the shadow? No way. Wiz is smart enough not to make unnecessary enemies. Right? Why wouldn’t he just give him the shadow?
I turned the knob. Cold water splashed my face. I thrust out all of my scales and flicked them back and forth to clean under them. The temperature changed to freezing. I exhaled and closed my eyes. Wiz’s face rushed into my head. That insane sensation surged through me, the one that came when I thought of him. It was electric, bold, and uncoiled a dark craving that made me want to do naughty things with my fingers. Things my mom said only bad girls did. Mom. I almost wished I hadn’t thought that word, but at least my lust for Wiz disappeared, although a carved out sadness remained.
“I’m washing up by your sink . Do you mind?” Wiz said outside of my shower.
I jumped from his voice.
When did he open the door?
“No. I don’t mind.” I bit my lip and wished my curtains were thinner material. His outline appeared as he turned on my sink’s faucet and cleaned himself.
“Thank you for moving me to somewhere safe,” he said.
“You’re welcome.” I leaned back into the wet wall more aware of my nude body due to him being so close and in the same room. Only a curtain separated us. He could push it aside and see everything.
And he’d probably scream.
“What else did you and the B.D. talk about?” Wiz interrupted my thoughts.
“ He told me everything,” I bluffed.
The faucet snapped off. His form in front of the shower curtain appeared stiff and unmoving like a statue. “You’re lying. You don’t know everything. But what I do want to find out is if he went inside of your head.”
Ignoring Wiz, I returned to washing up by pouring strawberry fragrance shampoo on my scales. The liquid slid against them with ease. I dumped the rest on my hair. Most of my budget went to toiletries because my bushel of strands swallowed up half a bottle of shampoo with each wash.
“I’m taking your stubborn silence as a ‘Yes, Wiz. He did slither into my brain.’” Wiz sounded annoyed.
Good. Be annoyed.
“Cameo this is why I don’t want you to know anything . I’m trying to protect you.”
“Protect me from what?”
“Stay away from anything to do with B.D.”
“No. I’m researching shadow stones and I discovered something about Fortimer’s trunk and—”
“Fuck!” His voice made me jump. His image on the other side of the shower curtain showed that he’d spun around and faced me. “Stay away from all of that. Stop digging around for information before you get hurt.”
“T hen tell me what I need to know.”
“You don’t need to know anything right now and when you do, I’ll tell you everything.” He sighed and then muttered, “If you still want to talk to me.”
“What?”
“Just stay out of it.”
“Too late. I’m in it.” I positioned myself directly under the stream of cold water. Once I was sure my body and hair was clean, I switched off the shower. “I’m coming out. Hand me a towel please.”
“ Not happening.”
“Meaning?”
“Tell me what else you discovered and I’ll give you a towel.”
“Or I can just come out naked and scare you.”
“I doubt your naked body will scare me.” His voice held something else. A tone I wasn’t familiar with.
I slid soaked strands away from my face. My wet skin shivered from being moist in the bathroom’s cool air. “This isn’t funny, Wiz.”
“No, it isn’t. This is a dangerous game.”
I scrunched my face in confusion. “What is, the information I’m holding or my stepping out naked?”
“Both.” He laughed.
“I’m not telling you anything , until you tell me what is happening. The secrets ended two days ago.
Silent seconds passed.
“Fine, Wiz. If you won’t give me a towel then I’ll come out naked.”
I pictured Wiz in my head and ordered my body to shift into his image. My legs grew to his height. Muscles burst all over my body. My breasts sucked into my chest as the fragrance
I turned the knob. Cold water splashed my face. I thrust out all of my scales and flicked them back and forth to clean under them. The temperature changed to freezing. I exhaled and closed my eyes. Wiz’s face rushed into my head. That insane sensation surged through me, the one that came when I thought of him. It was electric, bold, and uncoiled a dark craving that made me want to do naughty things with my fingers. Things my mom said only bad girls did. Mom. I almost wished I hadn’t thought that word, but at least my lust for Wiz disappeared, although a carved out sadness remained.
“I’m washing up by your sink . Do you mind?” Wiz said outside of my shower.
I jumped from his voice.
When did he open the door?
“No. I don’t mind.” I bit my lip and wished my curtains were thinner material. His outline appeared as he turned on my sink’s faucet and cleaned himself.
“Thank you for moving me to somewhere safe,” he said.
“You’re welcome.” I leaned back into the wet wall more aware of my nude body due to him being so close and in the same room. Only a curtain separated us. He could push it aside and see everything.
And he’d probably scream.
“What else did you and the B.D. talk about?” Wiz interrupted my thoughts.
“ He told me everything,” I bluffed.
The faucet snapped off. His form in front of the shower curtain appeared stiff and unmoving like a statue. “You’re lying. You don’t know everything. But what I do want to find out is if he went inside of your head.”
Ignoring Wiz, I returned to washing up by pouring strawberry fragrance shampoo on my scales. The liquid slid against them with ease. I dumped the rest on my hair. Most of my budget went to toiletries because my bushel of strands swallowed up half a bottle of shampoo with each wash.
“I’m taking your stubborn silence as a ‘Yes, Wiz. He did slither into my brain.’” Wiz sounded annoyed.
Good. Be annoyed.
“Cameo this is why I don’t want you to know anything . I’m trying to protect you.”
“Protect me from what?”
“Stay away from anything to do with B.D.”
“No. I’m researching shadow stones and I discovered something about Fortimer’s trunk and—”
“Fuck!” His voice made me jump. His image on the other side of the shower curtain showed that he’d spun around and faced me. “Stay away from all of that. Stop digging around for information before you get hurt.”
“T hen tell me what I need to know.”
“You don’t need to know anything right now and when you do, I’ll tell you everything.” He sighed and then muttered, “If you still want to talk to me.”
“What?”
“Just stay out of it.”
“Too late. I’m in it.” I positioned myself directly under the stream of cold water. Once I was sure my body and hair was clean, I switched off the shower. “I’m coming out. Hand me a towel please.”
“ Not happening.”
“Meaning?”
“Tell me what else you discovered and I’ll give you a towel.”
“Or I can just come out naked and scare you.”
“I doubt your naked body will scare me.” His voice held something else. A tone I wasn’t familiar with.
I slid soaked strands away from my face. My wet skin shivered from being moist in the bathroom’s cool air. “This isn’t funny, Wiz.”
“No, it isn’t. This is a dangerous game.”
I scrunched my face in confusion. “What is, the information I’m holding or my stepping out naked?”
“Both.” He laughed.
“I’m not telling you anything , until you tell me what is happening. The secrets ended two days ago.
Silent seconds passed.
“Fine, Wiz. If you won’t give me a towel then I’ll come out naked.”
I pictured Wiz in my head and ordered my body to shift into his image. My legs grew to his height. Muscles burst all over my body. My breasts sucked into my chest as the fragrance
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