Page 175 of Dancing for the Minotaur

Marcia’s eyes flicked upward toward his horns, though to her credit she recovered quickly.

“Well, congratulations on your upcoming wedding.”

Taurex felt his chest tighten but Terra gave the woman a bright smile.

“Thank you. We’re really excited!” she said. “And I’ve heard you make the best wedding cakes.”

“Well, we like to think so.”

Marcia smiled as she settled into the chair across from them and began arranging the plates.

“So I pulled together a little bit of everything. We’ve got classic vanilla bean with buttercream, chocolate ganache, almond with raspberry filling, lemon with raspberry mousse, red velvet with cream cheese, carrot cake, coconut cream and our champagne cake with strawberry.”

Taurex looked at the array in surprise.

“All of these are for us?”

Marcia grinned.

“Well, of course! You have to taste them all before you can pick just the right one!”

Terra leaned closer to him.

“We’re supposed to try everything.”

Taurex nodded.

“I am more than willing—they all look delicious.”

Marcia handed them each a fork.

“Well, dig in then. Let me know what you like.”

The first cake was vanilla. Terra cut off a small bite and tasted it.

Taurex watched her expression closely as she considered it.

“Mmm, this is good.”

“Only good?” Taurex asked.

She gave him a look.

“What’s wrong with good?”

“You made a face,” he pointed out.

Terra frowned indignantly.

“I did not.”

“You did.”

“What kind of face?”

Taurex attempted to reproduce it, and Terra stared at him.

“Do I really look like that?”