Page 108 of Hunters and Prey

He winked at her again. “Let me guess, a double cheeseburger with bacon and mushrooms and fries for Asher, and my famous fried chicken sandwich with tomato and avocado for the pretty lady.”

“Sounds about right,” Cailyn said. “I’ll take an order of sweet potato fries too.”

Her stomach grumbled. She couldn’t wait to get their food and leave. To eat her dinner in peace with the man she loved would be the perfect ending to her night.

Elliot tapped the counter twice. “Coming right up.”

Cailyn watched him head to the window into the kitchen and dictate their order to the diner’s cook.

“It’s packed in here tonight,” Asher said as he looked around.

“I noticed.” Cailyn focused her eyes on her root beer float. “That’s why I can’t wait to get out of here.”

“Who cares what anyone here thinks? Let them look at you. Let them talk. They’re just jealous and have boring lives.”

“I know. I’m trying to ignore it all.”

“Let’s think about something else,” he said, turning her bar stool toward him. He took her hands in his. “How about a spa day in the city?”

Cailyn gazed into his eyes, unable to stop smiling. Asher could do the impossible. He could make her forget her troubles whenever she was with him.

“That would be amazing.”

“Consider it done. I’ll schedule it,” he said.

Cailyn just smiled at him and returned to finishing her drink. She envied Asher for being human. Humans could live such carefree lives.

She had other plans.

Plans to leave Haven Cove before her nightmares became truth.

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