Tiny excerpt from Empath

One of the things I love about female characters is their attitude. It's fun to add dialogue when you have a character as strong as Thea say these kind of things in your head.

Excerpt from The King's Empath, chapter 4.

“Why is a lovely thing like you sitting here all alone?”

 Thea didn’t answer.

 “Well,” he took her silence as permission to sit, “how about I keep you company?”

 “I’m fine. You can leave.”

 The man’s looks reminded her of a fish. With puckered lips and eyes too big for his flat face, it was no wonder he had to pay for a woman’s touch.

 “Come on sweetheart, don’t be like that. I can make this a night you could only dream of. Just say yes and we’ll have a great time.”

 “No, you may leave now.”

 His cheeks reddened, but he kept himself calm. “Darling—“

 “Don’t call me that.”

 “Honey—“

 “That either.”