Darkness Descending by Quinn Devyn

Author:Quinn, Devyn [Quinn, Devyn]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: PENGUIN group
Published: 2011-06-16T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Several hours passed before Jesse was to waken from her pleasure-induced sleep. She’d spent the day in bed with Maddox. Stripping off every stitch, they lay entwined together on the bed, drifting in and out of lovemaking as the day passed. To cool the narrow, stuffy rooms, he’d extinguished the heat-producing oil lamps, plunging the windowless refuge into complete darkness. The air around them had grown markedly cooler as the sun arced toward the western edge of the sky. By the time the shadows of dusk had begun to creep in, the underground lair was positively chilly.

Feeling goose bumps spread across her skin, Jesse sighed and snuggled closer to Maddox. No nightmares had disturbed her rest. No dreams of any kind had intruded.

He stirred, laying a familiar hand on her bare hip. “You awake?”

She nodded. “Yeah.” A yawn followed. “What time is it?”

“No idea,” he mumbled. “But I can find out.”

Rolling out of her arms, he fumbled in the darkness. A lighter flared soon after, and a lamp was lit. The cloak of gloom crept away, dissolving into shadows that waltzed across the walls.

Jesse slowly sat up. Her knees, back, and rear felt chafed and raw. The whiteness of her skin was mottled with noticeable bruises. The area between her thighs throbbed, but not unpleasantly so. He’d taken her with no restraint.

“It’s just after seven thirty.”

Her brows rose. “At night?”

“Sure is.” Maddox started rummaging for his discarded clothing. Ignoring the need for underwear, he stepped into a pair of jeans and hitched them up over his narrow hips.

She spread her fingers through her tangled hair, trying to tame some of the rats. “The day went away.”

He pulled on a T-shirt. “Yes,” he said flatly, and pulled it down to cover the scratches in his skin. “Sure did.”

Jesse sat motionless, watching him dress. The earlier intimacy they’d shared seemed to have vanished, replaced by a huge empty void of disinterest. Now that sex was over, he appeared intent on putting some distance between them.

Slipping off the bed, she began to sort through the pile of her own clothing. Each small movement she made emphasized the empty ache inside her. Though she wouldn’t dare tell him, he was only the second man she’d ever had sex with. While he probably had a ton of experience, she could still count on one hand the number of times she’d made love.

What did I do wrong? she thought.

Had he been untouched by the lust they’d unleashed together? Could a man honestly do all he had done to her and not be transformed in some way? While she wasn’t expecting him to fall down on his knees and declare his undying devotion, a little acknowledgment would have been nice. He could have offered a nice peck on the cheek before he’d gotten out of bed. As it stood, he was practically giving her the cold shoulder.

Jesse shivered as she pulled on her clothes. Maddox deValois had centuries of training to harden himself against needing anyone or anything.

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