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"I'll leave you two lovebirds alone."
"What lies did you tell her about us?" His words scalded the air. I could feel myself choking on his rage. Jesus.
She fell to her knees, hands held upward, not to avoid a blow, but beseeching, reaching for him. "Please, I only wanted to meet her. To see the mortal that would steal you from me."
I did not want to see this, but it was like a car crash. I couldn't quite bring myself to leave.
"She steals nothing. I have never loved you."
The pain was raw on her face, and even under the makeup she looked less human. Her face was thi
He grabbed her arm and pulled her roughly to her feet. His white-gloved fingers dug into her arm. If she'd been human, there would have been bruises. "Get hold of yourself, woman. You are losing control."
Her thi
"Get out of sight before you disgrace us all," Jean-Claude said.
She raised a face to the light that was no longer human. The pale skin glowed with an i
"Leave us!" Jean-Claude's words were an echoing hiss.
She launched herself skyward, not a leap, not levitation, just upward. She vanished into the darkness with a backwash of wind.
"Sweet Jesus," I whispered it.
"I am sorry, ma petite . I sent her out here so this would not happen." He walked towards me in his elegant cape. A gust of icy wind whistled around the corner, and he had to make a grab for the top hat. It was nice to know that at least his clothing didn't obey his every whim.
"I've got to go, Jean-Claude. The police are waiting for me."
"I did not mean for this to happen tonight."
"You never mean for anything to happen, Jean-Claude. But it happens anyway." I put a hand up to stop his words. I didn't want to hear any more of them.
"I've got to go." I turned and walked towards my car. I transferred my gun back to its holster when I was safely across the icy street.
"I am sorry, ma petite ." I whirled to tell him to get the hell away from me. He wasn't there. The streetlight glowed down on empty sidewalk. I guess he and Gretchen hadn't needed a car.