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He laughs. “No. Not a theme wedding exactly. Only...”
He’s really making me nervous here. My stomach rumbles again and he practically shoves a piece of toast at me. I hastily take it.
“Only you were saying last night you wanted to meet a monster. I hope you meant it.”
I nod. “Yeah. I’ve always wanted to. Why? Is the groom a monster?”
“Ah... not exactly.” He scratches at the back of his neck, shifting awkwardly in place. “I mean, he is, but so are most of the family. And me. I’m a monster. A kraken.”
I almost choke on the toast in my excitement. “A kraken? Really? Oh my god. But you... I mean.” I gesture at him from his tailored pants and bare, clearly human feet up to the luscious dark hair on his head. “You don’t look like one!”
Rosh laughs and the tension breaks. “Well, not right now. No. But I look very different when I’m wet.”
Oh god. There I go totally imagining him wet and half naked, those tailored chinos clinging to his well-defined legs and highlighting the bulge I may have already noticed.
I refocus on his words when he continues. “I’m afraid most of the wedding takes place on the beach and in the water, so there’s no way to escape it.”
Oh dear. I’m definitely in trouble. He is way too gorgeous to be single. How on earth is he single?
Rosh clears his throat and I realize he’s waiting for my answer. I can be cool. I can be collected.
I grin. “This is the best news I’ve had in days. You’re paying me to go on a beach holiday, to a wedding, and I get to meet a real live kraken—a family of kraken? Amazing!”
He shakes his head, but the smile stays in place. “Well, I must say I’m relieved. You’re taking this remarkably well. I thought you didn’t know about the Monster Bar.”
I blink. Then it dawns on me. “You mean, that bar last night was full of monsters just like you?”
He nods.
I slap myself on the forehead and laugh. “I can’t believe I was in a whole room full of monsters and I didn’t even know it. Remind me to ask you sometime how many supes I’ve actually met.”
He gives me a wink and takes the empty tray. “A whole lot more than you think, I’ll bet.”
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