If she was anything like them, it was best to follow orders.
Besides, I was already on Revel and Zero’s shit lists. I couldn’t afford to piss anyone else off.
She waited until we were in the hall to speak. “So, what’s your lore?”
“My… lore?” I cocked my head while I struggled to keep up with her brisk steps. Her bubblegum-colored flats clicked against the tile floor with impressive speed, and she made it look easy.
“Yeah, what’s your story? Your lore? Where ya from?” She looked at me over her shoulder. “What made ya want to join the show?”
I hesitated.
If I was sticking around the circus, I’d have to get used to that question. I needed a story, one I could repeat on command. One that wouldn’t raise suspicions.
Telling convincing lies had never been one of my strong suits, so it couldn’t be far from the truth if I hoped to keep it up.
“My dad died.” I spat out the first thing that came to mind. There was a very good possibility that he was dead, so it wasn’t much of a stretch.
“Oh no, I’m so sorry.” I’d managed to catch up, keeping pace beside her, and she looked over with a sympathetic frown.
“He was all I had, really,” I went on. Another truth. When Mom died, he really was the only family I had left. “After that, I knew I had to leave. The circus was just a coincidence. Revel found me on the side of the road and gave me a ride. Then, I met Daze.”
“Dazey is a sweetheart, ain’t he?” Bobbitt giggled. “It’s hard to tell that sucker no once he sets his mind on something. I’m surprised you got an act of service out of Revel though. He can be a bit…”
“Rough around the edges?” I offered.
She cackled. “A bit of an asshole.”
Tell me about it.He lost his shit when Daze mentioned me joining the circus.
He was going to be pissed when he found out that Hallow let me in.
“Yeah, he is.” Dread weighed heavy in my stomach. Maybe if I gave him a wide berth and stayed far away, he wouldn’t say anything.
Maybe he’ll pretend I don’t exist.
I could only hope.
“We’ll make sure you fit right in,” she assured me. “The alphas are all hard to get along with, but Hallow keeps them in check. Ya won’t have to worry about them.”
The alphas.
Revel.
Zero.
Night.
I hadn’t even met the last one, and I was already overwhelmed by the number of alphas I’d be working with. Maybe I could keep a low profile and avoid their attention.
Except for Zero… I had no idea how I would manage to stay away from him, especially when his scent affected me the way it did. But I’d worry about that later.
“That’s good to know,” I muttered.
Before I knew it, we were in the parking lot, and she was leading me toward a long, black bus with a terrifying clown face stretched across the front.
“Umm… Bobbitt, where are we going?”
“Please, call me Bobbi.” She grinned. “Bobbitt’s just my stage name. And we’re going to get you settled on our bus.”
