When The Monster Bites

chapter 5 Cora

And a beep, beep, leads me to the jackpot. Orion’s car. Why with as much money as he makes driving something so sleek and my favorite color black? It was meant to be love at first sight.

I don’t remember him having such an expensive vehicle. I slide into the drivers seat admiring the charcoal interior. A digital screen shows the time and basically anything else that you could think of that screams money.

Oh professor, what a mystery you are? Someone has been busy, while ive been busy.

A soft knock startles me. Orion looks in with a face that says don’t f**k with me right now. I know this face very well.

Rolling down the window with a smile, “Hop in Orion, I've been waiting” I sing song winking at him in triumph. I knew I was faster than the old grump.

I think, the winking may have been the cherry on top of his patience with me. His calmness scares me as he reaches in to unlock the door and then back out to open the door. He doesn’t speak. He pulls me from the car by my arm. Gently, without anger.

I expected to be dragged from the car with that expression on his face.

No he does the opposite pressing a chaste kiss to my forehead. Guiding me to the passenger seat.

“Orion what are you doing? Are you not upset with me?” He doesn’t speak just nudges me into the passenger seat and reaches across me.

Now the i***t in me ‘thinks’ he is going to give me another kiss but on the mouth this time.

I want it. His cool calmness washes over me and I lean in closing my eyes breathing deep.

I’ve waited so long for him…I hear the unmistakable click of my seatbelt and a soft masculine chuckle.

“Got you.” He whispers in my ear. I open my eyes to him backing up quickly with a wicked smirk.

The door slams shut. The vehicle quiets and shadows from the dark tinted windows. Intense panic immediately sets in, my blood rushing to my ears. “WHAT THE f**k?!” I go to grab the car door handle pulling over and over again. Locked.

Is he trapping me? No he wouldn’t…would he?

The driver door pops open and in hops Orion just nonchalantly talking on the phone. I didn’t almost have a heart attack or heat stroke from being trapped in the car for a few minutes. Ok maybe seconds. I’m a smidgen dramatic. Small spaces freak me out.

He doesn’t even look over at me as he raises his pointed finger as if to say one moment.

He did in fact get me…no one gets me, are my cheeks flushed? Embarrassment courses through me and warmth seeps into my hands as I check for the telltale sign of a blush.

So I give his finger a love bite a sore loser. He lets me continue chomping down not surprised by my impatient behavior.

I start to actually listen to Orion’s conversation and not continue spiraling on my own thoughts.

“Yes banks, she is a female.”

“No, banks.” A grumble from Orion has me curious.

“Just be ready. We are headed to Olandria’s to remove a curse.” You can tell this Banks person really grinds Orion’s gears. In a less metaphorical way, he really pisses him off. I think I may like him already. Who doesn’t want to ruffle Orion’s un-ruffle-able feathers? The guy really is way too serious.

“Oh, and all the alcohol needs to be out of the house before we arrive.” He side eyes me when I snatch the phone from his hand but doesn’t interfere further.

“That isn’t necessary, Banks. Banks? What kind of name is that? Anyways, I suggest you keep the alcohol unless you would like me to devour your body and soul. I’m Cora by the way. It sounds like we will be living together.” I made my voice sound super ominous with the whole I will eat your body and soul thing. Maybe, that’s why I am met with laughter on the other end.

The sexiest voice I have ever heard tells me to give Orion that phone back. Surprisingly, I do with a huff. His name is stupid anyways. I bet it isn’t his actual name.

He better not throw out the alcohol the pain in my ass cheek from this damn curse makes the hunger insatiable. My warning was no joke. I will eat his head first. Decision made.

Orion having hung up the phone was now facing me. “I hate this place anyways.” He shrugs starts the vehicle departing to our new destination.

“Orion I wasn’t joking. I will eat both your heads while simultaneously slurping on your delicious bodily juices. If, I don’t have alcohol in the next ten minutes.”

He glances over at me a few times looking more concerned when I let my shark mouth show a little. All my blunt humanoid teeth stretch into points with another row appearing behind the first just as sharp. I am beautiful but I am a monster.

I snap my monster mouth at him then start licking the imaginary blood off my fingers one by one.