Mated Prime by Tiffany Allee

Author:Tiffany Allee [Allee, Tiffany]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Tiffany Allee

5

“Stop,” Corbin said. The command was clear, and shockingly, Annabel obeyed.

Evie took an involuntary step forward, but Nicolas gave her a warning glance over his shoulder. It wasn’t the look that halted her in her tracks, though, it was his face.

Holy shit.

He’d shifted. Only partially, but his tiger features were clear. When her shocked eyes met his, he grimaced. Then he closed his eyes, and his characteristics began to shift back to that of a man.

“You may leave us,” Corbin said. “But the human will remain.” He glanced at Nicolas. “As my guest, of course.”

The other vampire—presumably one of Corbin’s guards—gave a short bow and left.

Annabel simply stood there, and Evie’s stomach flip-flopped with dread.

Corbin approached Annabel, and while her eyes widened, she didn’t scream. His voice calm, he said, “Come sit with us for a moment, pretty one.”

Perspiration gave Annabel’s brow a bright sheen. And for a moment, she hesitated. Then, taking in a long breath of air, she straightened her spine and walked to the conference table. With more grace than Evie thought she could have managed under the same circumstances, she sat.

Corbin’s eyes never left Annabel as she walked. But he didn’t look angry at her trespass. If anything, he looked intrigued.

“Interesting,” he murmured.

“Please don’t be angry with her about the bag. It’s mine. It was an impulse,” Evie said, careful not to glance at the bag or its contents, which were still strung around his office floor.

Corbin dismissed her concern with a wave. “I fear nothing in that bag. If anything, this whole encounter has been amusing.” His gaze moved back to Annabel. “And fascinating.”

Evie didn’t like the sound of that. She didn’t like much of anything about the seemingly normal-looking vampire. When they’d first entered the room, she thought they were in the wrong place. The vampire looked like an everyday, average man.

She didn’t buy that for a minute.

Sure, there were little things about him that drew the eye. His eyes, a stark, light blue. Nicolas had assured her before they’d come that there was no magic in a vampire’s gaze. That any power they possessed didn’t require meeting their eyes. And yet… The seemingly ordinary vampire’s eyes had given her a chill. It was probably just the color—they were unusually light. That, combined with the fact that she knew he was a vampire, was no doubt the source of her unease. But now…

There was no way that Annabel had come and sat at that table so calmly without being influenced by the vampire.

Evie hadn’t even known such a thing was possible. Had Nicolas? She shot him a glance, but his hard gaze was locked on the vampire. Waiting to see what he would do next. Ready to jump in and defend her and Annabel should the need arise. But she didn’t think that he’d known about this before they’d come. If he had, she doubted they would’ve ever stepped into this vampire’s domain.

“You will not hurt her,” Nicolas said. There was no question in his tone.

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