The Company of Fiends (Tempting Monsters, #2)

by Kathryn Moon

Mrs. Elliston, who'd come to clean our flat every other Wednesday, had once told me it was God's gift to women that He didn't let men's desires rise again when they'd just been satisfied, otherwise women would never get a chance to learn that our feet were for standing.

"My mother was a nymph," I said. "She left me at my father's door." Mr. Reddy nodded slowly and hummed. "Flighty little creatures. Very commitment averse. Incredible fucks."