Rejected (Shadow Beast Shifters #1) - Jaymin Eve Page 0,100
on my right.
“Did you just…” I looked around to try to figure out how the hell she’d gotten here so quickly and without me noticing. Had she appeared out of thin air? Or could she move at superspeed?
“Shadow is occupied with another powerful entity,” she whispered, leaning close to my ear. “My spies told me that he’ll be away for at least a few hours. Let’s get you laid.”
I should have been on my feet sprinting for the hallway out of here, but I hesitated. “I need food first. I haven’t eaten in days.”
She leaned back, looking me over more thoroughly, her eyebrows furrowing. “Let me guess. Shadow didn’t have you on a research project.” I shook my head and she made an angry rumble of a sound. “I need to beat the shit out of him.”
Same, girl. Same.
“He had me locked in my bedroom until I figured out how to open the Shadow Realm. I tried to call you through our bond, but I probably have no idea how it actually works.”
Her angelic face morphed for a moment into something that resembled an avenging harbinger of death. It was no less beautiful but was terrifying in its intensity. The sort of face that when directed at anyone would send them running. “Our bond will take time to mature,” she bit out, “and eventually, you’ll feel me as part of your energy, in a similar way to your wolf.”
I nodded because that made sense.
“And Shadow,” she growled, “is next on my list to destroy. I asked him pointblank about you, and I do not appreciate being lied to.”
I sighed. “Technically, he didn’t lie. He left me there to figure out how to open the door to Shadow Realm. I guess that was his ‘special project.’”
“Lie by omission is still a lie. I was inquiring to your wellbeing and leaving you to starve is not ensuring optimal health.”
I’d come to learn that the more formal her speech was, the more pissed she was.
I shrugged. “Well, I’m sure as shit not going to argue about planning his death. Let me know if you want any ideas.”
Her smile was brilliant, if not a little brittle, as anger still pinched her face. “I’ve heard the sign of a true friendship on Earth is finding someone who will help you hide a dead body.”
My smile matched hers. “Accurate, my friend. Very accurate. And if the need ever arises for you, don’t hesitate to hit me up for help. I’m totally your girl. No questions asked.”
Angel hugged me, and some of the tension that had been building inside of me over the last few days eased. Over her shoulder, a dozen or more shocked faces were pointed in our direction, and I wasn’t at all surprised. This was highly unusual behavior for anyone here, let alone someone from Honor Meadows.
I squeezed her tightly in return and she let out a long gush of air. “Another human custom I could get used to,” she murmured. “I often saw this from afar, and now I understand the expressions they wore.”
Her words softened my heart and more of my tense anger released. It had been a long time since I’d been hugged with care like this, and I soaked it up like the sad shifter I was.
When we pulled away, neither of us knew what to say—we weren’t really the sort of chicks who did softer emotions, so with a quick clear of our throats, we focused instead on the food that had arrived, courtesy of a server. Angel’s food always appeared a few minutes after she sat, even though I’d never once seen her actually place an order. It was a skill I wished I possessed, but at least mine wasn’t far behind hers.
I fell on the food like I hadn’t eaten in months. Shifters did not deal well with food deprivation, even if technically we could go a long time between meals. Today, everything tasted like the best thing I’d ever eaten. The bread was sweet with just enough butter and the stew was hot, spices and flavors exploding across my tongue. There was also this delicious, fruity, bubbly drink that was reminiscent of soda, only lighter with less syrup.
Angel shook her head, a throaty chuckle accompanying it. “I don’t envy mortals much, but when you eat with such abandonment, it makes me long for a similar moment of joy.”
“Are you sure you can’t eat the food you play with?”