Kiss of the Night by Sylvia Day Page A

safe for him to venture outside. The cargo ramp lowered with what Alex considered to be uncustomary leisure. His booted foot tapped out an impatient staccato as the landing bay slowly came into view.
    Outside, beings of all nationalities scurried about their business. Flight information paged from the overhead speakers and various smells assaulted his senses. But the animal within him focused on just one scent—Bree’s. She was close, very close.
    With a shrug of his shoulders, Alex let the beast free. His fangs descended from their confinement, his nails lengthened into deadly claws, his muscles thickened and bulged. His sense of smell sharpened, his hearing and vision became acute and power visibly rippled beneath his taut skin. It was nearly orgasmic, the sensation of the hunger unleashed. He stepped out into the concourse and all eyes turned to him.
    He licked his fangs and smiled.
    The hunt was on.
    Chapter Six
     
    Pacing in the darkness, Briana drummed her fingers against the hilt of her blaster and surveyed the transport hub in the wide valley below. She’d been waiting for hours for the instructions to come and her patience had long since run out.
    “I want you to break into the comm room, James. Tap the lines going into the hub and trace the sender of the link when it comes in.” At least with James working toward her cause she’d feel less helpless and more active.
    “Of course, Mistress.” James cut through the brush and made his way down the sloping hill toward the utility door visible from where they stood.
    She watched him move, noting the way he detected the security vids and avoided them. For a sex bot, the variety of his skills impressed her. He was definitely one of the best investments she’d made.
    What about me?
    Her shoulders stiffened, the hairs on her nape tingling into a singular awareness, as did every cell in her body. She’d known he would come after her, she just hadn’t expected it to happen so fast. “You shouldn’t be here.”
    He growled.
    “Don’t growl at me. This isn’t any of your business.” Turning slowly, she faced Alexei Night and her mouth fell open at the sight of him. “Alex…?” she breathed, as the surface of her skin misted from a heretofore unknown level of desire. He looked larger, meaner and far more dangerous. The glint in his eyes was feral and voracious.
    Damn, he was hot ! Hard everywhere, he was the most gorgeous creature she’d ever seen. His thick, beautiful hair could have blended with the darkness, except for the loving caress of moonlight that caught the strands and made them gleam like starlight. His dark, liquid eyes glowed a brilliant red, burning through her clothing with a ravenous intensity. Dressed in his customary vest, his arms and chest rippled with lean power while skin-hugging pants showed off the beauty of his legs and luscious cock.
    Her nipples pebbled into aching points and her pussy grew soft and damp, just from the sight of his dark skin burnished with the lunar glow. Fierce, painful arousal flooded her senses in a force so powerful she almost fell to her knees. She moved toward him, unable to do anything else. Delicious memories of their encounter in the workout room made her shiver and walk faster. She was desperate to have him that way again.
    “Stay away,” came the guttural order.
    Glancing at the huge erection outlined by his trousers, Bree licked her lips. He was dressed to kill, literally, and it was so amazingly sexy.
    She wanted him. And she would have him. Now.
    Alex snarled. “Don’t come closer.”
    The coiling tension radiating from him was a tangible thing. His fists clenched and unclenched rhythmically at his sides while the muscle in his jaw ticced with his effort at restraint.
    He was barely in control, she could tell, and it was such a turn-on. Never in her life had she needed anything as badly as she needed him now. She ran the distance between them, determined to rip off the material that hid his body