Dark Wolf Rising by Byrd Rhyannon

Author:Byrd, Rhyannon [Byrd, Rhyannon]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance, Contemporary, Literature & Fiction
Publisher: Harlequin Enterprises, Ltd.
Published: 2013-01-01T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

The next morning, after her shower, Chelsea stepped out of the bathroom wearing her last pair of clean jeans with another short-sleeved button-down shirt, and nearly ran right into Eric.

“I’m sorry,” she said, quickly stepping back to put some space between them, until her spine was pressed against one side of the hallway. She was painfully aware of her wet hair hanging in ropes around her face—a freshly scrubbed, slightly bruised face that unfortunately didn’t have an ounce of makeup on it. Damn. “I didn’t...I didn’t think you were here. I heard you leave earlier.”

“Just got back.” He watched her with the predatory intensity of a hawk. Or rather, a wolf, she corrected herself, finding his Lycan heritage easier to believe when he was standing right in front of her. While he was out, she’d been hoping to use his computer to do some research on Lycans, eager for any additional information she could dig up on his species. But if she got lucky, maybe he would simply answer some of her questions for her.

“You sleep okay?” he asked.

She gave him a tight smile. “Great, if you can believe it.”

Something moved through his dark gaze—something hot and primal—and she reacted with a shiver, chill bumps racing across her bare arms. Last night, when they’d been talking, she’d actually argued that he wanted her. But that had been more pride and temper than actual confidence. After she’d gone to bed, her old doubts had crowded back into her mind, making her feel like a fool for the things she’d said to him. She didn’t recognize herself around him. Didn’t know this woman who looked and wanted and hungered with such visceral craving, as if she were starved for him. Who could say things that she never would have dreamed of saying to another man. She didn’t know if it was because of what had happened between them after she’d been drugged, or if it was just Eric. But she liked the way he made her feel, every bit as much as she hated it.

No, she realized, sorting through the chaotic tangle of her thoughts. It wasn’t the feeling that she hated. It was the fear. That he could hurt her. That he could make her vulnerable in a way no other man ever had. Not physically, because that was a given. She was human, while he was...something much more primal and powerful. But her fear didn’t stem from their differences. It was rooted in this strange attraction that held such a strong emotional element. That held so much power. It was as if he vibrated with a raw, sexual frequency that pulled on her, making her crave him with an intensity that was unlike anything she’d ever known. Such a heady, wonderful feeling, and yet, it made her feel so lost. Threw her even more deeply into new, uncharted territory than the knowledge that werewolves were real, walking the streets around us.

“How do you feel this morning?” He rubbed his

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