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Tamsin
“Come sit on my knee, darling. Give me a bit of good luck, eh?”
Chaldro pats his knee and I force a smile onto my lips. This isn’t a date, it’s work. So I smile sweetly and perch awkwardly on his spiky lap. He isn’t the first dragon client I’ve worked with, and I’ve always found their skin to be rather scaly, even in their humanoid form. Unpleasant, but not a dealbreaker.
Chaldro has the deepest pockets of all my clients. That helps.
His claws dig into my side and I force myself to keep still so he won’t know how much it irks me.
“You’re doing so well already.” I glance at his pile of chips, wondering if he would even notice if I slipped a few off the table and into my purse. It’s probably small change to him, but a one thousand dollar chip would make a huge dent in my debt.
I’m not that girl, though. I’ve never stolen from a client. I’m not about to start today. Besides, it’s not that bad. I really should just clean out that storage unit where my Gran’s stuff has been buried for the last two years—
I lift my glass and drain the rest of my drink, refusing to think about that right now. Chaldro won’t tolerate my crying on his expensive suit. I need another drink.
I brush my long red bangs back from my eyes and bat my false lashes at him, giving my ass a little wiggle in his lap. “I’m sure I’ll only be a distraction.”
He growls and paws at my ass, giving me a squeeze. “Lucky I’m a supe, love. No human man would withstand being smothered by this big fat ass.” He gives it a little slap that doesn’t sting half as much as his words.
It’s not that I mind being fat. Since becoming an escort, I’ve realized how much some people admire and lust after a body shape like mine. I don’t need to be reminded some people feel the opposite, though.
I just laugh. “Once you’ve had a monster, you can never go back.”
Murmurs of approval arise around us. Tonight the casino is packed with supes and the girls who chase them. Most of them are getting ignored, except me.
Chaldro lays down a card and the troll next to him grunts. “Fucking bullshit. That’s three hands in a row you’ve had that ace. You’re cheating.” His red eyes light up and he slams a fist on the table.
Chaldro just laughs. “You wanna cool your core, man. Your fire doesn’t scare me. Tamsin here, on the other hand. We wouldn’t want to alarm our pretty companion.”
The troll snorts. “It’s nothing to me if you end up in a cold bed alone tonight. In fact, I rather like that thought.”
I like it, too. I never look forward to my bookings with Chaldro.
I don’t say that, though. Instead I twist and bring my hands to his knobbly face. “Don’t worry, honey. I’m all yours tonight. In fact, why don’t we go upstairs now. Did you book the penthouse again?”
He scowls. “It wasn’t available. Don’t know what asshole thinks he can book my new favorite suite out from under me,but that’s OK. I booked the next biggest one. I’m not done here, though. Garrite here is about to hand over the keys to his Chrysler.”
The troll scoffs. “Unlikely.”
Chaldro pats my ass. “Why don’t you go order yourself something to eat, eh? Big girl like you, gotta keep you well fed and delicious.”
Again, I keep my cool. Sliding off his lap, I obediently make my way over to the bar. I’m not hungry. I ate dinner. Despite what people might think, I don’t feel the need to snack endlessly.
I’ll take the excuse to get away from him for a moment, though. So instead of food, I order myself another drink.
I’m leaning on the bar, waiting for the bartender to bring over my gin and tonic, when I catch a burst of conversation back at the Blackjack table. “—yeah, you should see it when I’m fucking her from behind. Like a fucking magic spell. Hypnotizing.”
I screw my mouth up and look down into my drink. That still doesn’t stop me from muttering under my breath. “If only someone cast a magic spell on your dick and fixed it so it didn’t bend so far to the left and you could actually fuck me properly.”
A low chuckle from my left makes me start.
I turn to find a well dressed, handsome man with dark hair and a short well-groomed beard smiling at me. At least at first glance I think he’s a man. He’s wearing sunglasses inside, though, which is odd. His smile also reveals two sharp fangs where his canine teeth would be.
Not a man, a monster. Not a kind I can instantly identify, though, despite having worked as an escort with Monstrous Deals for nearly two years now.
