Nocturne 023 - Dark Enchantment 02 – Cynthia Cooke - Rising Darkness (09-2007) by Silhouette Nocturne

Author:Silhouette Nocturne [Nocturne, Silhouette]
Format: epub
Published: 2010-01-16T18:15:18+00:00

Chapter 10

T he next day, Emma woke with a feeling of cautious expectation in her heart, and Damien’s face in her thoughts. Her mind flitted over the way he had looked at her last night, the way he had touched her—caressing and gentle. And then she remembered the things he’d said, and an uneasy tremor moved through her. She turned and looked at the clock—

2:12 p.m.

In no hurry to jump up and face what was left of the day, she looked around her at the large four-poster bed, the paintings lining one wall depicting little girls playing on a beach, the large plant in the corner, and the long silk icy-blue draperies shut tight across the windows. A beautiful room, in a beautiful castle, where darkness played in the corners.

For a minute, she wished she could close her eyes, and when she opened them again, she’d be back in her room at Wolvesrain, Lucia would be in the kitchen making breakfast, and she would never have heard anything about a curse or demons or vampires. Or Damien?

“Damien.” She said his name out loud, rolling it around on her tongue, wondering what it would be like to be with him, to lie in his arms, to feel his kiss on her lips. He was the first man who’d ever looked at her with appreciation in his eyes. He didn’t just see the scars on her face, he saw all of her, and whether or not he knew it, he made her feel beautiful. Her stomach growled. She sighed and got out of bed, then shuffled into the luxurious bathroom. She stood in front of the mirror and looked closely at the three long gashes on her right cheek. Demon essence. She didn’t feel it. Couldn’t see it. And yet, it was there. It made her different. And Damien thought she could use it to stop a demon.

“Wow, must be some stuff,” she muttered aloud to her reflection. She turned and stared longingly at the large oval tub. Thirty minutes in that tub, and she’d feel like a new woman, but it was late, and she needed to check on her dad. With one last look at the gleaming porcelain, she stepped into the shower, quickly bathed and then dressed. Whatever was happening around them, her father’s health was all that mattered to her right now. Damien or no Damien, if the Cadre couldn’t help her dad, then she would pack him up and take him to see Dr. Callahan in London.

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