I Want You To Want Me by Kathy Love

Author:Kathy Love
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Vampires, Women sculptors, Horror, New Orleans (La.), Paranormal, General, Romance, Fiction, Occult & Supernatural, Love stories
ISBN: 9780758218575
Publisher: Brava
Published: 2008-08-26T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

A s Maksim headed up the front steps of the house Orabella was renting, he considered what he’d discovered, and again he was struck with the idea that Vittorio wasn’t involved in Ellina’s disappearance. Granted, he couldn’t know that for certain without entering Vittorio’s mind, which he couldn’t do. But his gut just told him this vampire wasn’t the type to abduct and kill Halflings—

or anyone else for that matter.

Maybe it would be safe to approach him and ask him outright about Ellina and Orabella. But still he wasn’t sure. He wished he understood the real relationship between the two vampires.

This Vittorio certainly didn’t seem like Orabella’s type, yet she was clearly jealous of his love interest. Maybe Ellina had been interested in Vittorio too. Which brought Maksim back to Orabella being the dangerous party in this scenario.

“So what did you find out?” Orabella asked as he walked into her lavish bedroom. She lounged on the bed wearing nothing but a demi-bra and panties, both of which were little more than scraps of peach lace.

He stopped briefly to admire her, interrupting his train of thought. Demons were notoriously easily distracted. Then he turned away to hang up his coat in the armoire.

“I read the girl’s mind again,” he said. “To be honest with you, I don’t think she can handle me doing it much more. She’s very open. I could drive her mad if I continue. And we wouldn’t want that.”

“No,” Orabella agreed, a wryness lacing her voice. “We wouldn’t want that.”

His back to her, he smirked slightly. Her jealousy was showing again.

“So what did you learn?”

He turned back to her, working the buttons on his shirt, regarding her impassively. “She and Vittorio are definitely involved.”

She sat up. “You’re sure?”

He laughed, recalling the images he’d seen in her mind. Not half bad, he had to say. Erika was indeed a well-pleased woman. “Oh yeah, very involved.”

Her lips narrowed, the expression making her look old, hard. He’d never noticed that about her before—she wasn’t as young, pre-undeath, than he might have once thought.

“But I’ve got to tell you, he isn’t doing anything that seems creepy or suspicious to me. He really seems quite besotted, at least from what I can tell from her memories.”

Her eyes narrowed, but then she managed a look of concern. Well, sort of like concern. A vein in her forehead looked as if it might pop. Acting was getting more and more difficult for her. “Well, he would give her that impression,” she stated. Then she quickly added, “He has to gain her trust.

That’s part of his strategy.”

Maksim nodded as if he believed her. But he knew she wasn’t going to leave this alone. She’d want him continue to spy, entering Erika’s head despite the damage he was causing.

All for her own good, of course. Orabella did have a strange way of protecting this mere mortal.

He shrugged off his shirt, then turned to hang that as well. He heard her move behind him, the mattress making a muffled creak.

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