Strings of Fate

Strings of Fate

Cam 2- Lonely and laughing

I stare at the Incubus in shock, then roll my eyes. Does he think he’s being funny? That he’s going to somehow convince me to sleep with him by promising me love rather than just a good time? What possible reason could I have for believing him? I walk away and go to take someone else’s order. After I’ve made a few drinks and not returned to him, Harrison calls out

to me again.

“Cam?” I sigh, straighten my shoulders, flick my hair back behind my ear and turn back to

him.

“Yes?” I ask.

“You didn’t really answer me before.” He points out.

“I didn’t think you needed an answer. You didn’t ask me anything.” I respond. Okay, so maybe my answer is a cop out but it’s all he’s getting. Harrison furrows his brow and looks a little put out but he doesn’t complain or argue. He looks briefly contemplative before turning a cheesy grin my way.

“Right, well in that case I’d like to order a drink. Can I get a Pornstar Martini?” he requests with a wink. I take a moment to consider what drink to make him. He’s not getting what he asks for. He’s probably the only person who doesn’t get the drinks they ask for. I won’t give him a spelled drink again, mixing spells and potions can have dangerous effects. But I can still pick a nasty tasting drink or maybe one with a gross or insulting name. I already gave him a blue balls shot and a sweet poison. Hmmm… I decide to make a drink called Buzzard’s Breath. Let’s see him figure out this one. I have to admit I did search for insulting drink ideas. on the internet since he seems to be searching for as many dirty named drinks as possible, something that really isn’t that hard to accomplish. I drop the drink off in front of him and with no hesitation at all he takes a sip. Seriously, I’m starting to think this guy has no taste buds, or he’s just fearless. Even after all the awful drinks and suspicious spells I’ve fed to him, he always downs whatever I put in front of him. It’s why I started testing potions on him in the first place. All Magics respond to spells differently and need different strengths of spells and ingredients so I like to experiment. I can test drinks for Witches on myself, and finding Humans who want to try weird spells is easy enough. There are enough magic obsessed Humans out there that I can manage. It’s the more obscure races that I need to test more. I’d love to test drinks on a few Shifters. I have a friend who is a doctor and she helps me out.

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lot and I don’t know any who are willing to try my concoctions. I’ve decided that incubi are a little more resistant to magic than the

Shifter. Also they seem more

they work better because they aren’t

begin with.

the bar slowly empties. At last call there’s almost no one left in the place but he hasn’t left. Not long later

for me to kick him

more than a little bit tipsy, but it’s part of my job. Plus I do experiment on him with

end up.

turns back

bar and

I love you yet. But I’m sick of being alone. I only recently reconnected with Ryann and before that I had no one. I wasn’t great to be around in my teenage years and she knew that. It took longer than it should have for me to grow out of it. I’m lucky she forgave me. She’s the only friend I have left. You would have hated me back then. Like, more than you do now.” He sighs and

my best

maybe you don’t want to

thought

right for you. Not waiting for an answer, Harrison stalks his way out of the bar

the dark night

Cora, my other bartender for the night asks. I

more drunk than I thought?” I suggest. She