Hate by Gemma Brocato

Author:Gemma Brocato [Brocato, Gemma]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-10-02T18:30:00+00:00

Thirteen

“Come on then.” Aerie rose, motioning him to stand as well.

As he gripped the armrests, she scooted back two steps. Her reaction to him shook her. She wanted to keep her distance from him, yet at the same time she madly needed to close the gap and see if the energy sparking between them would skyrocket at his touch.

He slowed his movements as if he knew the state of her nerves, and unfolded his long frame from the chair. His black tactical pants strained at the seams as his thighs bunched.

“I don’t mean to scare you.” Finn shot his weight to one hip, his stance casual and non-threatening.

“You don’t.” Her face went hot with the lie.

“What do we need to do to get out of here?”

She’d never thought about what it took to move through the Hollow. When a person was reborn with all her memories, immortal transportation came naturally. “Um…well, you have to conjure an image of your destination first, then grab my arm and kind of instruct your body to lift off.”

“I see two problems with that scenario. First, I don’t have a clue where you live. And second, if I touch you right now, we can expect an entirely different kind of lift off.”

The heat in her cheeks flared hotter. “Oh.” Killing her urge to touch him and experience the kind of launch he was thinking of, she skirted the subject in favor of answering his first problem. “I live in the other side of the carriage house from Dearly Beloved. You’ve been to my office so you know where we’re headed. Unless you need to go to your car first to retrieve anything.”

Finn patted the firearm holstered at his side. “I’m good.” He held out his hand, palm up, and waited.

She gingerly laid her fingers just above his wrist, skipping the chance to slip her fingers between his. Low-grade buzzing filled her with the touch. Amusement softened his eyes to a shade of warm chocolate.

“Chicken,” he taunted.

“Smart chicken,” she replied.

He chuckled and held her gaze as he laid his other hand over hers.

The crazy buzz in her core kicked into full-fledged zips, making her heart trip. Her body strained to his, as if her breasts had a mind of their own and wanted to be glued to his hard pecs.

What the Hades is wrong with me?

She sucked a breath in through her nose—let it sigh back out. “Imagine my office and center the image in your brain.”

“What if I’d prefer to imagine my bed?”

“Finn.”

“Okay, your office.” He shut his eyes and his shoulders lifted, then fell. “Now what?”

She pitched her voice low to avoid breaking his concentration. “The smoothest way is to levitate us off the floor about six inches. Just…um, picture some kind of lift under your feet.”

Finn jerked, dragging her sideways and up an inch, before dropping them hard back on the ground. “Oops. Sorry.” Eyes still closed, he tried again.

This time, they floated up smoothly. Finn lifted one eyelid and tipped his head slightly to peer at the ground.

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