Dark Promises by Christine Feehan

Author:Christine Feehan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 2016-02-29T09:49:49+00:00

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Gabrielle knew Aleksei had just given her an order. If she didn’t tell him what he wanted to know, he would take the information from her mind. She took a deep breath. Submitting. Not because she was afraid of him, but because she was afraid for him. She was afraid for all the residents of the monastery.

There is a woman with me. Her name is Trixie Joanes. She said she’s Teagan’s grandmother and lifemate to Fane. I’ve . . . God. God. Why was she so gullible and stupid? Why didn’t she think before she acted? Now she had this hanging over her head as well. I’ve told her things that revealed a lot about what you are. She could be an enemy. I didn’t think, but I could have put everyone here at risk.

What we are.

She swallowed hard at the tone he used. Velvet over steel. A rasp she felt inside her body like a caressing stroke, but something else that set her heart pounding. I don’t understand.

We are. You. Me. We. We are both Carpathians. If you put me at risk, then you have put yourself at risk as well. And. I. Am. Not. There.

Uh. Oh. She got that. She got that right away. He was not happy with her at all.

What should I do?

Fane says the woman is his lifemate. What is she doing with you?

This was getting worse by the moment. Still, there was something in his tone that compelled her to answer. I need to sort myself out. She’s someone I can talk to. Maybe she can help me.

Fury. Hot. Wild. Intense. It poured into her. Filled her mind. O jelä peje terád, emni. Sun scorch you, woman. Get rid of her. You talk to me. We sort you out together. Not an outsider. You. Me. Together.

She held herself very still. She knew she’d gone pale, she could feel the blood leaving her face. You swore at me. In Carpathian. That’s considered swearing, isn’t it? And you keep saying the word peje to me.

Scorch. Scorching. Like the more modern fuck.

She winced. Not only did he get angry with her, over the top, crazy angry, but he swore at her. She was trying to sort herself out, for him. Okay, she’d screwed up royally, but she was trying. She wasn’t at all certain he was.

Well, I don’t like it. She would have settled for scorch or scorching if he hadn’t compared the word to fuck. Scorch didn’t sound half as bad. And she got the implication. Sun scorching a Carpathian was burning him to death or sending him to hell, or in this case, saying fuck you.

Not fuck you.

I still don’t like it.

Get used to it. Get rid of her. Now.

Gabrielle gritted her teeth. Trixie is no threat to us. Clearly. You can’t dictate to me who I can see or talk to or be friends with.

Are you my woman?

Her breath hissed out between her teeth. I didn’t say I would obey.

Are you my peje woman?

“Gabrielle?” Trixie said, drawing her attention.

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