Carson's Night by Tracy Cooper-Posey

Author:Tracy Cooper-Posey [Cooper-Posey, Tracy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: A Vampire Gargoyle Urban Fantasy Romance
Publisher: Tracy Cooper-Posey
Published: 2016-12-15T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Three

Tally dressed in the rayon wrap print dress in dark blues and greens that Bloomingdale’s had sent over. It was a bit snug around the bust line, but wearable. There were some platform shoes in a teal green that the wardrobe consultant had included in the parcel, just in case, that matched flecks from the pattern in the dress, and she slipped them on and went downstairs.

Nick was reading, but put his finger in the book and the book on his lap when she sat on the hassock next to his feet. “You smell of sex and satisfaction,” he stated baldly. “Was he good?”

She could feel her cheeks heating, but Nick and Damian had never let her be a hypocrite in anything. “He’s not like normal men at all, Nick. He’s…different.”

“He’s a hunter,” Nick said simply.

“He’s human,” she countered.

“Very,” Nick said, showing his fangs. “But he made you scream, little one.”

She drew in an unsteady breath.

“Tally doesn’t want to fall in love with just a human,” Damian whispered next to her.

She swiveled to look down at him. “You’re conscious!” Relief flooded her. She wanted to hug him and leaned forward to do so, then hesitated. She reached for his shoulder instead, but didn’t know if that would hurt too much. Finally, she stroked his forehead. “You scared me.”

“I’ll be fine. Just claws. No bites, so no toxin.”

Tally looked at Nick, but he wasn’t sitting anymore. He had put the book down and was looking out the window down onto Central Park. “Where is he?” he rasped, his voice a growl.

“Carson?” she asked, suddenly uneasy. Nick was pissed about something. That growly tone of his was a dead giveaway. “He went out to get food.”

Nick nodded and turned to look at her. “Who said anything about love?” he demanded.

She stared at him. “Who did say anything about love?” she asked, baffled.

“I did,” Damian whispered. “Because it’s too late, Nick. The elephant is in the room with us. Might as well talk about it. Look at her. Smell her.” He coughed hard and fell silent.

Nick whirled back to the window.

“What are you talking about, Damian?” Tally demanded fiercely.

“You love him,” Damian said simply. “A human’s pheromones change when they’re in love. Yours have changed.” He gave a smile and small shrug.

“No…” She was horrified. “I can’t be!”

“When he walks back in that door, you’ll know,” Nick said from the window. He came back to the chair he had been sitting in and sat down once more. He looked tired again. “Why doesn’t she want to love a human?” he asked Damian.

Tally hung her head. “Don’t. Please.”

“You want to carry this shadow all your life, Tally?” Damian whispered.

“I thought it was a good thing,” she muttered.

Nick made an impatient sound.

Tally looked him in the eye. “I wanted to fall in love with someone like you two,” she said simply. “Someone not human. A vampire, an other-world creature. I’ve spent my life in this world. I know it better than the human world and I like it here.

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