10-10-2024, 03:02 PM
Elyse closed her eyes as Cade began his explanation and she focused her scent on him. Elyse couldn't really explain it better. Her first couple of nights at Kallisti the scents had been overwhelming. Everyone had a different scent and lust prevailed over all. The mix of scents had an interesting effect on her libido - particularly those first few nights. Mae had been helpful in relieving that at times - but Elyse had to share, so some nights she was on her own. In time, it had become a necessity to learn how to focus her sense of smell on certain people, and she had become quite good at it.
The coffee shop smelled of coffee grounds, baked goods. She could smell irritation from one of the baristas, and varying emotions from customers. Elyse tuned all of that out, focusing on Cade, and as he spoke, Elyse detected no change in his scent. Elyse could feel Anna begin to move, perhaps to speak, and Elyse took her hand and opened her eyes.
"He isn't lying," Elyse said, calmly, looking at Cade. Cade was looking for his family - a situation that Elyse could relate with very well. The thought of her family made her tattoo itch. She wanted to get it removed, but hadn't worked up the courage yet.
"So you think he's telling the truth about them being brothers?"
Elyse recalled a picture that Nox had once shown her. It contained his mother and his sister, and had she not been looking for it, Elyse probably wouldn't have noticed the resemblance between the women and Cade.
"I don't know for sure - but Cade thinks so - and there is a resemblance. No matter what, I think Cade is being honest with us." Elyse chuckled and addressed Cade directly. "I apologize, we are being extremely rude. I hope you can understand our suspicions. You can't be too careful."
Elyse looked at Anna and gave her an encouraging smile. That was enough for the other woman to follow suit. It was obvious the two women knew Nox. "You asked us about him. What is it you're looking for - a meeting?" Anna said, turning to Cade.
The coffee shop smelled of coffee grounds, baked goods. She could smell irritation from one of the baristas, and varying emotions from customers. Elyse tuned all of that out, focusing on Cade, and as he spoke, Elyse detected no change in his scent. Elyse could feel Anna begin to move, perhaps to speak, and Elyse took her hand and opened her eyes.
"He isn't lying," Elyse said, calmly, looking at Cade. Cade was looking for his family - a situation that Elyse could relate with very well. The thought of her family made her tattoo itch. She wanted to get it removed, but hadn't worked up the courage yet.
"So you think he's telling the truth about them being brothers?"
Elyse recalled a picture that Nox had once shown her. It contained his mother and his sister, and had she not been looking for it, Elyse probably wouldn't have noticed the resemblance between the women and Cade.
"I don't know for sure - but Cade thinks so - and there is a resemblance. No matter what, I think Cade is being honest with us." Elyse chuckled and addressed Cade directly. "I apologize, we are being extremely rude. I hope you can understand our suspicions. You can't be too careful."
Elyse looked at Anna and gave her an encouraging smile. That was enough for the other woman to follow suit. It was obvious the two women knew Nox. "You asked us about him. What is it you're looking for - a meeting?" Anna said, turning to Cade.