Running for Home (8 page)

When she let him go, she whispered, “Food?”

“It is my duty to satisfy.” He winked, and when they finished their round on the dance floor, they headed for the canapes.

She grinned as she made her rounds with a tiny napkin full of food. If there was one thing that Derix knew, it was duty. Well, that and having sex with her on the seventh-floor landing.

He was a man of many skills, and every time she saw him, she was home.

Well, this is the last instalment before we open up the Isthmus to the water-centric shifters. Mermen, kelpies, beavers, dolphins... they will all make an appearance along with nixies and others.

The folks we know and love will be making appearances, as will Dira’s baby.

Thanks for reading,

Zenina Masters

Viola Grace (aka Zenina Masters) is a Canadian sci-fi/paranormal romance writer with ambitions to keep writing for the rest of her life. She specializes in short stories because the thrill of discovery, of all those firsts, is what keeps her writing.

An artist who enjoys a story that catches you up, whirls you around and sets you down with a smile on your face is all she endeavours to be. She prefers to leave the drama to those who are better suited to it, she always goes for the cheap laugh.