( Dark 11) Dark Descent by Christine Feehan

Author:Christine Feehan [Feehan, Christine]
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Fiction, Contemporary, General
ISBN: 9780062020833
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2010-07-12T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

The night air was crisp and clean and so fresh, Joie gratefully dragged it deep

into her lungs. Fear was dissipating now that she was out in the open. She

pulled her helmet from her head to allow the wind to comb through her hair.

Stretching her arms toward the moon, she laughed softly. "I love the night. I

love everything about it. It doesn't matter if its stormy or not."

She turned her head to look at Traian. His face was beautiful in the moonlight.

"Worthy of a Greek god," she murmured, astonished that she felt so much for him,

that her emotions were so strong and connected with his. His hair fell like

black silk around his face to his shoulders. There wasn't so much as a smear of

mud on his face. All traces of blood were gone from his chest, leaving only the

raw gashes on his flesh.

Joie shook her head, stepping away from him, putting distance between them. She

needed space, needed to find balance. "Thanks a lot for leaving me standing

filthy and wet all by myself while you're all shined up and looking good. I'm

not even going to ask how you did that."

His teeth gleamed at her, more the smile of a wolf than a man. "I have my little

secrets. You are shivering. Hand me your pack and take this jacket." He enfolded

her in the warmth of a suit jacket.

Joie decided not to ask him where he found the jacket either. "How did you find

the way out? I couldn't see a thing." She sank down because all at once she was

tired and she wanted to feel the ground under her. Traian had changed her entire

life in the blink of an eye, and she didn't want to think too much about the

bizarre world he lived in.

"There were signs if you knew what to look for. In the old times, Carpathians

and Wizards were not enemies. We lived side by side and enjoyed the benefits of

both races. We often used the same glyphs. I saw them as we moved through the

halls." He crouched down beside her, touched her chin with gentle fingers. "Let

me take you back to the inn where you are staying. You are tired and hungry and

want a shower. You are also very worried about your brother and sister. You

needn't be. I planted the symbols in your brother's mind to assure that they

would find their way out quickly."

"Thank you, that was thoughtful of you. I was concerned, although both are

experienced cavers. I just wanted them safe and away from vampires and traps.

They'll be worried about me. I know Jubal hated leaving me behind, but he'll

want to get Gabrielle back to safety as soon as possible. He'll take her

straight to the inn." Joie swept a hand through her hair, pushing it back from

her face. "I am tired, Traian. I feel as if I could sleep for a month."

He drew her to her feet, then simply lifted her, cradling her against his chest.

Joie burst out laughing. "This is so medieval. Male carries little woman over

mountain. Oh, the utter humiliation of it all.

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