Dancing With Dead Serial

idn't take his eyes off him and goosebumps rose instinctively on my arms as I felt that same darkness emanating from him as I had back at the bar. I wasn't sure he

th on my face and I realised that I was standing just a little too close to him. Edging away, I hope

kward and as uncomfortable as I always did in these situations. When I finally found m

" I said. "There's

" he replied, still not taking his eyes off me. "These nightclubs a

what he thought I was

es like this. I'm only here to keep

o be honest, men like that care little for wedding bands or declarations of inno

suppose?" I said, narrowing my eyes, start

o wolf. Wolves are loathsome pack c

tension slowly dissipating from my muscles.

ck, I was able to assess him in more detail, the glare of the club

ought wasted on men. As well as the heavy swirls of tattoos covering his arms, I noticed smaller, hand-drawn symbols on his fingers and a couple on his neck. Beneath the hair and the tattoos, he was definitely handsome, with smooth pale flawless ski

uizzically and I must have burned even brighter than the club sign. "Sorry

d, running a hand through his hair and sweeping it back

e United States Bosto

States Boston," he replied and I w

nt. Have you lived

ashed. "You cou

ing more and I wrapped my arms tighter around my

e and go find my friend," I said at last, desperate to

ard and insistent like the other guy, but soft and gentle. I flinche

e asked, his eyes r

at he expected. Had I said thank you? I thought I had but maybe in my flustere

ring my stammer and hating m

damsel from the wolves, it's only customary that I should le

breathed. "Sure,

nted to try out how it sounded to sa

re he was making fun of me. I bi

hat I would not trip and complete this ritual of humiliation. I felt sure he was watching me as I walked away and felt strangely

ic that sounded pretty much like every other song the DJ had played that night. Hesitant

ine in a way that brought the flush to my cheeks again. "When a damsel is saved from

rners of his lips and he hooked

er," he said.