herumtreiber

Here's the beginning of the next chapter of 'Moonlight' it's going to be around 2,000 words and things turn complicated.

I sipped the capuccino slowly as the scalding hot liquid burned my tongue. It grounded me to the present, like the sunlight flittering through the front awning of 'Il risorgimento' the café I had found in Volterra. We were huddled on the back of the wide room. The soothing light spilling from lamplights tastefully hidden behind shelves across the comfy room made me feel safe. I gazed at the crisp silk shirt of the man sitting in front of me and shook my head, doubting the caffeine would help calm me down. The excuse of coming here provided a safe place to meet with him, though.

"What's on your mind, wolf?"

I looked up at him as I chased the last of the whipped cream with my tongue; then I shrugged. "Have to talk to you, Em. I need to explain myself."