Moon Struck: When Were & Howl Book 1

  Chapter 17

  Francis turned out to be as annoying as those vampires in the movies who want to suck your face while they are sucking your blood. Apparently, he had a thing for me. What kind of thing, I can only guess, because he wasn't forthcoming. It wasn't lust or love, probably not even snack-related, which left what? I hid from Francis when he stepped into the front room.

  Rob is usually the one who tells me that a visitor was coming, but this time, I smelled and heard him about the same time that Rob did. I hid under the couch which gave me a view of my office, which is also the reception area.

  The vampire stood with a slack mouth staring at my desk. I wanted to knock on his head and ask if there was anyone home. I might have sighed from my hiding place because Rob looked in my direction suddenly with a frown and a raised eyebrow. He has classic features, a smooth jaw line, just the right amount of cheek and nose. And those beautiful eyes. And that silky black hair with a bit of a wave. I sighed. Definitely love.

  “Where's your assistant?” Francis blinked a few times. Guess there was someone inside.

  “She's busy.” I do believe Rob gave me a secret smile just then when he said, “It's hard keeping up with her. I have a few houses I think you'll like. Would you like to see them?”

  Looking at my empty seat, the vampire nodded slowly. “That would be fine.”

  “Shall we take my car?” Rob opened the door and held it for Francis. “I'll be down in just a second. I need to grab my phone.”

  Grabbing his keys, Rob unlocked the bottom right-hand drawer of his desk. I'd known from the first day of work that the drawer was off-limits. After his wild nights, I had a rather vivid imagination of what kind of kinky sex objects might be locked away only to be brought out in the light of a full moon.

  I felt a sense of shock when he slid open the drawer and pulled out a beat-up stuffed teddy-bear. As chew toys went, this was the ultimate. He tossed it toward the couch where I was still hiding, “I'm sorry, Jen. I have no idea how long this will go. I'll call Ali to come over, so you're not stuck here alone.”

  It was useless to tell him that I'd be fine. I woofed and that was about the end of it. I'm not sure if he expected me to crawl out from under the couch then and there, but I had concerns that Francis might pop back in at any moment. Vampires are unpredictable at times. Still, a sale is a sale. And things were quiet. I could manage.

  Once Rob had gone for the second time, I crawled out from my hiding place under the couch. I suppose I was lucky. Even another weremouse boss would have forced me to take vacation or go without pay in a similar circumstance. Still, I couldn't help feeling as if the universe were against me.

  Scooping up the teddy bear in my jaws, I padded to my new favorite place in the office, a comfortable little corner with a large wolf-sized pillow. It was something of a shock that Rob let me use his pillow. Wolves just don't allow other animals onto their bed, at least not from what I've seen in my family. Maybe he really did like me.

  I circled a few times before settling. Sniffing the teddy bear a few times and gnawing a bit on the end, I settled in for a nap.