Nightmare in Steam (Alliance of Silver and Steam Book 1) by Ostrow Lexi

Author:Ostrow, Lexi [Ostrow, Lexi]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Steamworks Ink
Published: 2014-10-26T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Her stomach felt as if she was sure to lose the contents of her supper at any given moment. She looked behind her, at the small demons that lay dead on the floor. “You always wanted to do that.” She blew out a breath in hopes that it would settle her stomach. Wanting to fight a demon and then thinking she was about to be killed by one of the most brutal she knew about were two separate matters.

Things had been going along fine enough prior. She hadn’t been able to stop wondering what he’d meant about the mating mark, hadn’t been able to stop wanting to strip him naked and find the bloody mark. Her body heated as she thought about it. He’d only touched her to comfort her, she knew that in hindsight. But his body next to hers, his hands on her back and his mouth on hers was not a sensation she was likely to forget. She looked down toward the pub and smiled as she saw him, essentially pressing his face against the glass to look at her. She laughed and lifted her hand, giving him a small wave. He returned it, but didn’t stop watching her.

She would be the last one to want to have found a lover in a demon. Even after Felicia and knowing there were potentially more decent demons out there. She’d wanted to please her parents. She’d always had hopes that she would be able to bring a dashing noble to them one day. It hadn’t been entirely farfetched as they were the ones that funded the guild and the Alliance of Silver and Steam. But that didn’t mean they walked down the same halls as her, ate in the same rooms or slept beneath the same roof. Still, it had been her fantasy.

Now Lucius was. He wasn’t the most noble man in the world. She could tell based on his character, his charm. Charming men were normally men quick to run from a fight. But he didn’t run away tonight. She told herself. He’d been on her mind since she’d run away on the train. Her thoughts were an alternation of lust and disgust on a never ending loop that was likely to drive her mad. Being with him this morning, seeing the concern in his eyes over her tears had been the start at overriding her disgust for him. Really, had she not known what he was she would have been enthralled. He was handsome, had some sort of money, was charming and brought her to a release the likes of which she’d never known. Her resolve had shattered when he’d looked at her like she mattered. His grand gesture hadn’t meant anything to her. She almost was upset by his betrayal of his kind. But she wouldn’t tell him that because she didn’t understand why she even felt that way.

She hadn’t really expected him to save her if the situation came up tonight. She hadn’t wanted to need him too.

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