Ravaged: An Eternal Guardians Novella (1001 Dark Nights) by Elisabeth Naughton

Author:Elisabeth Naughton [Naughton, Elisabeth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: 1001 Dark Nights, Eternal Guardians, erotic, Elisabeth Naughton, Fantasy
Publisher: Evil Eye Concepts, Incorporated
Published: 2015-06-09T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

The howling wind was nothing but a dull hum lost in the roar of the engine as Ari maneuvered the snowmobile around a tree. Unfortunately, it wasn’t enough to distract him from the simmering heat at his back.

He tried to focus on the solid handlebars beneath his gloves, on his knees pressing against the seat between his legs. The machine was an extension of himself, the skis slipping over the pristine snow with ease, familiar and comforting. But the warm circle around his waist where Daphne held on for dear life kept distracting him. And the pressure of her thighs against the backs of his legs, the press of her breasts along his spine—even through the thick jackets they both wore—definitely wasn’t comforting. It was arousing as hell, and every time she flexed her arms and moved even closer to hold on tighter, he remembered what it had felt like to have her wrapped around him last night. Naked and begging for his touch.

He zigzagged around trees, heading down the mountain toward the small town at the mouth of Lake Shannon. He had plenty of money to give her. From there she could catch a bus into Seattle then hop a plane wherever she wanted to go. Bottom line, though, was that where she went from here wasn’t his concern. He was doing the right thing by making her leave. Getting her to safety before he snapped and did something he’d regret.

A heavy hand knocked into his shoulder. Realizing she was trying to get his attention, Ari turned his head, intent on telling her to sit still until they got to their destination. But one look was all it took to realize she was focused on something off in the trees.

Ari slowed the snowmobile. Before the machine came to a complete stop, she jumped into the snow and tugged off her helmet.

He quickly pulled off his own helmet and grasped her by the sleeve. “Where do you think you’re going?”

“I saw someone.” She tugged free of his grip and darted into the trees before he could stop her, her too-big boots sinking into the new powder with every step.

“Skata.” Ari dropped his helmet on the seat and followed, his own boots sinking all the way to his ankles. Someone could be something. She could have seen a damn daemon for all she knew. Yeah, she was ticked at him for making her leave, but this wasn’t ticked. This was stupid. “Come back here, before I—”

His words cut off when he passed a large tree. A trail of blood stained the snow and led from the tree around a large boulder. A warning tingle slid down Ari’s spine. He reached for the dagger he’d strapped to his thigh before they’d left the hold. “Daphne, come back to me right now.”

A grunt echoed from behind the boulder. Ari gripped the dagger and bolted around the rock, then slowed when he saw the horror.

Daphne knelt next to a female leaning against the rock in the snow, the front of Daphne’s pants and jacket red with blood.

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