Forbidden Drink by Claire Nicola

Author:Claire, Nicola [Claire, Nicola]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Vampires, Romance, Fantasy, Adult
ISBN: 9781482537000
Amazon: B0088740GW
Publisher: Nicola Claire
Published: 2012-01-01T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 22

Back Seat of a BMW

It wasn't easy, but I did manage to distract him enough for the lesson not to be repeated. His hold on me was already too strong. Despite the progress I had recently made, he was working his way back into my life, my psyche, my body. Part of me knew it was futile, this resistance I was insisting on, Michel had an effect on me that my body craved, even if my mind rebelled. Sometimes my mind won the battle, but most of the time, my body did.

The fact that I was lost to him in a big way did not sit well with me. So, I fell back on that old stalwart, denial and shoved the thoughts to the back of my head.

After convincing him that I had to go - it was late and I had work tomorrow - I managed to disentangle myself enough from his arms to escape. I think he would have fought harder, but the fact that I was still a little dizzy from his blood letting and no doubt quite pale, made him behave himself a little better than he otherwise would have.

His goodbye kiss at the office door was long and deep though, a reminder of just what effect he had over me and also his determination to prove it at any turn.

When I finally managed to pull away, after several half hearted attempts, his face was flushed, lips swollen and eyes glazed. I dreaded to think what I looked like.

“Right, well, I'll be off then,” I said with as much of a determined air as I could muster.

He smiled languidly.

“If you insist, ma douce.”

I took a step away from him, losing the support of his hands on my hips and promptly losing my balance too, banging into the door jam.

He automatically reached out to steady me, his face more serious now.

“Let me drive you home.”

I took a deep breath in and tried to stop the world spinning, but did manage to shake my head, not that it did any good to the spinning, or the headache that had started up on either side of my head. And now I thought about it, the nausea that rolled across my stomach. Man, he had done a number on me, hadn't he?

He swore quietly under his breath, probably having heard that last thought.

“At the very least, ma douce, let me walk you to your car. Erika is bringing Amisi and will drive you both home.”

I nodded, swallowing several times in an effort to not give in to the nausea. Michel must have noticed, because he lifted me up in his arms and simply carried me to the garage. At the car, he placed me in the back seat, so I could lie down. I didn't bother about a seat belt, the way I was feeling, lying down was definitely the only answer.

I had closed my eyes briefly. When I opened them, Michel was still leaning over me, but I got the impression he had been there for a while.

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