his.
I cleaned the skin around the wound with an alcohol wipe. His muscles twitched as I treated his injuries. I leaned in to look for anything that might be in the wound by opening it with tweezers. His scent was coming off of him and messing with my head. I gritted my teeth and finished treating his wounds. He had a small tattoo on his right shoulder blade. I leaned forward to get a better look. When I brushed it with my fingertips, he flinched.
“When did you get this?” I asked breathlessly. It was a tattoo of a tiger and a dragon in a yin yang symbol. It was beautifully done. I traced it with my finger.
“Dante has one on his left shoulder. We got them together years ago,” he replied in a strained voice.
“Nice.” That was all I got out.
He flipped over and brought me down on top of him. His lips were pressed against mine. Sensations raced through my body. I couldn’t stop the moan that escaped. His warmth was surrounding me. He tasted like nothing I’d ever experienced before. Just as his tongue brushed along my lips, his phone rang.
We froze. I would’ve been across the room if he hadn’t been a holding onto me. I glared at him. With one arm around me keeping me in place, he reached for his phone with the other. My body was molded to his perfectly. I was enjoying being in that position just a bit too much. I could feel every inch of him and man I wanted him without his clothes.
“Yes,” his voice came out deeper than I’d ever heard it.
I felt his chest rumble beneath me as he spoke.
“Am I interrupting something?” It was Gregory. I guess it was back to work time.
“Not at all,” Radek said, giving me that smile.
I rolled my eyes at him.
He asked, “What do you want?”
“We’re done at your headquarters. He was taken alive. Do you want to fill me in on what the hell is going on now?” Gregory said. His words were harsh, but respectful. As long as I’d known him, he had been unflappable.
Radek sighed and sat up.
I was across the couch the instant he let me go. What had I been thinking? The fact was, I hadn’t been. His arms were well defined. I was distracted for a moment by the play of muscles as he moved. I averted my eyes so I could get a grip on my emotions or whatever was going on with me. I was far away, yet close enough to hear both sides of the conversation.
“We don’t have anything concrete. But would you have any theories on why Natalya was attacked last night, and Dante tonight?” Radek asked sarcastically.
“Louis? Again? Damn, when are you going to kill that cat?” Gregory said venomously.
“Of course we have no proof, but he has to be involved. He’s always involved in something, and always manages to come out clean too. I don’t think he’s doing this alone. It has to be someone strong enough to take on Dante. They messed with the wrong vamp though. Whoever did this is going to die by my hands.” Radek’s voice dropped and the last part came out more like a growl than words.
“I could try and see if I can contact Dante,” Gregory suggested.
I could hear the caution in his voice. I wondered what he was talking about. It had to be some sort of vampire thing. If it could help find Dante though, I was for it, even though I didn’t trust Gregory for the simple fact he was a vampire.
“Do it,” Radek said. He was going to do whatever it took to find Dante. Not that I blamed him. He apparently knew Gregory better than I did anyway.
“I’ll need blood to do it.”
“I’ll give you directions. Don’t bring anyone else. If you do, they’ll be killed on sight,” Radek said.
I looked at him. Why would he be trusting Gregory? What was going on? I knew he couldn’t shift tonight. Why would he take such a risk of informing Gregory of our whereabouts? I didn’t say anything as they finished their call, but I wanted to.
“It’s close to dawn; I’ll need shelter. I won’t be able to return home tonight,” Gregory said.
“I understand. You
I cleaned the skin around the wound with an alcohol wipe. His muscles twitched as I treated his injuries. I leaned in to look for anything that might be in the wound by opening it with tweezers. His scent was coming off of him and messing with my head. I gritted my teeth and finished treating his wounds. He had a small tattoo on his right shoulder blade. I leaned forward to get a better look. When I brushed it with my fingertips, he flinched.
“When did you get this?” I asked breathlessly. It was a tattoo of a tiger and a dragon in a yin yang symbol. It was beautifully done. I traced it with my finger.
“Dante has one on his left shoulder. We got them together years ago,” he replied in a strained voice.
“Nice.” That was all I got out.
He flipped over and brought me down on top of him. His lips were pressed against mine. Sensations raced through my body. I couldn’t stop the moan that escaped. His warmth was surrounding me. He tasted like nothing I’d ever experienced before. Just as his tongue brushed along my lips, his phone rang.
We froze. I would’ve been across the room if he hadn’t been a holding onto me. I glared at him. With one arm around me keeping me in place, he reached for his phone with the other. My body was molded to his perfectly. I was enjoying being in that position just a bit too much. I could feel every inch of him and man I wanted him without his clothes.
“Yes,” his voice came out deeper than I’d ever heard it.
I felt his chest rumble beneath me as he spoke.
“Am I interrupting something?” It was Gregory. I guess it was back to work time.
“Not at all,” Radek said, giving me that smile.
I rolled my eyes at him.
He asked, “What do you want?”
“We’re done at your headquarters. He was taken alive. Do you want to fill me in on what the hell is going on now?” Gregory said. His words were harsh, but respectful. As long as I’d known him, he had been unflappable.
Radek sighed and sat up.
I was across the couch the instant he let me go. What had I been thinking? The fact was, I hadn’t been. His arms were well defined. I was distracted for a moment by the play of muscles as he moved. I averted my eyes so I could get a grip on my emotions or whatever was going on with me. I was far away, yet close enough to hear both sides of the conversation.
“We don’t have anything concrete. But would you have any theories on why Natalya was attacked last night, and Dante tonight?” Radek asked sarcastically.
“Louis? Again? Damn, when are you going to kill that cat?” Gregory said venomously.
“Of course we have no proof, but he has to be involved. He’s always involved in something, and always manages to come out clean too. I don’t think he’s doing this alone. It has to be someone strong enough to take on Dante. They messed with the wrong vamp though. Whoever did this is going to die by my hands.” Radek’s voice dropped and the last part came out more like a growl than words.
“I could try and see if I can contact Dante,” Gregory suggested.
I could hear the caution in his voice. I wondered what he was talking about. It had to be some sort of vampire thing. If it could help find Dante though, I was for it, even though I didn’t trust Gregory for the simple fact he was a vampire.
“Do it,” Radek said. He was going to do whatever it took to find Dante. Not that I blamed him. He apparently knew Gregory better than I did anyway.
“I’ll need blood to do it.”
“I’ll give you directions. Don’t bring anyone else. If you do, they’ll be killed on sight,” Radek said.
I looked at him. Why would he be trusting Gregory? What was going on? I knew he couldn’t shift tonight. Why would he take such a risk of informing Gregory of our whereabouts? I didn’t say anything as they finished their call, but I wanted to.
“It’s close to dawn; I’ll need shelter. I won’t be able to return home tonight,” Gregory said.
“I understand. You
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