Chapter 49 Cursed in Paradise

A slight moan of the floorboards woke Arei from a sound sleep. Before his eyes had even opened, his hand automatically shot out to the empty mattress beside him. He quickly sat up and forced his eyes to search the dark room. Light nearly blinded him as the door pulled open silhouetting Jos's frame. "Kitten? Where are you going?" He flung his feet over the side of the bed and tugged on his pants as best he could, chasing after her out the door. His bare feet slapping against the weathered wood of the hall. "Shit!" He growled as he realized her naked body was now walking casually across the front of the inn toward the main doors to the establishment. He flung himself over the railing of the third floor and landed with a silent thud seconds later. He looked around to see if others were there to witness this. "Fuck..." He growled as he nodded to a table of old fishermen as he straightened and made his way to the door in haste.