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I touched the paper to distract myself from the tidal wave of lust that ripped through my body. Gods, if I could have just had ten minutes alone with him.
Words inked onto the paper: “Create a cocktail together that you will drink together.”
“There’s a list here, in case you’re having trouble deciding.” The bartender had the audacity to pump his eyebrows at us before handing us a menu.
Well, at least he looked impressed rather than judging us.
“How does a daiquiri sound?” I asked, smoothing my hair.
“Great, yeah, great.” William adjusted his collar. “How about a memory potion with that?”
“Memory? You want to forget this date?” I laughed, but there was no humour in it.
William chuckled. “Not a forgetfulness potion, a memory potion. I don’t think I want to forget this date, or any part of it.”
This guy was smooth.
“Yeah,” I said. “Me neither.”
Neither one of us said a word as the bartender whipped up the drink and slid it over to us with two straws.
As we drank it together, almost nose to nose, I couldn’t help but feel that this man was going to be in my life for a long time.
“Um, can I ask you something?” William asked, checking the bartender was still busying himself at the back of the bar.
“Sure.” I played with my straw in the half-empty glass.
“Can you keep a secret for me?” he asked.
“A secret? That’s bold of you.” But I liked that he wanted to trust me so early on. “Of course I can.”
“Okay.” William exhaled harshly and held out his palm. “Give me your hand.”
I eyed his hand. Under any other circumstances, I would have felt cautious. But instead, I indulged in intrigue.
With no hesitation, I placed my right hand in his. So gently anyone would have thought he was handling fine china, William guided my arm toward him. He touched the fingers of his other hand to the topside of my forearm, and a golden light zipped from his fingertips to underneath my skin.
A tan mark inked onto my arm, a symbol I didn’t recognise.
“What’s this?” I asked.
“It’s my power,” he said. “I can control people’s luck.”
Well that was a handy power, and it ruled William out as a witch. But the power of luck wasn’t one I had heard of on Dusk. Had he really been here all his life?
“Good luck or bad?” I asked.
“Both.” William pumped his eyebrows, his fingers tracing over the mark. “But this symbol? This is good luck.”
Warmth seeped into my smile. “You really want me to get home safely, huh? That’s one way to get a third date.”
“There’s definitely going to be a third date?” he asked.
I levered my right hand up so my fingers brushed the underside of his arm, my fingertips tingling. “Definitely.”
“I can’t believe they wouldn’t let us have sex last night,” Kira said, fluttering her wings indignantly as she hauled a bag of oxygen enchantments toward me.
Perched on a wooden crate of new flippers, I scrolled down the inventory on my clipboard.
