Broken Dawn (Immortal Guardians Book 10) by Dianne Duvall

Author:Dianne Duvall [Duvall, Dianne]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Tags: General Fiction
Publisher: Dianne Duvall
Published: 2020-06-15T16:00:00+00:00

Quiet descended as Nick held Kayla.

Even the jackwad two blocks over had stopped blasting music.

A throat cleared, drawing his attention to Kayla’s abandoned cell phone.

Oliver shook his head. “I knew I shouldn’t have taken a vacation. You okay, man?”

Nick glanced down at Kayla, who wept against his bare chest, then slowly shook his head. Hell no, he wasn’t okay. “Yeah. I’m fine.”

Oliver nodded, understanding. “Listen, I’m going to cut my vacation short and—”

“No, you’re not.” Nick knew the rules. He knew Seconds were supposed to protect their immortals at any cost. And he knew they took that shit seriously and wouldn’t hesitate to sacrifice their lives to save those of their immortals.

More than one of Nick’s Seconds had died while protecting him in the past. He didn’t want a repeat of that. And Oliver had already almost died backing him up at the damn base they’d blitzed.

“You’re going to stay right where you are and fucking relax,” Nick ordered. “I can handle this.”

“You don’t even know what the hell this is,” Oliver countered.

“But I survived it.”

“By passing out, buck naked and bleeding, on Kayla’s floor.”

Irritation rose. “You heard Marcus. They’re going to call the network in on this. Just stay put until we hear what they have to say about it.”

Oliver stared at him for a long moment. Glancing away, he began to fiddle with something Nick couldn’t see. “Fuck that. I’m on my way.” Then he held up a white sheet of paper with words scrawled across it.

YOU AREN’T THE ONLY ONE WHO NEEDS PROTECTING.

Nick’s chest tightened. Oliver was right. What would’ve happened if he hadn’t caught that last attacker? Nick had already been weakened from blood loss when he gave chase. What if he’d collapsed before he even reached the fence? What would have happened to Kayla if that bastard had kicked in her damn door and charged inside?

Swallowing hard, he nodded. “All right. I’ll see you when you get here.”

Oliver ended the call.

And still Kayla wept.

Shaken by the what-ifs, terrified that this might indeed prove to be more than she wanted to deal with, Nick drew Kayla onto his lap and held her tight.

He couldn’t lose her.

Not to death.

Not to secrets.

He just couldn’t.

Resting his cheek on her head, he rocked her there on the kitchen floor. “I’m so sorry, Kayla.” He smoothed his hands up and down her back. “I’m so sorry.”

He wasn’t even a hundred percent sure he knew the source of her tears because there were so many damn things to choose from.

Fear?

Hell, yes. She could’ve been attacked by the bastards who had attacked him. She’d found out he could shape-shift. Two powerful, imposing immortals had invaded her home. And she’d seen at least one of them sprout fangs. There was a virtual smorgasbord of things to choose from that could’ve easily induced enough fear to spark tears.

Betrayal?

Yes, damn it. Because he had withheld a shitload of information about himself and his life from her despite their close relationship. And most considered withholding information synonymous with lying.

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