Nightmare Hunter_The Cursed by Averi Hope & Lacey Carter Andersen

Author:Averi Hope & Lacey Carter Andersen [Hope, Averi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-12-28T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nineteen

Caleb awoke in a panic, sitting up straight, and then crying out as he gripped his stomach. Memories of the night flooded his mind and his pulse beat a frightened pace in his ears.

“It’s okay.”

Erin was at his side in an instant. He looked into her face and the world seemed to shift. She was the most beautiful woman he’d ever laid eyes on. Her skin was pale and flawlessly smooth. Her cheekbones were high and the arches of her dark brows framed her almost-impossibly green eyes. Her full lips were an intoxicating pale pink.

He reached for her, smoothing back the tangled mane of black hair from her face, and tucking it behind one of her ears. Her eyes widened, and the conflicting emotions were all there, laid bare before him. Fear, sympathy, and desire.

She shifted out of his reach, and his hand dropped limply onto the bed. He tried to rise, but pain, sharp and brutal, ripped through him. He fell back on his pillows, panting.

“Here,” she said.

She pushed something into his mouth, and then cool water slid past his lips. He drank greedily until the glass was empty.

For awhile, her fingers combed through his hair. So gentle. Had anyone else ever touched him like this before? As if he was something fragile.

Never.

Yes, he’d lain with many, many women. It was always exactly what the women expected from a Keltair, rough and thorough. He’d brought them, and himself, to ecstasy. But when he was finished, he wanted them gone. He wanted to be alone.

Never before had the touch of a woman felt so different. He snuggled into her caresses. He sighed, feeling that each stroke of her fingers brought immeasurable peace.

What was it about Erin that did this to him?

He noticed the moment the pain pill kicked in. The aching in his body eased. But, he was also far too aware of the way he smelled and of the layer of dried sweat on his body.

“Shower,” he mumbled, slowly sitting up.

Her hands were there, pushing him back. “No, that’s too much for you now.”

He shook his head and rose.

The world tilted for a moment, then righted. Her arms were around him, green eyes filled with concern.

“What were you going to do if I fell?” He gave a short laugh and hissed as the wounds on his chest and stomach twitched.

“Lie back down! Now!”

He didn’t bother to shake his head, already he felt unsteady on his feet. He just lumbered toward the bathroom.

Inside, he blinked at the large shower stall. His mind was still moving too slowly.

“You’re really set on this, aren’t you?” she mumbled, then went to the stall and hit the blue pad next to it. “Computer, set the bathroom to Erin Clark’s setting number five.”

This was his room… it wouldn’t even know…

The lights dimmed. Golden ones bloomed on the walls in a stunning pattern, reflecting a sky filled with stars. The water turned on from a dozen jets and the room suddenly filled with steam. A second later, an unfamiliar melody came, soft and sweet.

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