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Aidan took a half second to react, just enough time for round, sharp teeth flashing in the ht, and headed back for us
I screamed
…
By the tioblin’s gooey blood had crusted on ave a quick summary to the lieutenant over the phone, and told hiht’s sleep He objected--but not strenuously--so I considered that close enough to agreement
"Can I drive you hooblin house He’d disappeared before backup arrived, saying he didn’t want to steal my thunder I suspected it was more because he didn’t want to fill out the associated paperwork, but I respected his wish He’d helped e my mind when I filed my official report Probably
"I can drive ht you oblin innards for the next few oblin stench out of e I wished I’d remembered their tendency to explode when exposed to banshee screaoblins every day
Aidan shook his keys at oblins I’d never run into one before, they were technically endangered Hell, if a species as rare as a goblin could show up in a residential neighborhood so close to Chicago, wasn’t it possible for sooblins weren’t exactly extinct, but they were very rare If sooblin showing up where this one had, I would have said the chances were nil
Trudging to Aidan’s Jeep, I struggled to find a point of conversation that didn’t irl who’d been sad to wake up to find the guy she’d just had fan-freaking-tastic sex with gone, without a word Nothing ca at all
"Look," he began "About this --"
"Don’t worry about it I don’t need an explanation I’irl I didn’t expect to wake up to roses and a wedding ring" A note would have been nice though, jerk "How did you even find ain?"
Aidan started to speak, glanced at my face, and closed his mouth Guess I didn’t look particularly open to conversation "I heard the call colanced at the portable he had propped between the seats of the car Just my luck he’d be the first on the scene A couple of patrol cars responded not long after Aidan, but by then the goblin had been spread over every surface of the scene
"So this h gritted teeth
He took a deep breath and turned his attention to the dark scenery flying by hisFine with me
When we pulled into my driveway Iout of the uncomfortable situation as quickly as I could
"Kiera," he said "Can I use your shower?"
"The OWEA too cheap to get their agents hotel roo My boss is convinced the incubus has erous for him here now"
"Fine" That bastard better not have moved on I wasn’t done with him yet, not even close "But I don’t have any clothes that’ll fit you You’re not putting goblin blood–covered stuff in ri I’ll burn these"
"Probably a good idea"
I only had one full bathrooot the first shower Besides, he wasn’t exactly an invited guest, ot dressed, Aidan used the shower I took both of our sets of clothes and sealed the before tossing theh tiarbage bin Not to mention the smell I didn’t have a place readily available to burn the material, so the trash people would have to deal with it
"How are your ears?" I asked from my favorite spot on the couch, when he appeared froeous
"Still ringing a bit, but not bad"
I didn’t want to talk about the fact that I was a banshee I was too damn tired It would bother hie before he slept with --"
"I said don’t worry about it" I couldn’t keep the pissy tone fro his fists to his sides "It’s been…a really long ti close to a relationship I usually keep things…simple"
"What does that even mean? Siers you never have to see again?"
The expression on his face toldidiot He touched my shoulder and I stood up and stepped away I didn’t want hi me It screwed up my ability to think rationally