Caress of Darkness by Julie Kenner & J. Kenner

Author:Julie Kenner & J. Kenner [Kenner, Julie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Stark International, Julie Kenner, Dark Pleasures, fantasy, erotic, J. Kenner
Publisher: Evil Eye Concepts, Incorporated
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

Raine watched the decision play across her face, desire warring with rationality, prudence, whatever personal albatross she clung to. He wanted to clutch her hand and tell her to simply go with faith. To believe in them.

But those were words he could not say. He wanted her in his bed. Wanted her fully and completely. But he would not press her. Once more, the choice would be hers, and he was forced to wait—feeling pretty goddamn impotent when you got right down to it.

He knew she did not overtly remember being Livia. But he also knew that didn’t matter. The essence was within her, and so that meant that on some level she did understand. Did know him. Did remember.

But even if she didn’t—even if this woman standing before him had not once been his mate—he would still want her. Callie Sinclair amused and challenged him in ways he didn’t understand and hadn’t expected.

He was a man who had died a hundred deaths and no longer looked into the dark with fear. But at the moment, he was terrified that she would walk out of this club the same way that she had walked away from the limo.

Even as the thought entered his head, she took a step away from him, as if manifesting all his deepest fears.

“Callie.” Her name felt ripped from his throat, and he knew that the anguish in it revealed everything. Frankly, he didn’t give a fuck.

She hesitated, then held out her hand for him. “Not here.” He saw the mischief in her smile. “I’m not into exhibitionism.”

The extent of his relief was such that it almost brought him to his knees.

“Where’s your apartment, Raine?”

“Come with me.”

He knew that the others were watching the exchange from across the club. Knew that Mal especially was looking on, particularly after what Raine had told him about Livia’s essence. It didn’t matter, and he didn’t care. All he needed right now was to get to the elevator. That was his primary objective, and once satisfied, he could move on to the next.

He held her by the elbow, and even that simple touch overwhelmed him. He hit the release for the hidden door, and the bookcase swung open. He led her through, into the simple but tasteful area that at one time was part of a grand ballroom. Now, it served as a reception area for Phoenix Security, which had its own entrance separate from Dark Pleasures at the rear of the building.

That, however, was not where he was going now, and he led her to the small, cage-style elevator, then pushed the button to call it.

“What floor?” she asked.

“Penthouse,” he said. “The club takes up one and two. Three is office space. Four is reserved for out of town members. Five is my private apartment.”

Unlike his brethren, who had used the money they’d earned and stockpiled over the years to acquire some of the most exceptional pieces of property across the globe, including the two brownstones adjacent to Number 36, Raine had never felt the need.

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