Oh , shit . Is it too much ? The last thing I want is for him to snap at the first guy that looks my way . I'm not sure how dangerous that thing inside of him is or how much control over it he has . Just as I draw up the courage to ask him if he's okay , the darkness bleeds away to show his pretty eyes . " You kill me , Angel , " he says softly . " You're so devastatingly lovely " That's better than the first line you ever used to hit on me , " " That was stupid , wasn't it ? " he laughs . " Borderline creepy . " " It worked if I'm not mistaken , " " There's physical proof ," I agree . And just like that , the tension minimizes but doesn't completely fade . " You're practically glowing ," he takes my hand . "I can't wait for you to take this off , " I press my lips together . The coat , " he shakes his head immediately regretting those words . " So that I can see the rest of the dress ," " Almost put your foot in your mouth , " I laugh . " We should go before you say something we'll both regret , " " You're right ," he tries to hide his embarrassment but even the tips of his ears are bright red . I glance black when I hear movement to see Tessa and their father laughing silently in the hallway that leads into the kitchen . Tessa puts her index finger to her lips and pulls her dad away just as Knightly turns back to look at me . I smile back at him and hurry to get closer . His family is so annoyingly cute . I didn't expect there to be a crazy cool car straight out of a Hot Wheels package waiting for us up front . The metallic cobalt blue paint glistens against the yardlights . I have no idea what this thing is but I recognize the Ferrari logo . Knightly opens the doors and helps me into the seat before shutting the door . When he climbs in , I can't help but stare at the crazy - shaped steering wheel . He places a little squared box between and swipes his finger across the center of the steering wheel before the engine purrs to life . I've never been inside a car like this . The seats look like the ones in race cars on TV . It sounds like a purring lion and the inside looks like a mini spaceship . I thought my car was ridiculous when Cevin presented it to me . My first thought was , what the fuck is this ? He said it was the best family car to own for someone in my position , I thought it was cool simply because it's a Lamborghini . The fact that he thought that someone in my position was worthy of a freakin Lambo was the greatest hype up until a few minutes ago when my daughter gasped and called me a princess and then her father told me I was so pretty it killed him . It smells like him in here . His preferred fragrance infused with leather is out of this world . It's wild and very masculine . I imagine this is what the promise of danger smells like . I want one of us to say something . Anything just to defuse the roller coaster of tension between us . It's always baffled me that my attraction to men was always very low . Even with the two guys I dated before I met Knightly . Rob was kind of a glitch in my Matrix . Something that was completely out of reach , but I still stretched myself thin for him . I realized that I liked him simply because everyone kept telling me I couldn't have him . When it was over , I was glad to be rid of him . Glad to be getting off the reservation and out into the world . Then there was Joseph who liked to be called Jose instead of Joe . He never once told me he had a problem with me calling him that until we had been dating for five months and he exploded with rage about me working as a mermaid . He said it wasn't a real job and that it was stupid that I was too tired to hang out with him after my shows and full days of school . into the The only thing that came out of that relationship was my love for Toxic Rose Thoms . An obsession that led me to everything that happened after that . Even this very moment . I can't imagine what it's like to be a werewolf bumping person who was hand - crafted to be my soulmate . As a human , I can't appreciate it fully I mean from what I know , it's a pretty big deal for them and I so happened to somehow find myself as one of those people . Is it romantic ? I don't know It's scary and a little invasive . What entity in the universe said , hey I made this thing for you . You two have to stick together now or die . That's fucking wild . Knightly and I are two very different people . Aside from the obvious , you know me not being a werewolf . He's the guy up front with all the adoring fans who , as he's mentioned would do anything he asks , I'm the weird girl who makes sure he looks his best for the people practically kissin ' Successfully unlocked ! There are hundreds of cute nerdy chicks like mere is one guy Blake in the world . We arrive at the restaurant . The valet opens his door first and then comes around to open mine . Knightly holds his hand out for me to take . There aren't a lot of cameras here but there are some and as soon as they realize it's him , they start snapping pictures 45 1 take his hand and lift myself out of the tiny car . Almost everyone asks who the fuck I am and I almost laugh as he leads me inside . We are completely fucked when get out of here . Security guards rush past us as we make our way up to the host's podium The guy's eyes widen when his eyes land on Knightly . He pays him no mind as he turns to face me " Coat , " he mouths . I turn around as he steps toward me . I let it fall off my shoulders as he takes it off . I turn around to see his eyes zero in on my arm . I clear my throat when the guy looks between him and my coat . He handover but he doesn't take his eyes off my arm . This way Mr. Blake ," an older , elegant man appears before us and leads us inside . Knight takes my right hand and pulls it back a bit to continue looking at my tattoos . He finally shakes it off just before we get to our table . He pulls out my seat for me and goes around for his own . He tells the man something I don't catch and the man excuses himself . " You have a full sleeve , " is the first thing that comes out of his mouth . " Why haven't I noticed that ? " " I cover it up ," I laugh . " It went against my contract when I first signed with Royal Threads . Xo loved that I had the Mermaid thing as an experience and because I'm tall she wanted me to walk for her eventually , but she underestimated my insecurities ." " I don't think someone whose job was to be a mermaid in a giant fish tank should have insecurities , Midnight Moonlight ," " You found my old Instagram account ," I laugh . " If you're looking to get back to work , I fully support this option , " he holds up his phone . There's a picture of me in one of my favorite mermaid costumes as his screensaver . " Oh , god . Smite me now , " I reach for the water chute and take a sip . was my lock screen until I was twenty - five , " " Just so you know , your no shirt and suspenders phase " That was a terrible phase for you to be attached to for so long . " he groans . " My parents didn't invite me to anything then . They were afraid I'd show up like that , " " I expect nothing less from Mr. and Mrs. Blake , I laugh . " What were you doing aside from being the hottest mystical creature in existence ? " he smirks " I was in school learning how to cross - stitch with real fabric and dating this idiot who hated my job ," "I would have too , honestly . Having men leer at my mermaid girlfriend would have driven my wolf crazy . At the time , I'd just let him take whatever he wanted . " Subscribed