“It is.” Vanessa grinned, pleased by my recognition. “We’ll come by later to visit Father Diego and bring him the food Bjørn donates every week. He’s crazy excited to meet you.”
“He’s from Spain, so he speaks Spanish,” Dante added while the cathedral disappeared.
There were more Supernaturals in the human world than I could have imagined, another thing kept from me, but I found myself looking forward to meeting Father Diego, and finding out what he was.
Before I knew it, we parked in front of a series of small buildings set in a row. All with colorful displays on their windows, and Dante held his hand for me to exit the vehicle. We hadn’t driven for long, which made me question why we didn’t just walk there, but I had to admit that my first ride in a car was exhilarating, so I couldn’t complain.
My gaze lifted to the massive lit sign on top of the window. “Coração Dançando, Samba and Ballroom Studio.” It read. Ihad no idea what the first two words meant but excitement still rushed through me.
“Welcome to my dancing studio,” Vanessa beamed, gesturing to the entrance, and walking inside it.
“I’ll be back later to pick you both up,” Dante added. “Have fun.”
“What do you mean, later? You are leaving me too?”
His lips twitched. “You mean am I leaving your side after the sexy but ‘scary’ Vampire left you this morning?”
I’d never scowled at anyone so fiercely in my life.
A few chuckles escaped him, but he cleared his throat, appearing not to want to die today. “I have to go pick up the food and a few other things we are taking to Father Diego after you are done here, since Bjørn couldn’t get them this morning. The process takes me longer than it does him, as you would imagine. Do you think you can live without me for about three hours?”
My wolf growled in my chest—a clear no.
“You know? I’ve never wanted to smack anyone as much as you make me want to smack you... All. The. Time.”
His forest-green eyes flashed, and he leaned excruciatingly slow into me like his answer was only meant for my ears. “Hit me, baby. I’ve been a bad, bad boy.”
I was only about seventy percent sure his comment was about sex, but my cheeks still flared with embarrassment, my hand slamming against his arm. The nerve.
Dante’s deliciously deep laughter danced in the air, careless and free, while my wolf decided to have a completely different reaction. Scorching heat rushed along my body, settling in my navel, and making me feel like I was burning for him.
“I’ll be back sooner than you know,Cuore mio.”
Without another word, the Dark Witch went into the car and Ralf, his driver, closed the door for him. They, too, disappeared among the traffic.
Taking a settling breath to get myself together, I went into the studio and found a girl sitting at the front desk. “Hi, Natasha. Vane said to wait for her with the rest of the class. She’s changing.”
“Oh. Does she dance here?”
“She teaches.” The sweet girl smiled at me genuinely, pointing to the room where I was supposed to go.
“Thanks.” I smiled at her too, happy to be interacting with another human.
Entering the room, my steps immediately halted, seeing about twenty people there. Men and women of different ages stood in rows at the center of the dance floor. Many wore colorful outfits with special shoes, making me think maybe they were pros already, while others had sweatpants or leggings on, and loose-fitting t-shirts.
A mixture of excitement and terror rushed through me for two reasons—one, I’d never danced in my life, except for the jumping on the bed with music Isis and I used to do when I was a kid. Vanessa didn’t expect me to dance here, did she?
Two, how could she, a blood-drinking Vampire, be in a room with so many humans? Was it dangerous for them?
Stop.I admonished myself, but the other half of me was still trying to understand who these Vampires were.
Swallowing, I glanced at a man standing next to me, who seemed as nervous as I was.
“First time here?” he asked, wiping his hands on his sweatpants.
“Yeah.”
“I’ve been here for a month now, but today ispartners’ day, which means I have to dance with someone else without killing them. Seems impossible, I know.” He cringed, making me chuckle.
