Chapter 5“She’s here somewhere, I can sense her,” Griff murmured, his lips brushing Nolan’s ear.
“But where, and stop that,” Nolan replied, grumbling that Griff should quit playing games.
“I’m trying to make this seem real,” Griff responded innocently.
“Umm hmm. So where is she, can you tell?”
Griff looked around as he sipped his beer. Finally he saw Alexia at a table at the back of the crowded club. She was alone, which surprised him. He got up, telling Nolan he was going to make nice and say hello to her. Nolan nodded, his gaze following Griff’s progress through the bar to where Alexia sat alone at a table.
“I’m surprised to see you without your shadow,” Griff said to her. “Oh, and hi.”
Alexia looked up, a small smile touching her lips. “Hi. My shadow as you call him wasn’t in the
