“Not this.” I gestured to myself. Reaching into my bag, I pulled out one of Gran’s potions. It made you hulk out in a moment of need. “Strength potion. It’s my final offer.” I wasn’t going to sit here all night while we haggled over bullshit.
He took the potion and smelled it, then put it in his pocket. “She walked in just as you and the alpha were taking the stairs to your room. She watched you head up, then left.”
What the hell?Creepy.
“That’s it? She came in, stared at me and left?” She was totally after me. Siren revenge soup was not something I wanted to be.
He nodded. “I saw everything. Sirens are my favorite.” He winked. “After humans, of course.”
“Gross.” I waved him off dismissively.
To most supes' noses I was human, but every once in a while a few of the more powerful creatures detected something more. I’d never forget my first year at the Bounty Hunter Academy, when a visiting fae benefactor smelled me and asked, “What are you?”
I could only shrug. I was human, a dud witch, but I had a few powers. Very weak, mostly useless powers like scenting another supe, and stuff like that.
“If you see her again, call me.” I slammed down my card, and walked out of there.
‘Watch your back, Cass. She was here for me,’ I told my partner, even though I was pretty sure he was having sex right now.
He opened the bond to respond and yep, ewww, lots of sex. ‘You want me to come home right now?’
He loved sex, but he loved me more. What a sweet, ugly, hairy demon imp. If I were in true danger, he’d drop everything to protect me.
‘Nah, I’m fine. She could have been after the alpha.’It was a long shot, but I wanted Cass to enjoy his night.
Didn’t Brock say he had a business deal go wrong that day? I needed to find out what that deal was about, and who was involved.
6Bite Me
Working notto feel like a total failure, I grabbed some fast food, and a twenty from the ATM to pay Molly. She was a young girl, probably around my age, selling her blood to an old vamp. You didn’t do that for love—unless you were into that kinky shit, though she didn’t seem the type. I guessed she needed money. I’d already decided that morning that I’d talk to Cass about subletting our loft in downtown LA, and staying here for a while. It was rent free, and I could work on the siren case while also keeping my Gran’s place from getting bulldozed.
I scarfed one of the burgers, but kept one in the bag in case Molly was hungry. My plan was to pamper this chick, so she’d cabin-sit for me in the future. Besides, she seemed like she might even become a cool friend. Cass was great, but having a furry pink imp as your only friend probably wasn’t healthy.
Once I reached home, I was pleased to find everything calm and well. I pulled off my wig, and hopped out of my Jeep, purposely reversing right up to the bulldozer, so that my tires were right in front of the metal-scrapping plate.
Take that, Brock the Cock.
It meant I had to walk a bit farther to reach my porch, but I didn’t mind. The night was young, the cool crisp air felt good and—
A snapping twig to my right had me spinning in that direction, reaching for my gun, which I was just realizing was in the freaking Jeep! I’d un-holstered it and slid it into my glove box so I wouldn’t scare the drive-thru guy.
Shit.
The snap had come from the tree line at the edge of my property, leading into Brock’s. Was it one of his wolves? Or worse… the siren?
The only thing I had to defend myself was a double cheeseburger, and my bare hands. The front porch was about thirty feet away, where I had more guns, or just five quick paces from my car. I decided I couldn’t mess around on a full moon, and going back to the car was smarter, since it was closer.
But as I stepped backwards, the animal appeared.
Crouched low, nostrils flaring, eyes blazing orange, was a medium-sized black werewolf. Medium-sized meant he was still twice the size of me, at least two hundred pounds of mean-looking beast. Saliva dripped from his mouth.
Fuck.
A howl rose up not far away, and he stopped approaching me, tilting his head to the side.
“That’s it,” I spoke in a low yet firm voice. “Go back to your alpha. I don’t want any trouble.”
His head snapped back in my direction and his nostrils flared again.
