I Want You to Want Me by Kathy Love

Author:Kathy Love [Kathy Love]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensington
Published: 2008-12-04T23:00:00+00:00

This stakeout crap was getting mighty old, Maksim thought as he watched Vittorio and Erika’s building. He tugged at the designer shirt which clung to his damp skin. He came to the human realm to avoid the sweltering heat. New Orleans was a steamy, smelly cesspool. At least in Hell, it was a dry heat. If he ever found Ellina—and she was alive—he was going to insist she move to Vermont. Or Canada.

Finally, he saw movement. The large gates of Erika’s building opened, and she stepped out. She had her hair pulled up on the back of her head in a messy bun. Her cheeks were flushed a pretty pink and she sported an inanely pleased little smile.

Definitely the look of a woman who’d experienced some good lovin’. Maksim smiled at the image. He always appreciated the look of a woman the morning after. Okay, he usually liked to be the one who created that sated, satisfied look, but he could still appreciate another man’s handiwork.

She started down the sidewalk, not bothering to glance around her. She was obviously lost in her own happy place. Which would make following her easier.

Maksim didn’t dare approach her again. Not without setting off warning vibes in her. He’d intended to keep showing up and using his physical appeal to win her over. But she was not interested in him. In the least. He didn’t even need to probe her mind to know all her attraction and attention was on this Vittorio. And mortals could be quite amazingly loyal.

Not to mention, she was unusually susceptible to his mind reading. Likely she was very open-minded. That always made mortals more aware of him, even if they never figured out what he was exactly. He knew this would probably be the last time he could enter her thoughts without causing permanent damage. But he had to give it one more shot to find out what she knew about Vittorio.

Although this time he thought he could enter her brain without getting particularly close to her. Once he’d been into a mind, he could usually find his way back.

Not that he was hopeful of discovering anything new. Nor did he think Vittorio was involved in his sister’s disappearance. He’d done a little research outside of mind reading, and he’d learned Vittorio was a bit of a do-gooder. Working with addicts.

Maksim grimaced at the idea of hanging out with people so self-consumed and riddled with insecurities and hang-ups. Drug addicts were only entertaining in the beginning phases, when they were still deluding themselves that the drugs were just for fun.

He’d also discovered that Vittorio was close to his brother, Ren Anthony, a vampire with a penchant for women, liquor and classic rock. Well, until he’d recently settled down with a mortal, of all creatures. But Vittorio, up until that point, had been his brother’s keeper.

None of these traits added up to a being who’d be involved with the disappearance of a Halfling demon. But then, he did know looks could be deceiving.

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