CHAPTER 9 Urgent Matter
‘Don’t you miss your father? Does he speak with you at all?’ Ann asked hesitantly.
She felt a pang of pain and a soft whine, swiftly followed by a snarl of anger.
‘He is worse than your father. Constantly silent and never responds my to attempts to link with him. It’s as if he’s dead.” She snapped. ‘If that’s what he wants, then so be it. A shitty excuse for a father for both of us.’
Ann’s mouth set in a grim line as she focused on the road ahead. Just then her phone rang and the call transferred to the cars in the built infotainment system, linked with the onboard diagnostics HUD screen.
She touched the screen to accept and answered the call.
“Hello?”
“Ann, where are you?” the worried voice of her best friend came through loudly.
Ann flinched and quickly turned the volume down as she answered.
“I’m driving at the minute, is everything okay?”
the minute, but I finish in about an hour, do you want to go eat
hour to
she was indeed part daemon. An unlikely tryst between a mid-level
it was simply too dangerous, so she had been taken in by a children’s home that specialized in raising hybrids well in order for them to live well alongside the wider population of other
that made her so eager to leave work. She had quite a comfortable job at a small company that dealt with accounting and she had
Lexi sighed heavily, “Sorry, Ann, work is boring. I’ll see you for lunch and you can fill me in on the details that I am so obviously lacking. Love you! See you soon.” Lexi finished and
a spot to turn around and
an opportunity to let off some steam and she could almost predict exactly the words of comfort that her friend would
like plans for
to herself. Maeve wasn’t wrong in
the cafe they had decided on well before Lexi did. She found a table by the window so that she could people-watch and
quite changed to the autumnal vibe that she loved so much, the rich smell of the milky
to move in with a man she knew only by reputation and was going to be married to him for the next 5 years. Right now, she wanted the security that the feeling of home gave, and the memories that the smell of chai tea evoked within her were
visitors on her. It was starting to make her feel a little uncomfortable when she
the doorway, her beautiful golden eyes scouring every face quickly before landing on Ann, and her face split into a huge grin. She lifted her arm and waved, shouting across to her loudly, uncaring of the disapproving glances
“Hey! Did you
Ann stifled a laugh and grinned back, shaking her head as she lifted her festive-looking glass and pointed to it.
“Chai already?!” She yelled wrinkling her nose in disgust. “Fine, I’ll order a drink for pansies and we’ll decide on food in a sec, okay?” Lexi finished rolling her eyes as she made her way to the counter.
Ann sniggered as an older woman attempted to berate Lexi for being obnoxiously loud and watched with a serene expression as Lexi quickly put her in her place.
She had missed this. Life had been eventful with Lexi at her side through school..they had been inseparable. It was a bonus that she had been as averse to Ada as Ann was, but she had never been sure if it was out of loyalty to Ann or not.
The reasoning didn’t rea*ly matter, but she was pleased that even though they were spreading their wings in the world of adulthood, some things never changed.
“Oh my god, what is wrong with some people?” She exclaimed in disbelief as she sat down shaking her h*ad and throwing her bag onto the chair next to them.
“Too human for your liking?” Ann answered dryly.
“She accused me of being obno*iously loud which she found rude and offensive. When I asked why she was here being offended and not dying in a retirement home somewhere she seemed surprised, and offended again, that I would dream of saying such a thing. She just labeled me as obnoxiously loud, rude, and offensive…. what the fuck did she expect me to say?” She snorted.
Ann resisted the urge to cackle loudly as she s*ook her head despairingly and sipped on her espre**so.
“I don’t know how you can drink those, they’re so bitter,” Ann commented as she gestured to the tiny cup that Lexi held gracefully in her hands.
“Because it’s as black as my soul.” She whispered conspiratorily with a sweet smile.