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“Hey, hey, buddy!” The door swung closed behind the guy. Balding, but young. “What the hell happened to you?”
Simon cocked his head. Shouldn’t…
But there was no choice.
“Do you—do you need some help?”
Ah, a good Samaritan. Wouldn’t those guys ever learn?
The Samaritan crept closer. “There’s a woman outside. I can get her to call for help?—”
“No…”
The Samaritan moved a few more precious inches closer.
Perfect.
Simon’s hand whipped up and caught the man right around the neck, closing off his airway. “I can’t let you call for her at all.”
The fear came then. In the widening of the man’s eyes. In the fast drumming of his heart.
“Don’t worry,” Simon said. “I’m not going to kill you.”
“Simon?” Dee’s worried voice as she rapped on the door. “Everything okay?” The rusty door began to inch open.
“Fine!” he yelled back. “Be right there.”
The door froze.
He stared into his prey’s eyes. “I won’t kill you,” he repeated again because the guy had really only wanted to help.
And that was exactly what he’d do.
* * *
Three minutes later, Simon left the Samaritan sleeping in a bathroom stall. The cleaner stall. The one that didn’t have feces floating in the toilet.
Dee still waited outside for him.
“We need to hit the road,” he told her, trying to brush past her.
“No, you’re hurt. Let me help you?—”
He shook his head. “Flesh wound, just like yours.” The scent of her blood hung in the air between them. Not as much of a temptation though, not now.
She braced her legs and cocked her chin. “Let me see it.”
This part, he’d expected. Dee Daniels was one stubborn woman. He lifted his shirt. Twisted a bit, and showed her the long gash on his lower left side.
Not really a mark made by a bullet. One he’d carved himself, using his claws.
He and Dee were sure going to have to talk soon. No way would he be able to keep hiding his true self from her.
Just wanted her to trust me first.
Trust. Such a hard thing to earn and so easy to lose. One word or one wrong move, and she’d turn away from him.
“They’ve got some bandages inside,” she said. “Let me get some. We can clean you up better.”
