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I let go of her throat and she gasped, panting. That was gonna leave a bruise. She already had a hickey from where I bit her yesterday.
I slid out of her slowly as she gasped and then helped her up to a sitting position. Her vest was askew, as were her panties. She straightened herself up, still sitting on my desk as I stared at her. I realized she hadn’t yet told me why she’d come to the club.
I ran my hand down her legs, tracing their shape with my eyes. “You alright?” I asked.
She looked at me in surprise. “Yeah. Why wouldn’t I be?”
I shrugged. “You look tired.”
She smirked at me, “Well, you kind of fucked the energy out of me.”
That was true, but it wasn’t the truth. She was still hiding things from me.
“Oh yeah? What were you up to yesterday by the way? Did you manage to pay your rent?”
“What? Er, yeah, I mean I got her to give me some more time.”
I watched her intently, trying to see beyond her words to what she was hiding.
Maybe she’s just embarrassed and worried about having money problems.
It could be as simple as that. I decided to do my own sleuthing… later. For now, I would enjoy her company. I bent down and picked up her coverall, handing it to her with a smile.
“Thanks,” she said, blushing prettily.
“You’re welcome.”
I sat down in my chair as she got dressed, watching her speculatively. “You didn’t tell me why you came by,” I said leaning back in my chair and swinging a bit from side to side.
“Didn’t I?” Her voice was higher than normal.
“No, you didn’t.”
“Oh. Well… I was chilling at home and then I started to think about you and about this thing between us. Then I thought that maybe I was exaggerating it in my head, making it out to be… something it wasn’t.” She glanced at me from beneath her lashes as she snapped her coveralls closed. “Then I decided to come here and prove it to myself.”
I grinned. No wonder she couldn’t look me in the eye. “So? What’s the verdict?Wereyou making it something it wasn’t?”
She sat up with a sigh and considered me seriously. “I am afraid not.”
CHAPTERTWENTY-FOUR
NORA
“So grandma, I’m not going to be around much this week, okay? Crazy double shifts what with all these new infections and such.” I avoided my grandmother’s eye as I filled my cup with coffee, ready to leave for the day. I had a bag, packed with clothes, because directly after my shift at the hospital I was heading over to Pandemonium. Alexei had texted me telling me to be ready to spend the night with him. I didn’t expect to see my grandmother until maybe the next day.
She crossed her arm, blocking my path. I looked up to see her eyes narrowed suspiciously. “You only call me Grandma when you’re lying to me. Now, what are you up to?”
I looked at her, mouth open in surprise. “Um… what?”
“Don’t play coy with me,Princesa. Tell me the truth.”
I blew out a breath, looking away to give myself time to come up with something.
If you’re gonna lie, keep it as close to the truth as possible.
I couldn’t remember where I’d heard that, but it made sense. “Okay Lita, see the thing is, I’m still… searching for Celia. I haven’t given up, and I have a lead which I’m going to follow up after work, so I won’t be back tonight. But this week is also gonna be crazy because Idohave double shifts.”
She gasped. “Is it dangerous what you’re doing?”
