Protected by Conan Wolf by Ana Calin

Author:Ana Calin [Calin, Ana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, werewolves, vampires, Paranormal romance, PNR, shapeshifters, Shifters
Publisher: Ana Calin
Published: 2019-07-20T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER IV

Janine

I’m staring out the window in tears when there’s a knock on the door.

“Lord Piovra asking permission to enter,” a man with a thick voice announces. I wipe the tears from my face, and gather the silk robe tighter around me. I’ll be damned if I let him see the slightest sign of weakness.

“Let him in.”

Lorenzo enters the room, his hands clasped together hidden inside the loose black sleeves of his robe, looking like a young priest with a pretty face and the deranged eyes of a serial killer. I lift my chin to show that I’m not scared of him, but I wonder why Conan doesn’t make his appearance. He promised he wouldn’t ever leave me alone with Lorenzo Piovra.

“I wanted to apologize, Janine,” he says. “It was tactless of me, going about things the way I did. I thought maybe you’d like something warm to drink, help you relax and maybe forgive and forget.” He makes room for a man to enter carrying in a tray with a vintage tea kettle and two cups on saucers.

“I’ll have some tea with you, if you don’t mind my company.” He smiles, trying to look friendly. “That way you’ll be sure I haven’t put anything in your drink. Conan surely taught you not to accept anything from me, at least not when he’s not there.”

I glance to the inside door separating my room from Conan’s.

“Wondering why he’s not here, I presume,” Lorenzo says as he heads to the balcony, where the man sets his tray on the small round table with the wrought iron chairs. “He managed to sneak out of the palazzo, surely to defy me. I reminded him that you were both my guests when he left the dining salon, so I guess he’s making a point.” He stands by the balcony table fixing me with a Machiavellian grin. “I guess he didn’t foresee that I’d use the chance to speak to you alone, without him intruding all the time. Besides, there are things I think you should know about him. Please, take a seat.” He holds a chair for me, everything in his attitude showing I don’t have a choice.

With one glance behind me at his men that have flooded my chamber, I take the seat.

“These pretty little Venetian balconies make me think of Romeo and Juliet,” Lorenzo says as he pours tea in my cup before he pouring his. Even his voice has become a shade more cutting, hinting at an unstable personality. Makes me think this is a man given to bouts of rage that he glosses over like a psycho. “Have you ever been in love, Janine? Really now, between you and me. Was there ever someone you particularly liked?”

“Years ago, in college. But then...”

“Yes?”

I might as well tell him. “Then I grew up, Lorenzo. I realized that falling in love went hand in hand with low self-esteem. If I fall in love with someone it means that person has traits that I admire, and I feel that I can make those traits mine if I merge with the person.

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