Haunted: A Sentry of Evil Short Story by Bonilla Amanda

Author:Bonilla, Amanda [Bonilla, Amanda]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Sienna Mynx, Fantasy > Urban, Magic & Wizards, Contemporary Fiction, Short Story, Vengeance Borne, Demons, Fiction, Romantic Ghost Story, Sex, Sentry of Evil Series, Contemporary Romance, Stacey Brutger, Literature, Hero, Contemporary Women, Raven Investigations, The Edge Series, Jeaniene Frost, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Keri Arthur, Science Fiction, Blood Before Sunrise, Adult Fiction, Charlaine Harris, Steve McHugh, Genre Fiction, paranormal romance, Elizabeth Hunter, McCall Idaho, Magic, Dreg City, Ilona Andrews, Helen Harper, Shaedes of Gray, Sentry of Evil, Urban Fantasy Series, HEA, Literature & Fiction, Amanda Carlson, Genre Romance, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Science Fiction & Fantasy > Fantasy, Ghost Story, Contemporary Fantasy, Series, urban fantasy, Elemental Mysteries, Halloween, Paranormal, Shaede Assassin Series, General, The Edge, Fantasy, Crave the Darkness, General Fiction, Shannon Mayer, Patricia Briggs, Amanda Bonilla
Publisher: NYLA
Published: 2013-10-09T04:00:00+00:00

Six

NO WONDER HE’D asked her to stop him.

Alyssa peered through the sheer curtains at the scene below, watching with interest as the petite brunette walked back toward the forest. Apparently, Alec wasn’t too concerned that she’d be eaten by some wild animal. A derisive snort escaped Alyssa’s lips. More likely, he had a house hidden somewhere in the trees and the brunette was the missus coming to check on him. She didn’t miss the dark-haired woman’s pointed glance toward the third story, or Alec’s nervous expression as he followed her gaze.

God, she was so stupid! No one got lucky enough to hook up with a perfect, gorgeous stranger. And the soul-deep bond she felt when she looked at him? Obviously a figment of her overactive imagination. They always turned out to be liars, or married, or some kind of nasty creeper with a criminal record, or a guy who lived at home and collected snake skins. Ugh, could she have been more of an idealistic fool? There was a reason why hopeless romantics were mocked mercilessly. Right now, Alyssa felt like a king-sized loser.

Caretaker? The dude was probably hiding out from a bench warrant. So what if he was unrealistically good-looking? Super-model types committed crimes all the time. He was slick, that was for sure. With very little effort at all he’d drawn her in, made her feel wanted, desired. And he kissed her like her lips were crack and he was a desperate addict. All part of the seduction ploy.

Curiosity got the better of her and Alyssa peeked through the curtain. She’d expected Alec to chase after the brunette or high-tail it back upstairs so he could continue his act of the sex-starved gentleman. Say that you don’t want this. Tell me no. Even now, the memory of his tortured words did miraculous things to her body, tightening and pulsing in all the right places. Bastard.

Alec hadn’t moved an inch since the brunette left. Well, that wasn’t exactly true. Now he was facing the hotel, his gaze upturned toward the French doors that opened into her room. It was too dark to make out his expression—probably panic now that he’d been caught—though his back was straight, his wide shoulders, level and not at all hunched over or defeated. Funny, the moonlight played on his skin in a way that made him seem almost translucent. Like a gossamer cloak clung to his form, practically glowing against the navy backdrop of night. Or was it early morning? Did it even matter?

Alyssa blamed the optical illusion on her lack of sleep and emotional stress. He was beautiful enough to be an angel, though after what she watched from the window she was convinced his nature was much more devilish. Something spurred him forward, and without a glance back to the brunette, Alec headed for the hotel, his stride even and full of purpose.

Crap! She did not deal well with confrontation and she sensed the mother of all showdowns in her future if she didn’t do something to thwart it.

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