Blood Ecstasy (Blood Curse Series Book 8) by Tessa Dawn

Author:Tessa Dawn [Dawn, Tessa]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: Ghost Pines Publishing LLC
Published: 2016-05-25T23:00:00+00:00

eighteen

Julien sat back on Rebecca’s custom-upholstered couch, crossed one leg over the other, bending his upper leg across his lower thigh, and stretched a large arm along the back of the sofa. “Becca, talk to me.”

She had been pacing, worrying, and wringing her hands together for the last two hours, ever since Julien had sent the VOSU women home, their memories effectively erased, his “mental files” successfully uploaded, and he had tried to give Rebecca some space, some time to process and decompress—but enough was enough.

This didn’t seem to be helping.

She pressed the pads of her thumbs against the delicate skin beneath her eyes in order to stave off pressing tears and drew a deep, cleansing breath. “So he’s gone then?”

They had been over this.

Several times.

“Yes, angel. He’s gone.”

She nodded her head, courageously. “And how did you say he died again?”

Julien frowned and brushed a piece of lint off his jeans. “I did not.”

“Oh, right, but you’re sure the authorities won’t find him?”

Julien repressed the desire to scowl.

Authorities.

What authorities?

He acknowledged no such thing.

“He will not be found, Becca.” He patted the sofa beside him. “Come to me, little mouse. You need to sit down for a while.”

Rebecca eyed the empty space on the overstuffed couch beside him, almost as if she were eyeing a guillotine, and then she reluctantly crossed the room and sat down, cautiously, immediately tucking her knees to her chest as if to create a physical barrier between them.

Julien placed a large tender hand over the cap of her knee and massaged it gently. “What are you feeling?” he asked in a hushed, compassionate voice, surprised by his own uncommon sensitivity.

She placed her hands on her thighs. “Um, mostly numb.” She tilted her head from side to side as if weighing the question more thoughtfully. “Glad it’s over—glad that the Trevor part is at least over—but anxious about the future.”

“About me?” he asked, getting straight to the point.

She frowned. “You’re a vampire.”

“And you will be one, as well. Very soon.”

She gulped. “Don’t remind me. I think, before, I had a momentary lapse.”

He shifted his weight, leaned in her direction, and uncrossed his leg so he could run the backs of his fingers softly along her jaw. “I want…” His words trailed off as he held her gaze with his and stared deep into her eyes. “I want a deeper understanding between us.”

Her eyelids fluttered several times as she blinked, almost instinctively, much like a delicate bird or a hesitant butterfly testing out a leaf before deciding whether or not to land. “I think we understand each other,” she murmured, unable to sustain the intimate eye contact.

He leaned in even closer and pressed a soft, chaste kiss along the exposed arch of her shoulder, just where the curve met her arm, grateful that she was wearing an open-shouldered blouse. “Do we?” His words were a husky murmur.

Rebecca gasped, and the same delicate skin flushed with rising goose bumps.

Julien reached across her midriff, caressed her upper arm, and lightly kneaded her flesh, imparting warmth and concern in his touch.

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