On the Hunt by Alexandra Ivy & Rebecca Zanetti & Dianne Duvall

Author:Alexandra Ivy & Rebecca Zanetti & Dianne Duvall [Ivy, Alexandra & Zanetti, Rebecca & Duvall, Dianne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy, Romance
ISBN: 9781420125139
Publisher: Zebra
Published: 2015-08-24T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Nora’s head rolled on her shoulders, and she caught herself in a snort. Her eyes opened.

Candlelight. Tons and tons of candles surrounded her.

She blinked and shook her head, trying to focus. Pain lanced along her wrists, and she glanced down. Rough rope bound her wrists to an old-fashioned wooden chair. A gasp escaped her at seeing the pale-pink, see-through teddy barely covering her. “What the hell?” she asked. The room was sparse with only a twin bed in the corner and her chair.

The door opened.

Her heart slammed into her gut. “Zach.”

He smiled, the expression full of charm. “Nora. I’ve missed you.” An odd glint filled his movie-star blue eyes, and somehow, his voice had deepened. “Did you miss me?”

Hell no. Her mouth tasted like sand. “Where am I?”

“Bobbi’s aunt’s house. She’s quite the helpful girl,” Zach said.

Bile tickled the base of Nora’s throat. “Where’s the aunt?”

“On a cruise.”

“Why am I tied up?” She tried to keep her voice level.

He shrugged and shut the door behind him. “You’ve been playing hard to get, so I figured I’d just go ahead and catch you.” His chuckle filled the room with a slightly manic sound. “Some women like these kind of games.”

The blood rushed through her head. “Did you infect me?”

His eyebrows rose. “Not yet. I figured we’d do that the old-fashioned way.” His perfectly coiffed blond head jerked to the bed.

“Why do you want to kill me?” she whispered.

He frowned. “You won’t die. Sure, it’s a rough few days, but you’ll live through the fever. Then we’ll be together forever.”

She jerked against the restraints. “Most people catching the infection are dying, Zach. If you care about me at all, you won’t want to kill me.”

He licked his lips, his gaze dropping to her breasts. “You’ll live.”

A shudder wound through her. “Where’s Bobbi?”

Zach shrugged. “She served her purpose.”

Oh no. He hadn’t killed the young scientist, had he? “You’ve gone mad.”

He smiled again. “They do say that most genius is akin to madness, right? Trust me. You want this feeling.” His tennis shoes made little sound as he crossed the room to kneel in front of her, his hands clasping her thighs. Calluses marred his palms and scratched her skin as he caressed up her legs.

Nausea kicked into her gut. She tried to push back, to kick him, but his hold was absolute.

He frowned. “Stop fighting me, or I’ll bite you right now.”

Her legs trembled. Fear bit like fire through her. What should she do? If she fought him, he would infect her. His fingers reached the edge of the pink panties. “Please, stop,” she whispered.

He groaned and reached up to tug down the bodice. Cool air brushed across her nipples. Terror ricocheted through her arms, and she pulled harder against the ropes, shredding her skin.

“I’ve waited so long to taste you,” he murmured.

She shook her head, trying to get away. “If that’s so, why did you leave?” If she could get him to talk, maybe she could buy herself some time. Deke had to be looking for her by now.

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