Shadow Scars by Perdita Zoe

Author:Perdita, Zoe [Perdita, Zoe]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Eccentric Erotica
Published: 2013-01-14T05:00:00+00:00

y fault too.

“Well, I won’t be seeing you again,” he spits.

“Good,” I say, though every word is a chore. “Have fun in Tehachapi.”

With a low growl, he turns and walks out of my life forever.

Chapter Ten

Conner

Alwen doesn’t say a damn word after we arrive back at the precinct. He doesn’t even bother to tell me what kind of vision he had – or who Sid Casey was and why it matters. Nor does he apologize for his surprise.

I don’t care what he s F ÀI ey was aays – it’s a lie even if he doesn’t see it that way. It proves what I’ve known all along. Magic users can’t be trusted. He’s in this for his own damn ends no matter who gets hurt in the process.

I can’t believe I was such an idiot! I let my guard down around him -- even let him shave my goddamn beard, and for what? A lie. That’s what. If he respected me, he’d tell me the truth. But that’s too much to ask from a magic user. Even a detective like him.

Good hunters? Right! They didn’t attack me, but I’m a cop. What if I was a random shifter out for a stroll in their territory? Who says they wouldn’t shoot me then?

I glance across my desk at Alwen, but he’s pouting at his computer screen. The memory of those lips pressed to mine jumps into my brain. I shouldn’t think about his flat stomach or those wiry thighs straddling me – my cock buried to the hilt in his perfect ass. Not while I’m pissed at him.

That’ll never happen again. Whatever occurred last night was a mistake, but my stomach aches and my groin tingles when I think of it.

If I can’t trust him, I can’t screw around with him – no matter how badly I want to. I can’t open myself up to betrayal again.

When the clock strikes six PM I pull on my coat and head for the elevator, ignoring the sideways glances co-workers throw my way when they see the scars. Why did I give in to Alwen’s request again? Didn’t I know, deep in my heart, this would happen? He’d turn out to be like everyone else and I’d be bared to the world.

No use worrying about it now. I’ll grow another beard. That’s all.

The chilly fall air does little to cool my head on the walk home. The pink polka-dot umbrella Seth gave me keeps the worst of the rain off, but I’m tempted not to use it on principle. Why did he have to be so damn thoughtful?

Acid churns in my gut. Why didn’t he say anything this afternoon? Give me a better explanation of his actions? If he tried to make me understand maybe I wouldn’t be as angry. Or maybe I would.

My mother always said I had dad’s temper.

I growl at the thought. If those hunters never got to him none of this would’ve happened. I’d still be back in Maine with my family – totally ignorant of their ability to betray me completely.

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