Dark Secrets by Ana Calin

Author:Ana Calin
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Tags: dark protector, Romance, paranormal romance, fantasy romances
Publisher: Ana Calin
Published: 2020-03-21T04:00:00+00:00

I’d never been good at grooming, but I did my best. I strained to remember everything Leona had taught me over the years.

After a hot bath that managed to get the smoke of cigarettes out of my skin and hair, I put on a cocktail dress of black lace and silk ribbons, elegant but sexy. The fabric fell soft on my naked body, shoulders left bare. A snaking pattern highlighted my waistline, and the lower part fell like a compliment on my thighs. The split revealed a leg with every step, and stilettos finished the look just right. I didn’t have any panties that went with the dress – even thongs protruded through the material, making an ugly contour – so I chose not to wear any for the first time ever.

Nervous to the point of wobbling I walked down the stairs, hand following the wooden banister. The moment my eyes fell on Damian my cheeks caught fire.

Dressed in a dark designer suit that complimented the athletic V-shape of his torso and his powerful legs, he stretched out his hand and led me to the long table in the dining room. A beast he was, but a magnificent, elegant beast. He watched me with those striking, pale eyes, his dark tresses spilling free to his shoulders, making for a delicious contrast.

I breathed in his wooden scent and lowered myself into the chair he guided under me like a veritable gentleman. My heart pounded in my chest as I watched him walk to the other end of the table.

Sweet jazz played in the background as the she-butler brought dinner. She introduced herself officially as Krista when she stopped by my chair with a white starched cloth folded over one forearm and a plate in the other hand. She placed the steaming food under my nose. It was something sophisticated that looked French and smelled good. My stomach felt tight, but the sound of wine pouring into the crystal glass opened my appetite for intoxication – the only form of relaxation I could imagine in the presence of my crush.

The rich smell of grapes and alcohol infiltrated my brain the way the sight of Damian’s beautiful face did, looking at me from behind dripping candles placed halfway between us in the middle of the table.

Using the most delicate moves in my repertoire, I stabbed a small mushroom with the fork and took it to my mouth. It tasted good, of fine spices. But despite my efforts of focusing on the food, the vintage adornments or the music that flowed seductively in the background, I was still sharply aware of Damian watching me as he sipped from his glass of red wine. My heart pounded uncomfortably in my chest. I dabbed my mouth with the cloth napkin in my lap.

“Does that have any effect on you?” My voice came out shaky.

“Excuse me?” he said.

I cleared my throat. “The wine. You’re invincible to humans and immune to our poisons, so I’m wondering if alcohol can sway you.

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