Elementals 02 - A Taste of Ice by Hanna Martine

Author:Hanna Martine [Martine, Hanna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Fiction, General, Paranormal
ISBN: 0425257258
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2012-12-31T07:00:00+00:00

TWENTY-TWO

The bathroom filled with thick steam. Michael drew the razor around his jawline, swiping away the last bit of shaving cream. Putting the razor into the filled sink, he swished it around, watching the dirty water and white foam mix with the short black and silver whiskers.

Where had it gone wrong with Cat? A woman who breathed fire was caged in his garage, threatening war, and all he could think about was the one woman he wanted to introduce to Raymond as his.

She’d rejected him. In public. She’d taken all that he’d given her and thrown it in his face, walking off with that townie. So she liked nobodies, huh? Made sense, since she still technically was one.

He slapped down the sink plunger and watched the water swirl down the drain. Towel wrapped around his waist, he slid open the bathroom door and stalked into the master suite.

“Lea.”

The master suite was a long room with a king-sized bed on one end, and a sitting room with a couch and TV on the other. Wooden posts carved like trees divided the two halves, and Lea leaned against one. She was smiling at his half-naked state, but it wasn’t meant to be seductive. There was a coldness to her that appealed to him on occasion, when he wasn’t looking for someone more—or someone like Cat.

He advanced on her. “Where the fuck have you been?”

She uncrossed her arms. “Nice to see you, too.”

“Is Jase with you?”

She smoothed her shoulder-length blond hair back into a ponytail. “And the new girl. The whole happy family’s together again.”

His arm snapped out, his fingers digging into her neck. He pushed her back against the post.

“Hello, Ofarian.”

Her brown eyes narrowed and her upper lip twitched. Then she erased it all and donned an air of nonchalance. “Finally did your research, huh?”

“No. Your little fire gift told me. She seems to know a lot.”

A million unsaid things danced across Lea’s expression, and he vowed to learn every last one of them. Secrets weren’t going to erase all the ground he’d gained with Raymond. Lea wasn’t going to make a fool of him.

“Why didn’t you tell me what you are?”

Lea shrugged. She had such an innocent look about her. Plain, straight hair. Wide-set eyes, very little makeup. Unassuming clothing. She didn’t look frightening at all. “Because for all intents and purposes, I’m not Ofarian anymore.”

“You led me to believe that Secondaries are rare.”

She lifted an eyebrow. “Wow. Big word.”

“The Chimeran told me. Yeah, she and I are tight now.”

Lea sighed. “I’ve never lied to you, Michael. I stumbled upon you and Sean in Miami, told you I could find more people with magic, and you just assumed we were all like you. Special. Few and far between. But that’s typical. For you.”

“So why’d you take another water—another Ofarian?”

“Relax.” She slid a hand around his wrist that still held her to the post. He was getting hard, because power did that to him. And because Lea had already proved herself worthy to him—unique and formidable and elevated to his level.

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