Chapter 37: S3 Eli: Just Passing Time
Eli Mesnikoff
Laughter, the distinct sound, resonates in Eli's ears.
He shoves the black leather chair he's on away from the desk, then rises. With long strides, he exits his office, then makes his way down the hallway that leads to the bar.
The last customer left the building a little over thirty minutes ago. And now, at closing, only a third of the lights remain on. At the other end of the hallway, shadows snake up the walls, down the corridor, and across the ceiling. Voices carry in the distance and his inner wolf listens.
Down in the pit, Tessa Johansson kneels on the seat of a booth, wiping down the table. The blue skirt she's wearing creeps upward, then swishes around the back of her bare thighs. Next to her, the new girl, Jasmine Martinez, rearranges the condiments. Their conversation - hushed and whispered - does little to keep the content private from the ears of his inner wolf.