Chapter 277

Mason

“Can I get you something to eat?”

The waitress was so obvious with her curious looks that I wanted to snap at her to leave us the f uck alone, but Asher gave her a familiar, charming smile.

“Sure, sweetheart. How about two large platters of hot wings, extra bleu cheese. Oh, and I want some fried beef rolls, too. Honey mustard”

I had to stop myself from rolling my eyes as he ordered even more food, but it got the waitress to focus on taking our order rather than ogling us.

too.

“Anyway, you’re treating,” he said with another grin, for me this time. “And I’m hungry

I leaned back against the booth. “It’s going to be hard to talk with food in our mouths.”

“I’ll be eating. You’ll be the one talking.” He lifted his glass toward me again. “T’ll need a few more of these,

“I’m not even sure where to start.”

“How about with what the f uck did you mean by an ancient vampire killed Orion-f ucking-Constantine?” Asher lost the smile and leaned across the table, pitching his voice low. It still slapped at me, each word sharp

as a razor.

place.” I tried to sound light, but Asher

uck were you doing around an ancient vamp to begin

“You’re go

tell you.” I

low growl of

seat. “Of

smell them oozing

my own safety, and there’s no way I’m going to put you any danger because of it. And I will not risk my family, either,” I told him in the same growling tone

me

in

“Who’s the vamp?”

answered reluctantly.

to Orion in the first place, and why would he kill him?” Asher sat upright with a

kill each other, so yeah” I took a long pull off my beer, wishing there was an easier way for this conversation to happen. There was too much I still didn’t know…and too

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drained his glass and opened his mouth to speak, but the waitress arrived with the platters of food. She put them on the table, chattering away and flirting with him-or trying to. But unlike before, this

a

face had gone dark. His teeth gleamed, too sharp. His eyes flashed, setting her back a few steps. He flicked a hand at her in a gesture more authoritative

come back,” he added without looking at h burned into mine. “My friend and I need to be

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