Succubi Like It Hot by Tyson Foods Inc

Author:Tyson Foods, Inc. [Inc., Tyson Foods,]
Format: epub
Published: 2010-08-12T14:51:03.157000+00:00

smelled coffee, and coffee sounded wonderful.

I met Delilah in the kitchen as she counted out stacks of money on the table and made notes in a day planner.

She gave me a faint smile and turned back to her work. “Coffee’s fresh if you want some.”

“Thanks.” I headed over and poured myself a cup. There was no sugar or creamer on the counter, so I opened

the cabinet overhead. Several canning jars of more suspicious white powder were shelved there. “I suppose

it’s too much to hope that this is sugar?”

“I don’t keep sugar,” Delilah said, not looking up.

Figured. Black coffee, coming right up. I needed a caffeine rush to take away the pounding in my head. I

returned to the table, pulling up one of her bar stools. “That your money from last night?”

She nodded. “The girls pay me a fee to give them a nice place to set up and to keep them safe. It works out

well.”

It worked out very well, judging from the amount of money on the table. “Am I the only succubus that isn’t in

a sex-related line of work?”

She only smiled. “You’re an archaeologist, right? Noah told me about that. He likes smart girls, you know. He’s

very proud of you and your job.” Her mouth had a wistful curve to it.

Huh. I wondered what else Noah had told her about me. “Do tell.”

But she changed the conversation. Delilah reached into her pocket and pulled out something hidden in her

fist. “Here—these are for you.”

I held out my hand and she dropped a pair of necklaces on it. One was a heavy, ornate silver cross on a chain.

It looked very old and very expensive. The other was a small bag that smelled musty and had lumps sticking

out of it.

“Okay, I’ll bite,” I said, looping the cross over my head. “I get that the cross is for protection from vampires.

What’s this other thing?”

“More hoodoo magic,” she said. “It’s called a gris-gris.”

I pulled open the knot around the top of the bag and stared inside. An old penny, some dirt, some herbs, and

some other crap I didn’t recognize. “It looks like trash.”

She frowned at my distaste. “It’s powerful magic, so don’t knock it. That will keep you safe from any

supernatural thing that wishes you ill. Well, except for a succubus.” Delilah continued to stack the money, her

hands busy. “I had to handle it, after all. Couldn’t very well ward it against myself.”

“As long as you don’t start frothing at the mouth and try to bite my neck, we’ll be fine.” I slipped the bag over

my neck. It looked hideous.

“Ha ha,” she said, then glanced up. “Hello, Noah.” Her voice changed to a sweet, sing-songy tone that put my

nerves back on edge.

“Good morning, Dee,” Noah said from behind me.

Dee? When the heck did she become Dee to him?

I was mollified when he pressed a kiss to the top of my head and sat next to me, rubbing his eyes. I wished for

a moment that we were alone, so I could ask him about the disturbing conversation I’d had with Delilah, but

she didn’t seem to be going anywhere.

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