Page 2 of Shark 2

Charles smiled, nodded, and went off to put in our orders.

“So, are you trying to say that if you were an octopus, you would spray ink out of your area to force us to clean it up, too, because you’re jealous of the jellyfish?” Grant asked, drawing my attention back to him.

I shrugged a shoulder innocently. “Maybe.”

He chuckled and shook his head. “My beautiful disaster, we only feed them treats because it makes them go into a frenzy, which makes the visitors happy.”

My eyes narrowed and I bared my serrated teeth at him. “Exactly! You’re helping those tentacled freaks get more attention than they deserve!”

Reed burst into laughter, clutching his stomach as he laughed loudly, and almost fell out of his chair.

My lips pursed in a pout. “Sure, laugh it up. My pain is super funny.”

“Jong-min and Jong-hyun are going to meet us at Silver’s after dinner. They had some important discussion with your parents that couldn’t be delayed, apparently,” Grant said, ignoring my craziness.

My eyes widened. “What?” That was news to me. Mother and Father hadn’t said anything to me.

Reed’s phone rang and he dismissed himself, promising to meet back up with us.

The serious expression on his face worried me, but I left it alone.

Once we finished eating, we headed to Silver’s bar. Silver, an old ogre who was a pseudo father to me, ran a bar where I often hustled unsuspecting tourists out of money. Reed had still been on the phone, and said he’d meet us there.

Tonka, the half-troll bouncer, nodded at us as we approached. “The twins are inside already.”

The line of people waiting to get in grumbled as we bypassed the line, but Theo, Grant, and I ignored them.

“Thanks, Tonka.” I patted his massive arm as I walked by.

“Good crowd for being a shark tonight,” he whispered.

“Thanks for the tip,” I replied.

Theo patted his upper chest. “Just the tip.”

Tonka groaned and shook his head. “Get away from me, dirty minded witch.”

She and I threw our heads back and laughed while Grant chuckled.

The bar was full of all kinds of beings: orcs, goblins, mages, and multiple types of aquatic and land shifters. I even spotted what looked like a few humans. About half of the clientele were regulars, like us, but the other half were college-aged tourists, many of which were already several drinks in judging by their stumbling.

At the main bar stood two of the most perfect specimens, feline shifters with rare magic, dark hair, hooded eyes, and both in tank tops and shorts.

“You’re drooling,” Theo teased.

“Do you blame me?” I asked.

Jong-hyun and Jong-min spotted us. Jong-hyun smiled while Jong-min scowled.

I skipped over and kissed them each. “Hello.”

“You’re late,” Jong-min chastised.

“We didn’t set a specific time,” I countered.

“Kass,” Silver greeted. “You want the usual or my new drink?”

“New!” Theo shouted before I could answer.

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