Caressed by the Edge of Darkness by Amanda J. Greene

Author:Amanda J. Greene [Greene, Amanda J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-10-09T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Gabriel had hoped to spare Jordan, to shield her from the demon that lurked in his soul. Had he thought if she never discovered the darkness he possessed that she’d…love him?

His head whipped back as if he’d been punched. He did not want her love. He did not want her to have any tender feelings for him, just as he didn’t want her to unearth those long buried emotions within him.

But after his merciless display, would she fear him?

He wouldn’t be able to tolerate her fear. He’d rather she hate him. Hate he could handle. Hate he understood. Hate was more a part of him than his soul.

If she wanted to lump him in with the other vampires she’d known, then so be it. He’d thought, hoped, Jordan might view him differently and for a handful of blissful moments, she had. She’d seen him as her savior, a man to be respected and desired.

Nothing good ever lasts.

He didn’t regret slaying the guard and wouldn’t apologize for his cold behavior. Grudgingly, he admitted he could’ve handled the situation better. He’d beheaded the vampire, threatened Jordan then snapped at Gannon to escort the human to her quarters and stormed from the room. I’m sorry wasn’t a phrase he was accustom to and rarely did he deserve forgiveness. But if an apology would help alleviate her anxiety he’d give it.

Gabriel dropped his gaze to the glass of Silver Moon in his hand. Just months ago he would’ve laughed until tears pricked his eyes at the thought of begging pardon from anyone. Jack Frost himself would’ve had to rise from Hell before he’d ever consider apologizing to a mortal. He’d changed. He didn’t know exactly when or how, but he knew why. Jordan.

She had done this to him. Gabriel knew he’d treated her differently, thought of her differently, but he never considered that she’d actually have a permanent impact on him. When he’d cupped her face and peered into her eyes, he saw her. He’d seen straight into her heart, her soul, and the beauty astounded him. She had her battle scars, doubts, and insecurities—just like him—but she was fierce, resilient, and a survivor—just like him.

He didn’t understand what was happening to him or what was happening between them, but he knew the human was the cause. Disturbed by the effect she had on him and infuriated by her words, he had lashed out at her. Unable to destroy the source of the emotional hurricane that whipped through him, Gabriel focused on Klein.

He’d taken a little too much pleasure from the Slaver Handler’s torture and eventual death. The sick bastard confessed to poisoning Jordan. He’d planned on turning her and keeping her for his own once she became too ill to place on the auction block. Gabriel had watched from the shadows of his home as Klein’s bloodied and battered body burned beneath the brilliant rays of the early morning sun.

The Slave Handler deserved worse, but Gabriel was impatient. He wanted to be done with the vampire and he wanted to get away from Jordan.

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