Christian by D. B. Reynolds

Author:D. B. Reynolds
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: BelleBooks, Inc.
Published: 2018-09-22T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

NATALIE WOKE ALONE . . . again, which bothered her more than it should have. It wasn’t as if she and Christian were going to do morning cuddles, or sex before breakfast, or even lunch. What troubled her was the subject Christian had raised the first night she’d spent in his house . . . trust. It was obvious to her that he didn’t trust her to be around him during the day when he was at his most vulnerable. Actually, daylight might be the only time a vampire as powerful as Christian was truly vulnerable.

She told herself she should be glad that she didn’t have to deal with seeing whatever state a vampire entered into when the sun was in the sky. Was it like human sleep? Did he breathe? Did his heart beat? She frowned. Well, of course those things must happen. He’d been human once, which meant he still had the same circulatory system, still needed oxygen and especially blood. So how was a vampire’s sleep different?

An unwanted thought intruded, suggesting that Christian’s decision to sleep alone might not be a matter of trust at all. Maybe he was uncertain how she’d react, and was sparing her delicate sensibilities. If that was it, then he needed a dose of reality. Admittedly, she hadn’t lived a hard life, but that didn’t mean she needed to be coddled. One of the main reasons she’d accepted the move to Houston was because it broke her out of the protective cocoon her father and brothers had woven around her.

If she and Christian were going to have a real relationship, he needed to know that she could handle the reality of a vampire’s life. She didn’t even have to think about whether she wanted a relationship with him. The answer was hell, yes. She wasn’t ready to marry the guy tomorrow, but she sure as hell wanted more than a few nights of sex. Mind-blowing, knock-your-socks-off sex. But there was more to him than sex. Yes, she’d experienced more orgasms in two nights with Christian than she had in her entire adult life before him. And, yes, he’d done things and made her feel things that no other man had even come close to.

But he was also smart, charming, and compassionate. And let’s not forget that all of that was wrapped up in one incredibly gorgeous package of hunk-a-licious male. She’d have to be crazy not to want more of him, more of what they might have.

So, then, how could she prove to him that she was as tough as he needed her to be? She’d heard the stories of Cynthia Leighton. You couldn’t live around Houston vampires without hearing the rumors of what a badass she was. But Natalie knew her own limitations. She was no pushover, but she wasn’t a badass. She’d fired lots of guns, but never at a person. And she’d never contemplated killing an actual vampire lord the way Leighton had. But that didn’t mean she was weak.

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