Afterlife - Stephanie Hudson Page 0,247

topped with a pouring spout. So when I stood up to pour them everyone shot me a look. Draven's hand was on mine and I looked around but couldn't helping saying,

“What? Everyone wants one, don't they?” Draven laughed at me light heartedly and the rest did the same. I lined the glasses all up in a row as I used to do on busy nights at the pub back home. I ran the Tequila over the top of them making sure that just a drop hit the rims of the glasses. I then sprinkled the salt back and forth over where the liquid had hit making the salt stick. Then I held the bottle more firmly in one hand and filled each one to the same amount near to the top. I moved it back and forth until each one was ready for consumption. I then placed a piece of lime resting it across the top and I was finished. When I finally looked up everyone stared at me as though I was the supernatural being!

Draven was also shocked but his eyes held something more for me...lust. Everyone passed them round and then we all held them up before knocking them back. I then casually sucked on the lime and Draven leaned into me moving the stray hairs that had rested on my neck to whisper in my ear,

“What you just did...well I would like to request a private show later but be warned Keira, I have other ideas for that lime!” He said and I think I nearly swallowed it whole at the thought. I couldn't believe he was flirting with me...here, now!

I turned back round to find my glass refilled and I shot it back again with ease.

“Yuck, I don't know how you do that, it's foul!” Sophia complained calling Lauren back over for another drink.

“Well Dom, the girl can drink, that much is clear.” Vincent said smiling, clearly amused and Draven punched him on the arm in agreement. But I couldn't believe how at ease I was now starting to feel. Then a corona was put down in front of me thanks to Sophia as she nodded towards it.

“Thanks” I said to Loz and she smiled at me.

Zagan was about to grab my shot glass and refill it when Draven's hand took it before he could.

“She's had enough!” He said firmly but I wasn't happy about this. He didn't know my limit and it was a hell of a lot more than two shots! I turned to him and frowned which was enough for him to change his mind. He threw it to him and I didn't even see Zagan's hand catch it, he was that fast but I had it back in front of me refilled by the time I looked back down. Once again I shot it back but now I was being cocky myself as I dropped the glass doing a trick I had learnt years ago from one of the regulars back home. I dropped it behind my hand making it disappear and transferred it to my other hand so quick the glass was upturned on the table in seconds. Of course to a table full of Angels and Demons this probably seemed really lame. But I didn't care!

“Where did you learn to do that?” Draven asked me in surprise but instead of giving a shy response I just winked back at him.

“I'm guessing this isn't the first club she has worked in!” A new face spoke acidly. There was one seat that had been empty, up until now that was. I had seen her before but never up close and after now I didn't want to again. She was the most beautiful creature I had ever seen but the most striking difference to her and the rest was that she was also blonde, making my scabby hair look more like straw than her lush locks of spun gold.

“Keira, this is Aurora.” Draven said in an icy tone as she sat down. Now she looked like a bloody Goddess!

“Hi,” was all I could say as I quickly went back to my sombre self. I gulped back my corona as I went quiet again.

“So Keira, it's my party tomorrow night and you will join us here won't you?” I found it hard to hear what Sophia had said when I couldn't take my eyes off Aurora’s perfection. Her low cut dress, which concealed just the right amount but also showed enough that said ‘look