Dark Desires: A Novel of the Dark Ones (Pure Dark Ones Book 3) by Aja James

Author:Aja James [James, Aja]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy, erotic, Romance, Paranormal
Publisher: Amazon
Published: 2018-04-04T16:00:00+00:00

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Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God!

Ava couldn’t seem to shut off the litany in her head.

For a couple of seconds that seemed like an eternity, she was frozen still, only her eyeballs darting from left to right, up and down, taking in the situation.

Small, traditional chamber with steel shutters on lock down and blackout drapes not quite drawn. A rectangular opening on the side leading to what looked like a washroom. Three of the walls lined with built-in desks set up with state-of-the-art tech equipment including several monitors, keyboards, a bunch of devices and wires and stuff that Ava didn’t know what they were used for. One swivel chair, dimly lit overhead lantern, a rolled up bundle for sleeping in the corner, a small freezer-fridge beneath one of the built-ins and a neat stack of bottles of water beside it.

And right in front of the door to the room, what appeared to be the only entrance and exit—

Ryu lying face down on the floor in a pool of blood.

Right. That got Ava moving again.

With a calm clarity that miraculously kept the screaming panic at bay, she crouched beside Ryu, rolled him gingerly onto his back and checked his vitals.

Okay, still breathing. She could work with that.

His clothes, boots and hair were soaked with blood, and she didn’t know how much of it was his. There were shards of glass visible from tears in his leathers, likely also embedded in his flesh. She needed to cut the clothes away and clean him as much as she could to see where the wounds were so she could stem the blood flow.

She made a dash for the washroom and hoped there would be first aid she could use. Jack pot! A full kit in the cabinet above the toilet.

She rushed back to Ryu’s side, opened the kit and dumped all the contents out. Calm as her mind seemed to be, her movements didn’t bother with keeping a sedate pace and neatness. Time was of the essence.

Finding a pair of surgical scissors, she efficiently cut away his clothes, tugged off his boots and patted him down, checking for broken bones.

Nothing seemed broken. Great news.

Between the unconsciousness, the blood and his faint heartbeat growing fainter by the second, lack of broken bones was what she focused on as her inner optimist gave her the pep talk of her life.

He’s going to be fine, she told herself as she soaked towels with warm water and quickly wiped away the gore covering him from head to toe to see where his wounds were.

He’s just taking a little breather after all that shadowy assassin stuff, which looked like a bit of an ordeal.

She assessed the multiple gashes and puncture wounds and bruises on his body, half a dozen in the chest and sides, a few on the legs and arms, shards of glass embedded in his skin in too many places for her to take in all at once.

Doesn’t seem to be internal organ damage though, she told herself almost cheerfully, pressing gently around his torso.

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