Page 57 of The Slayer Seduction

“This is a date.”

“This is not a date,” Iris immediately says and I shrug.

“It kinda seems like a date to me and I’ll be paying,” I say, taking out my wallet and placing eight different money cards in front of me.

“Slayer, what the hell are these?” Iris says, picking up the cards and reading the information on them. “Did you steal these?”

“They wanted me to have their money,” I say, not showing her all the physical money I’ve also taken. While the feel of paper bills reminds me of a simpler time, I can’t deny that these plastic cards come in handy.

“What if they figure out it was you?”

I shrug, not concerned with mortal bullshit. Iris rubs her temples, which means she’s thinking very hard and I leave her to it.

“Alright, if you’re going to assimilate into society better, you need to listen to me and you need to give Adam more presence in the body.” She holds up the cards. “Things like this are what you can’t do.”

She takes all my money cards away, which is fine, I have five more back at the apartment.

“What other mortal things do you want me to do?”

“Maybe a job, or something, a hobby?”

My brows furrow as I look at my mate; a candle between us flickers, casting a glow against her lovely warm brown skin.

“My job is slaying vampires,” I say plainly.

She smiles with no teeth, which is strange. “Right, but you need a mortal job so that you can be in society.”

“But I don’t want to be in society. I just want to be with you.”

Iris plops her forehead on the table, talking to herself for a moment, as if I can’t hear every word. “Slayer,” she groans my name, and it sounds perfect.

“I’m good at woodwork,” I suggest, trying to make her happy.

She promptly lifts her head and tilts it as she looks me over.

“What kind of woodwork?”

I think really hard over my next words, knowing that if I carve intricate stakes to slay vampires isn’t the right answer.

“Small stuff,” I say with a shrug and Iris says.

“Alright, well, that’s something we could definitely work with. Adam already has a trade too. More importantly he already has an identity and everything, so it’s not like we’re starting from scratch.”

I plop my elbow on the table, propping my chin up with my fist. “Would you have gotten me a fake identity?”

“Yes. The world now is beyond anything you’ve ever experienced before. You will have to try to fit in with the mortals if you want this to work.”

I groan, taking a sip of my water. “Mortals are so boring.”

She can’t help herself as she lets out a little laugh. The server brings us our food and after slaying a vampire, I’m absolutely starving.

We eat casually and I know without a doubt that this was a date, even if Iris won’t admit it. My mate is a tough nut to crack, but I know I’m getting close.

Chapter 28

Iris

Ihate to admit it, but the Slayer seems lighter after killing that vampire. Oz was going to kill my best friend to get back at Warin. There’s no doubt in my mind. The other vampires weren’t strong enough to take him out, but the Slayer was.