Dark Power Untamed (The Children Of The Gods Paranormal Romance Book 50) by I. T. Lucas

Author:I. T. Lucas [Lucas, I. T.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-05-08T23:00:00+00:00

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Onegus

The apartment Ingrid had designated for Guardians’ use during the wedding celebration was fully stocked and ready for Onegus to move in, which was why he’d decided to bring Cassandra there. Usually, he took his partners to one of the keep’s apartments or to a hotel.

The upside was that for now, he was the only one who had access to the apartment, so there was no risk of one of the Guardians claiming it first. The downside was that the surveillance cameras had been already installed, the feed going to the security office in the keep. There was no avoiding the guys seeing him taking Cassandra up to the apartment.

Normally he didn’t care, but she was unlike any of the others, and it infuriated him to think about the lewd remarks the guys might make when they saw him with her.

He even considered disconnecting the security feed and sneaking her up there somehow. Except that would bring the Guardians running to investigate, which would achieve the opposite of what he wanted.

“Does anyone live here?” Cassandra asked as they exited the elevator on the nineteenth floor. “Everything smells brand new.”

“Not yet. It used to be an office building. The conversion to apartments was just recently completed.” He unlocked the door with his phone. “After you, my lady.”

Sauntering on her spiky heels, her slim hips sashaying enticingly, Cassandra looked around the professionally decorated living room and then walked up to the wall of windows. “You don’t live here,” she said, facing the glass.

“No, not yet. But I will be staying here starting Thursday.”

Turning around, she arched a brow. “What happens on Thursday?”

He’d misspoken. The upcoming wedding and the clan members, who were arriving soon and would be staying in the building, needed to stay confidential or as confidential as possible.

Fortunately, he'd had many centuries of practice in coming up with convincing lies. “The semi-official opening of the building is this Friday. We have a large list of preferential clients who get to experience the apartments during the week before we open them to the public. I’m their host, and I need to be here to entertain them.”

As Cassandra narrowed her eyes at him, the energy vibrating under her skin intensified. “You’re not a real estate agent, Onegus. Why are you feeding me stories?”

“I’m not.” He pushed his hand into his pocket. “Can I offer you a drink?”

The energy crackled. “What’s really going on in this place?”

“Precisely what I told you.”

As a faint rattling noise snagged his attention, he started to turn, catching from the corner of his eye a crystal vase swaying on top of the pedestal it was precariously perched on. Lunging for it, he could have caught it before it hit the floor, but instead of falling it exploded, the shards flying toward him like pieces of shrapnel.

Onegus’s lightning-quick reflexes had him lift his arm to shield his face, at the same time grabbing Cassandra’s arm and flinging her behind him.

He groaned as a volley of shards hit his forearm and thighs, penetrating the fabric of his suit and embedding in his flesh.

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