Bonded by Death: A Steamy Why Choose Paranormal Romance by Kel Carpenter & Aurelia Jane

Author:Kel Carpenter & Aurelia Jane [Carpenter, Kel & Jane, Aurelia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Raging Hippo Publishing
Published: 2023-03-26T18:30:00+00:00

thirteen

NATHALIE

My blood burned for this man.

Sure, he was hotter than a statue of a Greek god, but it wasn’t his looks that caused that desire within me. While a pretty face and lickable abs went a long way in getting someone’s attention, it didn’t make me obsess this way. Long for him. Need.

Being in the same room together was torture.

I could feel his eyes on me. A look so deep and intense it pulled me inexorably closer, leaving me with little hope I could ever push it away. It burrowed beneath my skin, to the point that any attempt to rid myself of it was painful.

Sharing the same air was torture.

Beautiful yet piercing as it invaded my lungs like poison. It touched my skin. My pores. My lungs. It made me want more while simultaneously pulling me into its depths. That’s what made it so dangerous. I could drown in it, in him, but it had no right to feel so good at the same time.

His touch was pure agony.

Whether it was the briefest stroke of his fingertips or the rough palm of his hand splayed across my ass, August’s touch was a torment I’d never known. More than lust. More than love. I’d felt both in copious amounts, but nothing ever made me want to combust on the spot quite like he did. I couldn’t even blame it on him being an incubus because I’d been with his kind before. The oils their skin produced may be a potent aphrodisiac, but it didn’t make my head spin in the best way possible.

All of this made the tension between us brew like a perfect storm.

As much as I may respond to him—his body, his scent—I prided myself on self-control. Growing up the weakest in my family, with a demented older sister hell-bent on making sure I didn’t live to adulthood was a lesson in self-control. There were times I’d wanted to scream at her, or cry from the pain, but any reaction at all would have only made it worse. I wanted to hit her back, to hurt her like she did me, but even burning with rage, I learned to bury it and smile.

Sometimes I wanted to make bad choices as much as the next person. But my brain couldn’t tune out the consequences. It was stifling, but it also meant I rarely made mistakes.

Which was how I knew the horrible, ugly truth.

I cared for August entirely too much.

For all my self-control, I couldn’t deny myself.

And regardless of what happened with Sasha, I wouldn’t be able to pretend this was a mistake. I made the choice.

Even knowing I would struggle to live with it.

“Nathalie . . .” he groaned as I unbuttoned his shirt with slow, almost lazy hands. I was desperate for him, but it was my mind that sped up instead of my body.

I neared the hem, humming under my breath. My heels made me tall enough that I could lean forward and kiss the pulse of his neck.

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