Golden Blood by Melissa Pearl

Author:Melissa Pearl
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Melissa Pearl
Published: 2012-05-23T17:15:18+00:00

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St. Augustine, Florida - 2011AD

Harrison leaned his head against the wall behind his bed and gazed at Gemma’s beautiful face. Her eyes were wandering around his room as she sat cross-legged on his bed, listening to the soft strains of Emilie Clayton. It had been her request and he was happy to oblige, the music did have a way of soothing the spirit and she seemed to need it. Maybe the jitters from dinner were starting to catch up with her?

He had been pleased with how dinner had progressed. His mother had been a little quiet as she sussed Gemma out, but that was always her way. Thankfully Gemma’s trip was brief, making her bathroom break nothing out of the ordinary. By the time dessert was served his mother was becoming her bright sparkly self and he had noticed Gemma’s posture relax.

They were now up in his room. Sam had insisted on giving Gemma a tour of the house and thankfully he had ended with Harrison’s room. He’d quickly played his big brother card and they were finally alone, sitting on his bed.

He’d watched with interest as she had perused his room, running her finger over his desk, pausing to study his CD and book collections, standing in front of his guitar with a look of admiration. She picked it up with cautious hands.

“Will you play for me?”

He was sure he had blushed beet red.

“Please.”

With a sigh of reluctance he had taken the instrument and flicked his fingers over a classical piece he’d been practicing. He’d only just started toying with the Latin American style, but she hadn’t seemed to notice. She had been completely rapt, her eyes brimming with approval.

Thankfully when he’d set his guitar back on the stand, she hadn’t protested and he was now very happy to be sitting next to her. Sparks of fire ignited where her knee rested on his thigh.

Picking up a strand of her sleek hair, he ran it through his fingers and watched her lips quirk with a smile before dropping back to thoughtfulness.

“What is it?”

Her eyebrows puckered as she began to chew the inside of her cheek.

“You know you can tell me anything, Gem.”

“Yeah.” She smiled. Her long fingers drew patterns on his jeans as she softly began. “You know this is my first trip since telling you.”

“I know.” He stilled her fidgeting by twining his fingers through hers. “I’ve been dying to ask you about it, but didn’t want to be too pushy.”

She let out a soft chuckle. “Germania, around 80AD. It must have been the Black Forest. It was so creepy.”

“Is that what’s bothering you?”

“No, I just… you know how I said we always go back to help someone or heal a situation?”

He nodded.

“Well, this one just didn’t feel like it. The electus “motto” I suppose you could say, was always “others before self.” This time just felt… wrong.” She shook her head and wiggled her fingers free. “That’s so stupid. It wasn’t selfish; we were moving an important artifact so that it could easily be discovered.

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