Commander by Kim Faulks

Author:Kim Faulks [Faulks, Kim]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-12-28T06:00:00+00:00

8

Annabelle

“You.”

Blue eyes blazed like an arctic storm. Hard muscles flexed as he swayed, drawing my gaze down to the lean muscles of his belly, and then lower.

The Commander was a perfect mess.

A raging tornado inside mortal flesh…and the most beautiful, warm-blooded male I’d ever seen.

The bottle sparkled with the moon’s soft glow. He clutched the glass like it was all he had in this world, and then lifted it to his lips. The bitter scent bloomed as the liquid spilled, glistening against his beard.

But he was wrong. He was so very wrong.

The scent of fresh blood lingered in the air. I glanced at his busted knuckles, and then the sodden curls of his damp hair. He was so fragile in this moment. More than he understood. If he’d only listened to the Doctor’s warning, then maybe he’d understand. “Self-pity. It’s not very becoming, Commander. Not for a man like you.”

His lips curled, hate spewed. “What the fuck would you know?”

I lifted my gaze to his. “More than you, it seems.”

“What the Hell do you want from me?” He growled, but pain leaked into his words.

To touch you. To understand you…and then maybe I might understand myself. “This is my fault,” I whispered. “I gave you too much.”

His chest heaved with a sudden breath. He didn’t hear me. His eyes shone, muscles twitched. “I died today.”

He watched me with predatory eyes.

“I know. But now you’re here, and you need to learn to deal with that.”

A snarl filled the air. Soft, husky, and feral. “You don’t understand…”

“You want to hate something? You want to hurt someone?” I opened my hands. Slow steps. Soft words, urging him closer. “Hurt me, hate me…after all, I’m the monster, aren’t I? I’m the thing you’re terrified you’ll become?”

He flinched. “Vampire,” the word was a whisper from his lips.

“Yes, Vampire. Hunter, blood-drinker, undead…that’s what I am. That’s what I’ve always been. I’ve killed, more than you know. Because that’s what I am.”

His knee buckled, dropping him for a second before he threw out a hand and clutched the wall. He was still spiraling, falling into a well of hopelessness that would drown him. I took a step closer and murmured, “I would’ve killed you, too, without even a second thought.”

“I died today,” he dropped his gaze.

“I know.”

He shook his head, and shadows moved as he found my stare.

His grip slipped. The half-filled bottle hit the floor with a thud.

Alcohol splashed my boots, and energy cracked, like the birth of a perfect storm.

The Commander lunged, covering the distance between us faster than any mortal could.

Cruel fingers dug deep as he gripped my arms. “You don’t fucking understand!”

But then I saw love hidden within his eyes.

Love and loss…and longing.

“You want to hate me?” An ache flared as I whispered. “Then hate me. Pull my hair. Bury yourself deep.” His hard chest brunted mine, forcing me backwards until I hit the wall.

There was nowhere to go…not for him, and not for me. “But you can’t, can you? You can’t stand to touch…not my cold body, or my colder mind.

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