Page 3 of Emerald Treats
I squealed. I couldn’t resist. How we were going to remedy that travesty was irrelevant. I didn’t really need to know. Nah, that was a straight lie. Ihadto know.
"Damnit, Kaito. It was going to be a surprise!" My demon lover shot the surprise ruiner in the backseat a narrow-eyed glance in the rearview mirror.
I didn't see it, but I could picture Kai shrugging. "You know as well as I do that he would've been out of the car already if we didn't tell him."
"He's right," I agreed, tilting my chin back toward Kai. I would have been out of the car and storming into The Mystical Piglet if they hadn't told me that we were going to fix this travesty. I settled back into my seat and secured the seatbelt with a grin.
Bram let out a sigh, but I could tell he was amused. None of us spoke as we drove out of town. I couldn't help but feel excited for what was to come. Bram had been planning this surprise for weeks now, apparently, though I'd only found out about it when I got in the car. Something about them not being able to tell me in advance in order to preserve everyone's sanity... I rolled my eyes at that. Regardless, I had no doubt that I was going to love it.
The car finally turned into a parking lot, and I sat up in my seat, craning my neck to see where we were going.
"Are we there yet?" I asked, bouncing my leg again.
Bram's grip on my thigh tightened, and I stifled a moan.
"Be patient," he growled, his voice sending shivers down my spine.
I lifted my hand and formed a claw, slashing it down in his direction. "Rawr."
"There it is," Kai spoke, leaning forward in his seat. I followed the direction of his finger, and my eyes nearly bugged out as I took in the monstrous building and the giant glowing sign.
"The Witch’s Chest?" I whispered, hand over my heart. "How dare you?!" I could already feel my fangs elongating with anger.
A hand landed on my shoulder from behind, and I flinched as Kai said, “What’s wrong with you? We thought you’d love this!”
A sharp hiss escaped my mouth. “Love this? You two thought I’d love a house of depravity full of witch tits!?” I slammed my hands down on my thighs. “No. No, I won’t go in there. We have the most beautiful witch with the roundest, most voluptuous breasts, I might add, right at HOME!”
Bram was staring at me wide-eyed, his mouth slightly open as he studied me. Suddenly, both he and Kai erupted with laughter, and my rage escalated. I slipped my hand into my jacket pocket, searching for my phone.
“I’m going to call Saige right now and tell her about this… this…” I searched for the proper word… “scandalous mishap!” I finally freed my phone and swiped up on the screen to unlock it.
“Faris, please,” Bram wheezed, still laughing as he reached for my phone.
“Just wait a minute!” Kai sputtered.
I swiveled my body toward the door, blocking his hand. “Now, I love you both. I do! But coming clean immediately will be the best way forward. You made this heinous plan, and now you’ll have to suffer her wrath! I’ll have no part in it!”
I jumped as something flew from the backseat and landed directly on my phone screen.
“Gods above, Napoleon!” I screamed as the little terrorist firmly gripped each corner of my phone, effectively blocking any attempt at pressing the green call button. “Get off!” I shook the phone violently, but that damned rodent clung on as though his tiny feet were glued in place.
“IT’S A HALLOWEEN STORE!” Bram boomed, freezing me in place.
“It’s just the name of the store, Faris. You really think we’d do that to Sprout?” Kai asked, a tinge of offense in his voice.
Slowly, I turned back to face both of them. “A Halloween store?”
“Aye, Baby Fang. It is,” Bram replied with a sigh.
I glanced down at Napoleon, who was still up to his spidery tricks. I lifted a brow, and he nodded in agreement. The little devil had never lied to me. Technically, neither had Bram or Kai, but there was just something about Napoleon’s reassurance… probably the fact that we both had a thirst for blood and violence. I was positive I was his brother mouse in a past life.
My shoulders relaxed. “Well, why didn’t you say so!?”
My seatbelt was off again in a flash, my hand on the handle of the door.
"Can you let me park the car closer?" Bram laughed as he maneuvered smoothly into a front row spot.
The second he shifted into park, I was out of the car in a blink and inside the store just as fast. I came to an abrupt halt mere feet past the door when my eyes landed on a strange looking fellow, a bit shorter than myself. A metal muzzle was over his mouth, and he was mumbling something about 'Clarice' and 'Tick, tock'.
