Page 44 of Night's Fall
“Hey,”Ichoked out.
That earned me his eyes dancing again, another lip hitch, then he moved to my side and curled my fingers in the crook of his arm.
Annnnnd…
Yup!
I was right.Touchingthe sumptuous material of his suit was life-altering.
“I knowI’mstealing her early, but we have a busy night,” he said toMadamGarwah.
“AndIhave a brandy and book to get to,” she replied, flapping a bony-fingered, swollen-jointed hand at us. “Shoo, young people.”Hereyes focused on me. “Tomorrownight,Laura.Fivethirty sharp.”
“See you then,MadamGarwah.”
At this point,Ididn’t collect my bag and coat.Everthe gentlemale (Iwas beginning to see the lure of all this etiquette),Alekseidid.
He handed me the first and helped me on with the latter.
AfterItied the belt, he put my hand in his elbow again and we headed out to the lift.
ButIstutter-stepped in the hall whenIsaw the tall, built, bald demon standing outside the lift, his gaze on us.
And it was glowing red.
“That’sSet,”Alekseitold me when he felt me balk. “Oneof my bodyguards.Heremains always at the ready when he’s on duty.”
That explained the glowing eyes.
And this made sense, considering a demon’s speed and senses were significantly heightened when they were, asAlekseiput it, “at the ready.”
Not to mention,Iwas glad he was around, especially after my recent conversation withMadamGarwah.
“Set, this isLauraMakepeace,” he introduced when we came abreast of the male.
No unnecessary courtesies,Setdipped his chin and grunted, “Laura.”
“Nice to meet you,Set,”Ireplied.
He nodded to me, toAleksei, and we got in the lift.
Set stood at alert facing the doors.
Aleksei andIlingered at the back.
“Was your entire session a history discussion or didGarwahteach you anything?”Alekseiasked.
Hmmm…
Seemed like someone eavesdropped for a while.
I looked up at him. “Ilearned to eat fast whenI’maround your dad.”
He chuckled.
Oh yeah,Iliked that sound.I’djump through hoops to get that sound.Icould see a time in my life whereImight not be able to live without that sound.
“I thought it would be silly,”Itold him as the lift doors opened and we remained where we were asSetwalked out, scanned the space, and only when he turned back and jutted his chin did we walk out. “Butit was really interesting.”
