It's out.....
His eyes glowed bright as brimstone. The tips
of fangs were visible even under his closed lips.
“Give
me a moment,” he whispered in a hoarse voice.
As I
stared, the glow subsided. From the wash of the street light his eyes shone a
stormy gray. The tips of the fangs retracted. I walked to him, unafraid.
“That’s twice now you’ve saved me.”
“You
use up lives quicker than a cat.” His voice had returned to its normal
melodious cadence. He watched me approach.
“Thank
you, again.” I held out my hand. “I’m Suzanne James.”
The
hand that swallowed mine felt cool and hard. “Adrian Caine.” His touch drew me. His eyes compelled me. My
heart beat quickened. My breath grew shallow. I took a step closer then closer
yet, my only awareness: his magnetic gaze and the sweet peppermint of his
breath on my upturned face. His eyes were stormy as thunderclouds on a dark night.
“You conflict me.” He breathed that sweet scent on my face as his head lowered
toward mine.
“Friend
of yours?”
Cal’s voice startled me
and broke the spell I had fallen under. I took a deep breath and a step back.
“Yes. Cal Royce, Adrian Caine.”
The
men sized each other up. From the expressions on their face, neither was much
impressed with the other.
“You
should do a better job protecting her, policeman.” Adrian spoke in a soft voice but it carried a
sting like a whiplash.
Cal’s head jerked back.
His hand tightened around my purse. I grabbed it before the contents spewed out
from the force of his grip. “What the hell does that mean and who the hell are
you? How did you know I was a detective?”
“Where
were you when she was attacked just now?” Adrian
countered.
Cal whipped around. “Is
that true, Suzanne?”
“Yes.” I
felt a headache coming on. And my eye began to twitch.
Available Nov 28, 2013
11 comments:
Big congrats to thee!
Congrats, congrats! Wish I had abs like his :)
Congrats!
Congratulations!
Thanks, Pat:)
Dez, its just not fair is it?:)
Thanks, Ms. Julia.
Thanks, Sonia.
Thanks, CJ:)
Congratulations on your release, Sandra! This sounds like an intriguingly steamy novel, and I wish you great success with it. The cover looks SEXY!
Thank you so much, Gina. Yeah, EC did a good job with the cover;)
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