helping their siblings transition, but he knew he couldn’t do it alone being that they were scattered around the world. Ezekiel had nothing better to do considering he didn’t have a mate to worry about. That was another reason Sam wanted Zeke’s help; Sam wanted to be able to spend more time at home with Monica.
The only ones outside of the family who knew Jonas’ true identity were the other Gargoyles of his former clan. If they were targeting Sam to get to Jonas, why wait two hundred years? It was possible his father had pissed someone off and Zeke didn’t know about it. Hopefully not and hopefully this would be an isolated situation. For now, though, he didn’t want to think any more on it. He would do that in the morning. Zeke hit the music icon on his phone, turned on some Sully Erna, and leaned his head back against the tub, willing himself to relax.
Sophia woke early so she could make her way to the larger hotel. Hopefully, those who were watching her room would still be asleep when she slipped in. She was not going to take a chance and leave the bed and breakfast without a disguise. If by some chance those following her were awake, Clara could escape more easily than she could as herself. But if someone from the inn saw her, it would be best to leave as Beatrice, so she donned the grandmotherly disguise. When she made her way downstairs, she caught a whiff of a delicious scent. It was the same one she’d smelled the night before when she thought Nikolas had been there. Sophia inhaled deeply, allowing the aroma to invade her senses. She relished the reminder of her mate, even if he was thousands of miles away.
She stepped outside onto the quiet sidewalk where a taxi was waiting on her. It was a short distance to her hotel, but even she wasn’t crazy enough to walk alone at this time of the morning. Sophia paid the man and entered the hotel through a side door. She felt she had a better chance at not being spotted if she took a few extra precautions. She got out of the elevator on the ninth floor and took the stairs to the tenth. Reaching out with her senses, she didn’t detect anyone in the hallway. Carefully, she opened the door and walked softly toward her room. When she reached her door, she caught that familiar scent once again.
Sophia slid the keycard into the slot. The green indicator sounded like a bomb going off in the quiet corridor. She entered her room and closed the door as softly as she could, leaning her back against it once she was safe. She kicked off her shoes and went about removing the prosthetic, voice transmitter, and contacts. She had a few hours before her reservation for the ferry, so she flopped down on the bed and tried to go back to sleep. Instead of focusing on the task ahead of her, Sophia allowed her mind to drift back to the first day Nikolas came into the library. She hadn’t looked her best. Her hair was gathered in a mess on top of her head, and she’d had on a pair of silly glasses. Having already transitioned, she no longer needed them. She wore them to throw her family off to the fact she had phased for the first time. Her looks hadn’t mattered. Nikolas felt the effects of the mate bond almost immediately. When Sophia touched his arm, she thought he was going to pass out on her. She felt sorry for the gorgeous man.
Nik returned to the library, only he didn’t come to the information desk. He went to the computer bank to search for Jonas’ books himself. By now he had probably figured out they were mates, but that day he seemed to be fishing, and she couldn’t resist torturing him. When he asked her if she preferred vampires in her reading choices, she quickly dismissed that crazy thought. The look on his face when she said she preferred shifters was priceless. The closeness of his body had her core pulsing. Sophia had never had sex, but at that moment, she had been ready to grab him by his beautiful wings and drag him into the basement where she could
The only ones outside of the family who knew Jonas’ true identity were the other Gargoyles of his former clan. If they were targeting Sam to get to Jonas, why wait two hundred years? It was possible his father had pissed someone off and Zeke didn’t know about it. Hopefully not and hopefully this would be an isolated situation. For now, though, he didn’t want to think any more on it. He would do that in the morning. Zeke hit the music icon on his phone, turned on some Sully Erna, and leaned his head back against the tub, willing himself to relax.
Sophia woke early so she could make her way to the larger hotel. Hopefully, those who were watching her room would still be asleep when she slipped in. She was not going to take a chance and leave the bed and breakfast without a disguise. If by some chance those following her were awake, Clara could escape more easily than she could as herself. But if someone from the inn saw her, it would be best to leave as Beatrice, so she donned the grandmotherly disguise. When she made her way downstairs, she caught a whiff of a delicious scent. It was the same one she’d smelled the night before when she thought Nikolas had been there. Sophia inhaled deeply, allowing the aroma to invade her senses. She relished the reminder of her mate, even if he was thousands of miles away.
She stepped outside onto the quiet sidewalk where a taxi was waiting on her. It was a short distance to her hotel, but even she wasn’t crazy enough to walk alone at this time of the morning. Sophia paid the man and entered the hotel through a side door. She felt she had a better chance at not being spotted if she took a few extra precautions. She got out of the elevator on the ninth floor and took the stairs to the tenth. Reaching out with her senses, she didn’t detect anyone in the hallway. Carefully, she opened the door and walked softly toward her room. When she reached her door, she caught that familiar scent once again.
Sophia slid the keycard into the slot. The green indicator sounded like a bomb going off in the quiet corridor. She entered her room and closed the door as softly as she could, leaning her back against it once she was safe. She kicked off her shoes and went about removing the prosthetic, voice transmitter, and contacts. She had a few hours before her reservation for the ferry, so she flopped down on the bed and tried to go back to sleep. Instead of focusing on the task ahead of her, Sophia allowed her mind to drift back to the first day Nikolas came into the library. She hadn’t looked her best. Her hair was gathered in a mess on top of her head, and she’d had on a pair of silly glasses. Having already transitioned, she no longer needed them. She wore them to throw her family off to the fact she had phased for the first time. Her looks hadn’t mattered. Nikolas felt the effects of the mate bond almost immediately. When Sophia touched his arm, she thought he was going to pass out on her. She felt sorry for the gorgeous man.
Nik returned to the library, only he didn’t come to the information desk. He went to the computer bank to search for Jonas’ books himself. By now he had probably figured out they were mates, but that day he seemed to be fishing, and she couldn’t resist torturing him. When he asked her if she preferred vampires in her reading choices, she quickly dismissed that crazy thought. The look on his face when she said she preferred shifters was priceless. The closeness of his body had her core pulsing. Sophia had never had sex, but at that moment, she had been ready to grab him by his beautiful wings and drag him into the basement where she could
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