squirms uneasily.

Dante hasn’t even looked anywhere else other than her for fifteen minutes. There hasn’t been even one glance at me, and I don’t know why it bothers me as much as it does. I don’t have a claim on him, and I don’t want or need his attention.

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