Guardian's Patience by Jacqueline Rhoades

Author:Jacqueline Rhoades [Rhoades, Jacqueline]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-11-14T07:00:00+00:00

When Pinkie saw that look on his face she was tempted to laugh, because she knew exactly what it was, but she held the laughter and only smiled at his smug grin. He had a right to it. In spite of their beginning awkwardness, they’d come together pretty darn smoothly and she’d caught a glimpse of the beast.

It was the same beast she saw in the alley that first night and again when she helped him up the stairs after the demon attack behind her store. His skin became a paper thin disguise for the steely and unearthly countenance beneath it. As before, two gleaming white fangs dropped from his upper gums and the faint snick of their hitting the teeth below sent a thrill through her that she couldn’t explain. Those glowing eyes should have been frightening, particularly since they seemed to look into her very soul when they locked with hers. Instead, she found them to be the sexiest turn-on she’d ever encountered.

Yes, she’d seen that inhuman face before in what she now knew to be Battle Rage, but there was no rage in Broadbent’s eyes when he looked at her, only deep and seething desire. It was a look so hot, her insides felt scorched. That look made Pinkie feel something she’d only dreamed of, too. It made her feel beautiful.

The thought warmed her and he must have felt it in her skin or seen it in her face, because he said the word she thought and he said it with a reverence that brought tears to her eyes.

“Beautiful,” he sighed, and held her to him as if she was the most precious thing in the world.

They lay quietly for several minutes, each with their own thoughts, until Pinkie felt him take a deep breath and knew he was about to speak.

“I have been thinking...”

“Oh, oh. I thought we already covered the thinking thing. You think...”

This time, it was his finger against her lips. His tone was laced with a bit of sternness.

“Patience, you really must learn to practice the virtue for which you were named. Hush now, little dove, and listen to what I have to say.”

Little dove? Doves were soft and round and beautiful, symbols of peace and love. Did he think of those things when he chose that name? Of course he did. This was Broadbent who thought deeply about everything.

“Little dove, your mind is wandering again.”

It was, wandering, and wondering at the new tone of his voice. She found she liked this sound of confidence and command. She snuggled up a little closer.

“I’m listening.”

His fingers played a lilting tune down her spine and over her rear end. “I have been thinking about the learning process. One can read everything about a given weapon, know its origins, its uses, and easily understand the written instructions for its handling, but it is only through observation, practice, and controlled experimentation that one can truly come to know the weapon.”

They were lying in bed, basking in the

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