Hidden by Blood by Laurie London

Author:Laurie London [London, Laurie]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Romance, Fantasy, Fiction, Paranormal
ISBN: 9781459205932
Publisher: HQN Books
Published: 2011-06-01T00:18:56+00:00

Chapter Five

An hour later, they arrived downtown at the field office. After going through many layers of security, Xian, the office manager, led them down a corridor that seemed to stretch out forever before they stopped in front of a set of ornately carved doors.

“I’m sorry, but with such short notice, these are the only living quarters I have available at the moment. I trust you two don’t mind sharing a room? It is fully stocked with toiletries and various clothing items that might be useful. I hope you find everything to your liking.”

Unlike an impersonal hotel room, the suite Finn stepped into was warm and inviting. The walls were painted a rich caramel-brown, with a mahogany desk and leather loveseat on one side of the room and a massive, well-appointed bed on the other. But then, anything would seem luxurious after where he’d been.

As he took a much-longed-for shower to wash away the grime from his ordeal, he replayed Brenna’s earlier words. When humans discovered the existence of vampires, their minds were wiped to prevent word from spreading. Was that what Brenna and her fellow vampires had planned for him—erasing his recollection of the past month? The idea pissed him off. They were shitty memories, but they belonged to him. What would they replace them with? A month was a lot of time to make up. A trip to the mental ward? Being lost in the wilderness? Amnesia? Memories of an alien abduction?

Now that he knew the truth about Brenna, he didn’t want to lose her again. If it hadn’t been for her—both in the cabin and out in the woods with that vampire—he’d very likely be dead right now. He couldn’t believe that the only thing he’d talked about on the way here was how she’d lied to him.

God, he could be such an ass sometimes.

After he finished in the bathroom, he jerked open the door and reentered the bedroom.

Brenna sat cross-legged on the leather loveseat, wearing an oversized T-shirt, her hair pulled into a messy ponytail. She glanced up from her phone as he approached, but her eyes instantly dropped to the towel wrapped around his waist.

Without hesitation, he strode over and pulled her into his arms before she had a chance to protest. Her hair had a slight woodsy scent to it, he noticed as he removed the elastic. It reminded him of the danger she’d put herself into on account of him. He didn’t give a shit whether it unsettled her to be this close. And he sure as hell wasn’t scared of the outcome if it did.

“Thank you for saving my life. Twice.”

She started to say something but he lowered his mouth to hers, forcing her lips even wider. They were soft, luscious. Although he didn’t think he was actually tasting cinnamon now, the memory was so fresh in his mind that he couldn’t be certain. She slipped her arms around his neck.

He wasn’t sure what made him do it, but he ran the tip of his tongue over the edges of her teeth.

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