Dark Lovers by Autumn Dawn

Author:Autumn Dawn
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: paranormal futuristic romance action adventure slipstream shape shifters werewolf
Publisher: Autumn Dawn

It was forty below and dark, with a sharp wind blowing. Scratching her idea to run the moment her feet hit pavement, she ducked her head instead and pulled the blanket she’d been given tighter. How did people survive in this frigid climate?

A black Jeep was waiting for them. Fallon opened the door for her and she slid into the passenger side, grateful for the warmth. Had she been thinking faster, she might have thought to hit the auto-lock and attempt to steal the Jeep, but the cold and her awkward blanket distracted her. Just as well; she’d never learned to drive a stick.

Fallon slid into the driver’s seat. One look at his big body convinced her that she’d been wise not to try and run. Guys didn’t like women messing with their autos. A guy like him…she had a feeling he’d go through the window.

Curiosity made her ask. “What would you have done if I’d driven off?”

He glanced at her mildly. “My insurance premiums would have gone up, but the body shop guy would have been very happy.” He looked back at the road. “You’re not that stupid.”

Annoyed, she sniped, “I thought your type didn’t hurt women.”

“We practice discipline, especially of our women. If you were mine, you wouldn’t tempt me.” This time his glance was speculative.

If he was trying to unnerve her, it worked. She didn’t want any part of his ‘discipline’, and she definitely didn’t want to date him. A second glance confirmed that he was cute, no surprise she hadn’t noticed, considering; but good looks didn’t make the firearm at his side disappear.

Frozen scenery and ice fog flowed past her window, along with occasional traffic. It was only four in the afternoon, and already dark. She had no money, no friends, and her last change of underwear had been lost when she’d been seized. Worse, she expected the day to go downhill from there.

She felt tired. A year was a long time to run, and she was beginning to feel like the rope in a tug of war. The bad guys had her, then the…well, she wasn’t ready to call Fallon a good guy yet, but at least he hadn’t tied her to a chair. She sighed.

“What’s wrong?”

“I lost my toothbrush.”

He choked, probably on a laugh. “We’ll get you another one.”

“Are there any banks open? Trent and his buddies didn’t bother to check my pockets, and I’ve got a little money I’d like to exchange.” Two shillings was a little money, after all.

“I’ll take care of it for you. Wouldn’t you rather shower first? You’ve had a rough day.”

Debating the merits of escaping him in a bank while exhausted, nearly penniless, and hampered by freezing weather, she reluctantly grumbled, “Where are we going?”

“My place. I’ve got good security, and it will make it easy for the council to speak with you.”

“About that…I’m not real eager to chat with them.”

He looked at her. “You have nothing to fear. You’ve done nothing wrong.”

Her lips tightened and she stared back out the window.

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