Chosen by Ella James

Author:Ella James [James, Ella]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Barkley's Books
Published: 2012-07-25T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWELVE

After seeing Julia to bed, Cayne opened the door that connected the two suites. He paused to listen; the quiet living area where he would spend his nights was empty except for him. He walked into the kitchenette and sat on one of the elegant bar chairs. He sighed, letting himself slump onto his elbows, rested his head in his hand, digging his fingers into the short cut before sitting up and running his hands through his hair—something he never did unless he was alone.

It was reassuring—because it reminded him of his mother. His hair had been long and unkempt, and she liked to untangle it. He felt something close to longing, or maybe nostalgia, but like the memory of his mother’s fingers, it came from somewhere distant.

Buried by his time with Samyaza.

The Nephilim king’s conditioning plus two centuries did a lot to strip one of his history. Among other Hunters Cayne had never indulged his humanity—the mortal half of him that, left to its own devices, might have done something different than kill.

He had found affection again, with Kat, and it had made him weak. Samyaza had found them and killed her. The guilt he felt was overwhelming. But it paled in comparison to the complex swirl of emotions he felt about Julia.

They were good and bad. Love was the strongest, even though he was loath to admit it to himself. It’s what stirred everything else up: lust, anger, happiness, fear.

And now he was consumed with worry, which was awful. He could tell everyone else, even Julia, thought he was being over-vigilant. He just didn’t know how else to be. His feelings might as well have been his very first, as raw as they were, and until they found some way to help her, until he was sure she was safe, he was going to be on edge.

Edan had told him it would only get worse. Cayne was prepared to take the pain, to have Edan transfer it to him the way he’d discreetly done in the hostel. But Edan claimed he couldn’t siphon it for long. Eventually it would become too great for him to touch.

He remembered Monte’s skeptical expression when the others had told him of Edan—and that Cayne understood. There were a lot of things off about him and his story, but Cayne still didn’t consider the guy a threat. If he wanted to screw them over, as Julia and her friends liked to say, he would have done it already.

Still, why had he disappeared as soon as they’d reached the House? And he had disappeared. Holed up with a woman, Samyaza’s ass. Something was going on, and Cayne was going to find out what. Bring Edan back into the fold so Cayne could focus his attention on the Chosen. Find chinks in their armor and be sure he knew their game.

For his happy little visit to the hostel, he pulled on black jeans and the shell that went under his black ski jacket. He

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