Chapter 45

But it was all part of who she was and he adored her.

This plan, on the other hand, was a different story.

Christmas time at the mall, it sent shivers down his spine. Too many people in one place. Though he lacked the social awkwardness that kept Daisy cooped up with her books, the idea of being around so many humans bugged him. What if somehow things went terribly wrong and their true forms were spotted? Gargoyles around the world might suffer. After all, normal people didn’t lurk in the darkness and sprout leathery batwings to get around.

Cinder shifted his weight. “Why this, of all things?”

“Do you love him?”

He arched an eyebrow. The line they were standing in moved. “Why ask me that?”

“Because it’s an easy enough to answer question.”