The Trouble with Trying to Date a Murderer (Murder Sprees and Mute Decrees #1)

by Jennifer Cody

I peruse the menu, deciding on a chicken dish that looks edible, and set it aside, looking up to find Fox studying me. I cock my head curiously, silently asking what he’s thinking. He studies me for another few seconds before speaking quietly. “I’m trying to decide why you’ve never been afraid of me and what kind of person pushes a severed head off their lap before demanding money for clothes.” I snort and roll my eyes as I start typing on my phone, handing it over when I finish. I don’t know if his organization tracks text messages, but if I don’t have to send personal information out into the ether that is radio waves, I won’t. At least, not until I know who’s who and what’s what. I grew up in a cult that was murdered by the leader when I was ten. Then one of the boys in one of the homes I was in when I was seventeen decided to kill everyone who ever picked on him. Obviously I’d never teased him aloud, so I wasn’t one of his targets. He killed fifteen kids and five adults before offing himself. So I already had two massacres under my belt when you showed up to the diner. And, why would I be afraid of you? You’re competent. You’re not going to *accidentally* kill me. Fox reads my words and hands back my phone. I erase the message while he comes up with a response. “True.” I huff a laugh that the only part of that he can respond to is my last statement. Plus, I’ve read that it’s almost impossible to kill your fated mate, so I’m pretty confident I’m safe from you. I hand th...