Page 62 of I Dated a Holiday Hero
“Yup. It acts on my skin like dental freezing. I can feel through it, but it doesn’t really matter. He kept trying to get you to touch him, so I am guessing he was a shadow walker and shit himself when he saw me.”
Hever blinked.
Zera added. “She’s a Rhodian. Shadow killers. If he had flickered in front of her, he would have found out if it was true or not.”
Dex grinned. “But I do want to work in R&D. However, if I am there, nothing is getting to you.”
Hever laughed. “I knew I liked you.”
Dex inclined her head.
Zera sighed and walked off.
Hever finished her donut and mumbled, “You move like a bodyguard.”
“I move like a warrior. Generally, if I fixate on someone, they are dead or in bed with me, and you are not my type.” She grinned. “I don’t play with omegas.”
Hever laughed. “Fair enough.”
“Do you have an emergency button?”
“A what?”
“A panic flare to your com that brings defenders running.”
“No, but it’s a good idea.”
Dex grinned. “Put me on the list. I do love a good fight.”
Hever laughed and set the program up on her com. She was hoping she wouldn’t need it, but if Krix couldn’t make it, she was oddly sure that Dex would.
Hever got home and took a shower before Krix finished arriving with his stuff. The guesthouse was spacious, and she was ready to make it into a home.
Krix hugged her. “How was work?”
“I got a new assistant.” She hugged him. “Did you chat with Sgoth?”
“Yes, he had a wealth of information on Bennari weddings but not a lot on Aksallan ones.”
“My new assistant was a wedding planner and a mechanic and a heavy-hitter.”
“Wow. Looks like you have it settled. Your mother contacted me and asked us to the house for dinner.”
“All right. Well, I already showered and changed.”
“I showered at work and will just change into casual clothing, and we can go.”
She nodded and said, “I will supervise.”
Krix snorted and went to the bedroom to get changed. Hever leaned in the doorway. “So, my assistant caught someone trying to sedate me today. She took the hit and didn’t flinch. She’s earning her salary already. Also, she’s an amazing driver. We got so filthy, and then we went for coffee. Zera freaked, and now we are getting a shower in R&D.” Hever was laughing.
“Save the rest for a discussion over dinner in case we need to break up Nautilus and Veradil smiling at each other.”
They held hands as they walked across the pathway that led to the main house.
Krix paused when they followed voices to the living space. They came around the corner to see two older couples sitting there talking. “Mom?”
Krix’s mother smiled, her eyes relieved. “Oh, good. You are home. Your father came into town for this, so I called Veradil, and she invited us for dinner.”
