Spike’s smile faltered as Theo shrugged.
“But enough about me and Callie, what, uh...what about the gallery?”
Spike and Theo walked slowly toward Theo’s dorm, passing several students going to and from their residences.
“What about it?”
“What’s a...diviner?”Theo asked curiously.
Spike let out a breath.“How much do you know?About...Callie and the folks that attend DeLux’s speed dates?”
Theo shrugged.“Not much, I guess.I mean, I just met her last night and my roommate and his friends are always raving about the drinks and?—”
Spike looked uncomfortable as they headed toward the front door.
“What?Why do you keep looking at me like that?”Theo snapped as he threw open the door just as two girls exited, looking at him in judgment.
Spike followed after him.“Well, for starters youreekof muse.”
What the fuck?Is this asshole telling me I stink?Who does that?That’s so rude?—
“Fuck you, too, Spike.You don’t smell like a peach either, bud.”
Theo wrinkled his nose at the fiery scent that always accompanied the man.It was like his cologne was forged in a fire or something, which wouldn’t have been bad had it not been hot out and Theo was already feeling quite on edge.
“No, it’s not...I mean...”Spike huffed out an annoyed sound as they stopped in the lounge.It was just the two of them.“There is probably no easy way to say this,” Spike said with a sigh.“But, certain supernaturals have certain...scent markers.”
Theo raised his eyebrow.“Supernaturals?Like vampires and witches and shit?”
Spike nodded.“Emphasis on the shit.Think more like immortals.Gods, goddesses, shifters, and—” He licked his lips.“ImmortalSpirits.”
Theo shook his head.“Shit, don’t tell me you’re one of those guys like Trick and his friends who are into all that woo-woo marketing shit at the DeLux...”
Spike shook his head.“No, it’s not woo-woo, and it’s certainly not marketing.It’s very real.That’s how I met Izzy.Well, technically, I met her when I was in my other form?—”
Theo raised an eyebrow.Spike was talking nonsense and he was starting to regret thinking Spike was a sane, normal guy.Clearly, he was losing his marbles...
“Other form?What are you, like, an alien or something?”
Spike narrowed his gaze seriously at Theodore.“No.I’m a hellhound.”
It took everything in Theo to not laugh at the sincerity and seriousness in Spike’s voice.It was as if he truly believed what he was saying.
A part of Theo wanted to refute such madness, but he couldn’t deny there was a part of him that felt a strange warmth in his chest from the words.
Theo regaled him with a raised eyebrow.
“I know it sounds crazy, believe me, but it’s the truth.I was literally cursed for a century as a hellhound until—Izzy—until she kind of forced my transition back because she’s my mate.”
The words were bonkers to Theo, but there was a truth in how Spike spoke that Theo couldn’t ignore.Either the man was certifiably insane or Theo was still drunk from the previous night.The latter was unlikely, as he had the hangover to prove it.
Spike pursed his lips.“Izzy bit me, because she’s a vampire and?—”
Theo could not help but laugh as Spike’s story seemed to be getting crazier by the minute.
“What’s so funny?”Spike asked.
Theo shook his head.“You, Spike.You realize you sound bat shit insane right now.”
