Blue Moon by J.A. Belfield

Author:J.A. Belfield [Belfield, J.A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: magic, paranormal romance, werewolves, mysticism, mythology, urban fantasy
ISBN: 2940015780192
Publisher: J. Taylor Publishing
Published: 2012-12-15T05:00:00+00:00

18

Great heat enveloped my stomach, my chest, even my toes and cheek, tempting me to stay put. Everything must be okay, my subconscious demanded because only Sean could fill me with such warmth and security.

I flexed my stiff fingers, blinking against the darkness. Awareness crept in at a gentle rise and fall beneath my cheek, a strong heartbeat pulsing against me.

“Sean?” I reached up to trace the outline of the face above my head, along the jaw, capturing the breaths blowing past slightly parted lips.

The body shifted beneath me a little. Hands swept over my back.

I inhaled. The second I did, everything came flooding back.

As intense agony stabbed through my chest, a gasp exploded from my lips.

“Shh,” Ethan whispered. A gentle rub of his hands soothed again.

“Ethan?”

“You were so cold. It was the only way to get your temperature back up. You’re okay now. Everything will be okay.”

“How can it be?” I bit down against the tremble of my lip. “How—when Sean isn’t here?”

“You need more rest.”

I pushed onto my elbows, raising my face to look at him. “How can I rest? I need to find him.”

“You’re exhausted.” He fingered my loosened hair and trapped it behind my ear.

The gesture reminded me so much of Sean that my brow folded as I clenched my jaw to prevent the tears.

“Shh, Jem.” A gentle coax of Ethan’s hand pressed my face back into his warmth, but my whirling mind would allow no reprieve.

Pain cramped at my chest before expanding, as though attempting to infiltrate my veins and spread its disease. In defence, my body began to curl.

My trapped feet tugged from the heat of Ethan’s legs. My hands compressed into tight fists. My knees drew up. My head tucked in.

The first sob wracked through me with the power of a convulsion.

Ethan shuffled until he sat. He tightened his arms and drew me onto his lap, circling my entire body as my limbs denied me any request to unfold.

Violent shudders clattered my teeth.

Ethan pulled me closer. “We’ll get him back. We’ll get them all back. I promise you, he’ll be home.”

Did he even realise he made promises I could never allow him to keep?

I’d been left, stuck with three men, all of whom I couldn’t take on my hunt—not when they could be kidnapped, too.

My sobs and judders lessened to clear the way for strings of thought. From those threads came elucidation. I needed help of the female variety.

“What time is it?” I whispered once my voice came back into play.

“About half four.”

I nodded, the movement wiping tears into the already soaked front of Ethan’s shirt. I lifted my gaze to his, blinking to clear my vision of moisture. “I need to use the toilet.”

“Sure.” Ethan’s strong hands offered support as I uncurled myself from his lap.

It took a second or two of being vertical to gain my balance, bearings and composure. The shadowed outline of the sofas emerged out of the dimness as I teetered around them for the door. In the hallway, I turned left, tiptoed down to the kitchen.

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