Illicit Desire by Tina Donahua

Author:Tina Donahua [Donahua, Tina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Samhain Publishing, Ltd.
Published: 2012-09-24T21:00:00+00:00

Too shaky to give Damir an answer, Regina grabbed Nikoli’s hand, needing it for support. Just as quickly, she released him, worried what the neighbors might see and then tell the detectives should they return and question them.

Who was she kidding? Although she knew her neighbors only to wave or smile, they must have already noticed Nikoli after all these months. Regina and he often left together to go to dinner or catch a movie. The neighbors probably guessed he was her live-in lover or new husband, not a patient as Sheehan and Goddard had assumed.

“We can’t talk here,” Regina said, low enough so only Nikoli, Damir and Meelo could hear her. Leading them inside, she locked the front door and headed for the kitchen.

Nikoli stopped her in the dining room, pulling Regina into his embrace.

Gripping his shoulders, she clung to him now as she had the last evening they’d faced Andris and the vampires. At the time, Regina wouldn’t have believed that anything could have been as frightening as those awful moments. Trembling, she said, “It’s all right. Nothing bad is going to happen.”

Nikoli’s arms tightened around her. “I shouldn’t have brought you to that estate. This is all my fault. I should have fought the vampires alone, as I wanted. I should have eliminated Sazaar when I had the chance. You wouldn’t have been at risk then.”

“Maybe not, but I wouldn’t have known you.” Regina hugged him as hard as she could, needing his body’s solidness and warmth. No matter what happened or what they might face, the thought of losing Nikoli was even worse. At all cost, she would protect him. ‘I don’t regret any of this. Do you?”

He pressed his cheek to hers, his mouth on her ear. “Those detectives wouldn’t have been here if not for me. If I have to, I’ll tell them something to keep them away from you. I’ll make them believe that I was responsible for the inventor’s death. That you had nothing to do with it. That you didn’t know who I really was. I’ll tell them—”

“No.” She pressed her fingers to his mouth, keeping him from speaking. “I won’t allow it. You’re not putting yourself at risk for me again. I’ll handle this.”

Nikoli pulled her hand away and stepped back. “How, Regina? They said they’re going to return.”

“That’s bullshit cop talk.” She frowned at what Sheehan and Goddard had just put her through, her fear replaced by outrage. How dare anyone try to take away her and Nikoli’s future? They’d fought so hard. As long as she was still breathing, nothing was going to separate them.

“You’re saying they won’t come back?” Nikoli asked.

“They may, but so what? They’re simply trying to intimidate me so I’ll tell them what I know about Bakshi.”

Nikoli argued, “They already know you were at his estate. They found your fingerprints.”

“That doesn’t prove anything except that I was there.” Pacing, she rubbed the back of her neck. The muscles were so stiff she was getting a headache.

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