Chosen by Villains (The Heart of a Monster Book 1) by Eva Chase

Author:Eva Chase [Chase, Eva]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ink Spark Press
Published: 2022-04-05T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

Quinn

An uneasy quiver ran through my nerves at Torrent’s announcement. “What do you mean? How are you going to analyze me?”

Torrent sat down on the lounge chair Lance had recently vacated. He held up one of his tentacles, the tip curled inward like a question mark. “The energy that’s affecting all the shadowkind is being generated by your body somehow. If we can narrow down exactly where and how, that should help us in figuring out what and why. My suction cups can pick up more sensory input than most eyes, ears, or noses.”

My arms rose to cross over my chest instinctively. I held my voice steady, arching an eyebrow at him. “So you’re going to give me an exam, Dr. Squid?”

A short laugh tumbled out of Torrent that appeared to surprise even him. His lips quirked into the closest thing to a real smile I’d ever seen from him, though it still wasn’t entirely relaxed. I wasn’t sure the guy ever really let loose, at least not in physical form.

“Essentially,” he said, his voice still brisk but lighter. “I won’t even need to touch you, just bring my tentacle close. We can do this out here or in the cabin if you’d feel more comfortable there. Unless you’re not interested in what I might find out, Ms. Fix-It?”

Was there a dare hidden in his even tone?

I forced my arms to lower to my sides, bracing against the padding of the deck chair with the gentle bobbing of the boat, and exhaled slowly to release the tension that’d wound through me. “I want to know. Go ahead. I think I’d rather stay out here.” I liked having the sun’s warmth beaming over me. The soft warble of the ocean wind mixing with the thrum of the yacht’s engine would make it easier to tune out the weirdness of the situation.

Torrent raised one of his tentacles to the level of my head. I closed my eyes, figuring it’d also be easier if I couldn’t see him not-quite groping me with the thing.

But I could feel him even if I couldn’t see what he was doing. He didn’t touch me, just like he’d promised, but the air shifted slightly against my skin as his tentacle swiveled around my hair. It displaced a few flyaway strands, which I couldn’t really blame him for. The sunlight against my closed eyelids dimmed as the suckered appendage glided past my face.

He moved down to my shoulders, curling loosely around each of my arms and skimming down my back. Here and there, he grazed the fabric of my shirt just slightly. Just enough to set all my nerves tingling.

Maybe it was actually worse not seeing. It gave my imagination too much free rein.

I opened my eyes just as Torrent lowered his tentacle down along my chest, arcing over my breasts, and the tingling only deepened. Suddenly I was wondering what it would feel like to have those soft suckers actually stroking me, skin to skin. If

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