Vampire Isle had never seemed so beautiful, yet Melessa’s
innocent beauty rivaled the Golden Palace for splendor.
Her radiant smile lit the eternal night with
radiantness. Slade spent his days surrounded by the unequaled beauty of the
Vampires. His furniture was made from the finest Rubies and his castle from
the purest gold, but he knew that in this angelic human he had found his real
treasure. In two short days, the Council of Elders would sanctify his
Eternal-Bonding and then… he would never let Melessa go
Eternal
Passion at Sunset- Chapter Five
“I
know it wasn’t technically Slade’s fault, exactly, but I completely blame him
for this whole thing.” Karalynn paced back and forth in front of the mantle.
“He just has this annoying ‘ ick ’ about him that makes him such a handy
target.”
“I
agree.” Damien stayed perfectly still, his eyes sliding over the exposed
length of Kara’s legs. He sat in a red leather chair, waiting for her to
explain her abilities, while a fire burned in the fireplace. July or not, the
hotel was always drafty and cold. Karalynn had a point about that. She was
pacing around so the flames backlit her miniscule skirt, letting him see every
inch of her thighs.
Slade
would do anything to have her back. Risk anything. Truthfully, Damien didn’t
even blame the Vampire for that. The woman was unique.
Dangerous.
Damien’s
tongue ran over the edge of his teeth as he stared at her bare ankles. She
wore a golden chain around one that caught the firelight as she walked back and
forth on the Oriental rug. They’d moved into the hotel’s main sitting room.
He usually didn’t pay a lot of attention to his surroundings, but Kara asking
him if he liked the bedroom made him more aware of all the décor. Why did the
hotel look this way? He must have bought it like this, because he never would
have chosen any of this furniture.
Why
didn’t he remember coming to live here?
The
entire room was decorated in various shades of red and tarnished gold. Heavy
velvets and fraying tassels abounded. The wallpaper looked like insects
skittering, but you couldn’t really see too much of it since the walls were all
covered in weapons. Swords and shields and medieval maces were mounded in
ostentatious patterns. In the corner, his raven, Lenore, was perched on a full
suit of armor.
No.
On his own, Damien never would have decorated his home like this.
So
why did it look this way?
The
question swirled in his mind again, and he tried to push it aside.
Despite
the arsenal displaced on the walls and the heavy, dusty fabrics, Kara insisting
that this sitting room was the least creepy spot in his home. She’d chosen it
as the place for their talk and Damien wasn’t going to argue. All things
considered, getting her away from a bedroom wasn’t such a bad idea.
His
gaze lingered on the curve of her hip.
She
made him think distracting thoughts.
“Wait,
you don’t think Slade can find us here, do you?” She glanced over at him and
Damien quickly averted his eyes from her body. “With like Vampire GPS or
whatever?”
On
average, he understood about one in three words she spoke. “Slade can’t find
this hotel. I have it shrouded with my powers.”
That
didn’t mean the Vampire would stop hunting for them, though. Slade would have
had to be an even bigger idiot than usual to give this woman up. And it was
impossible to be a bigger idiot than Slade usually was. With the aid of
Karalynn’s stolen belongings, he’d be scouring the globe for his lost queen.
Bastard.
Kara
looked relieved by the news that Slade was temporarily stymied. “Good. Thanks
for helping me dodge him, by the way. Again . Tanya’s created a male chauvinist
pig for her leading man. I was seriously worried that he’d club me and drag me
around by my hair next.”
Gods,
her hair was lovely.
Since
she’d brought it up, Damien’s gaze
innocent beauty rivaled the Golden Palace for splendor.
Her radiant smile lit the eternal night with
radiantness. Slade spent his days surrounded by the unequaled beauty of the
Vampires. His furniture was made from the finest Rubies and his castle from
the purest gold, but he knew that in this angelic human he had found his real
treasure. In two short days, the Council of Elders would sanctify his
Eternal-Bonding and then… he would never let Melessa go
Eternal
Passion at Sunset- Chapter Five
“I
know it wasn’t technically Slade’s fault, exactly, but I completely blame him
for this whole thing.” Karalynn paced back and forth in front of the mantle.
“He just has this annoying ‘ ick ’ about him that makes him such a handy
target.”
“I
agree.” Damien stayed perfectly still, his eyes sliding over the exposed
length of Kara’s legs. He sat in a red leather chair, waiting for her to
explain her abilities, while a fire burned in the fireplace. July or not, the
hotel was always drafty and cold. Karalynn had a point about that. She was
pacing around so the flames backlit her miniscule skirt, letting him see every
inch of her thighs.
Slade
would do anything to have her back. Risk anything. Truthfully, Damien didn’t
even blame the Vampire for that. The woman was unique.
Dangerous.
Damien’s
tongue ran over the edge of his teeth as he stared at her bare ankles. She
wore a golden chain around one that caught the firelight as she walked back and
forth on the Oriental rug. They’d moved into the hotel’s main sitting room.
He usually didn’t pay a lot of attention to his surroundings, but Kara asking
him if he liked the bedroom made him more aware of all the décor. Why did the
hotel look this way? He must have bought it like this, because he never would
have chosen any of this furniture.
Why
didn’t he remember coming to live here?
The
entire room was decorated in various shades of red and tarnished gold. Heavy
velvets and fraying tassels abounded. The wallpaper looked like insects
skittering, but you couldn’t really see too much of it since the walls were all
covered in weapons. Swords and shields and medieval maces were mounded in
ostentatious patterns. In the corner, his raven, Lenore, was perched on a full
suit of armor.
No.
On his own, Damien never would have decorated his home like this.
So
why did it look this way?
The
question swirled in his mind again, and he tried to push it aside.
Despite
the arsenal displaced on the walls and the heavy, dusty fabrics, Kara insisting
that this sitting room was the least creepy spot in his home. She’d chosen it
as the place for their talk and Damien wasn’t going to argue. All things
considered, getting her away from a bedroom wasn’t such a bad idea.
His
gaze lingered on the curve of her hip.
She
made him think distracting thoughts.
“Wait,
you don’t think Slade can find us here, do you?” She glanced over at him and
Damien quickly averted his eyes from her body. “With like Vampire GPS or
whatever?”
On
average, he understood about one in three words she spoke. “Slade can’t find
this hotel. I have it shrouded with my powers.”
That
didn’t mean the Vampire would stop hunting for them, though. Slade would have
had to be an even bigger idiot than usual to give this woman up. And it was
impossible to be a bigger idiot than Slade usually was. With the aid of
Karalynn’s stolen belongings, he’d be scouring the globe for his lost queen.
Bastard.
Kara
looked relieved by the news that Slade was temporarily stymied. “Good. Thanks
for helping me dodge him, by the way. Again . Tanya’s created a male chauvinist
pig for her leading man. I was seriously worried that he’d club me and drag me
around by my hair next.”
Gods,
her hair was lovely.
Since
she’d brought it up, Damien’s gaze
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