Taken By the Lord of the Nocturne Court (DARK COMPANIONS #1) by K.A. Merikan EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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Luke
“Would you like fries with that?” I ask, trying to not sound bored, but the
man behind the counter doesn’t seem to notice my disinterest anyway.
“Do they come with your number?”
This guy. This fucking guy. I may have accidentally swiped right on him
on Grindr some time ago, and now he just won’t go away. He is handsome
enough, if not in the age range I tend to go for, and wears a studded leather
jacket that screams midlife crisis. The red sports car waiting for him in the
parking lot completes a picture of someone who would rather hit on a guy
half his age at Best Burgers Bonanza than deal with his issues in therapy.
“No,” I say, giving him a level glare, because I’m at work and hate it
when people forget that I can’t just tell them to get lost.
He raises his hands. “Jesus! I was just kidding. I know you’re goth and all
that, but it wouldn’t hurt you to smile.”
I don’t even blink. “My mother died yesterday. Lung cancer,” I add,
because the yellowish tint on his fingers suggests he’s a smoker.
I love seeing his face fall and eyes widen as flustered panic colors his
cheeks. He glances at the tip jar. Yes, fucker. Make it a big one, so I can
actually afford a new car.
A car in which I can leave this town one day and never look back.
No more flipping burgers.
No more mediocre hookups with locals.
And no more stupid bosses.
“Luke? Can we have a chat?” My boss’s voice is like fingernails
screeching over a blackboard. “Kurt, will you please finish serving this
gentleman?” Marty asks my co-worker, who appears dead inside as he
shuffles over to swap with me at the register. For Kurt’s sake, I hope the
customer’s type is sad goth boys, not perky jocks.
“Sorry for your loss.” The customer chokes out as I walk off.
Best Burgers Bonanza, otherwise known as BBB, isn’t the worst fast food
joint in town, but its years show in the peeling leather chairs and the paint
that has long faded from a lively green to a washed-out mint.
Which unfortunately also happens to be the shade of my uniform
consisting of a barfalicious polo shirt and shapeless black pants. I’m also
obligated to wear a baseball cap with the BBB logo and that thing always
makes my scalp itch. At least Marty lets me wear my combat boots and
doesn’t make me take out my nose ring.
He speaks once we pass the kitchen and reach the corridor leading to the
staff room. His gray hair bristles, in a stark contrast to the flushed face.
“What was that? I know for a fact that your mother’s alive, because I
talked to her just this morning, to ask if she has any idea why you’re
running late.”
I cross my arms on my chest and glance through the tiny window in the
back door. The night outside seems especially appealing when the
alternative is another hour here. “I told you why I was late. My neighbor
found a bat in her attic and it needed to be taken to the vet.
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