49

Nerthus

“You were living in Hunts Point! The catacombs should be merely disturbing for you. What’s wrong?”

The catacombs… Now I get it. The place where the rich kids get to mingle with the underworld, getting everything they desire for hard cash.

I breathe out distraught. “How do you know about Hunts Point?”

As it hits me like lightning, I close my eyes. “Ah, right. I told Danny.”

“Sit back down, Nerthus.”

My feet need another push before I get them to move towards Arawn, instead of bursting out of the room like my head is screaming for me to do.

But honestly, how far would I make it?

I shudder as I sit back down next to Arawn, who is now grinning at me.

“Were you thinking about how far you could get before I’d catch you?”

I laugh awkwardly as I put one leg beneath me to turn to him fully. “Maybe…”

“Don’t do that. It would just fuel my lust, and I need you to be able to walk tomorrow.” He leans in, making my breath hitch in my throat.

“Why? What’s tomorrow?”

“Stop it with the question