Oh, this was sweet. Talon already knew Sunshine was his dead wife reincarnated.
Perfect. Just perfect. He couldn't have hoped for better timing. Everything was going along according to their plans.
Zarek had swallowed the bait and allowed himself to be framed. Talon was now adequately distracted by his wife. Valerius was under the control of Dionysus.
And Acheron...
Well, he had something very special planned for that one.
As the Cajun French people of New Orleans would say, Laissez les jeux commencer... Let the games begin.
"I guess you'll be leaving now," Sunshine said quietly even though part of her didn't want him to go. Her large loft suddenly seemed a bit desolate as she thought of him leaving.
They'd had a lot of fun at his cabin, creating their platter of food, making love to each other.
But now her sexcapade with him was over. It was time for them to go their separate ways.
Why, then, did it hurt so much to think of never seeing him again?
Talon nodded. "Yeah, I guess so."
He let go of her hand and started for the door. He could find someplace to sleep in the abandoned building next door to her. Find a floor that wasn't too far from this one so that he could keep watch over her until dawn. Then he could sleep in the building until tomorrow night.
It would be easier that way. Easier for both of them if he just broke off the relationship now.
There was no point in spending another day with her. Not when he knew he couldn't give her anything more of himself.
Not so long as he posed a danger to her.
Sunshine ached as he reached for her doorknob.
He was going.
It was over.
She couldn't breathe. A vicious pain stabbed her in the stomach at the thought of not seeing him anymore.
She couldn't just sit here and let him leave like this. "Talon?"
He paused and looked back at her.
"Why don't you stay the night? I know you can't get back home before sunup."
"No, I better not."
"But where will you go?"
He shrugged.
Let him go...
She couldn't. Not like this. It just didn't seem right. "C'mon. I'll be out of the loft early tomorrow morning and you'll have the place all to yourself while I work. No one will disturb you. I promise."
Talon hesitated.
Leave.
The command echoed in his head. He needed to.