Red by Bianca D'Arc

Author:Bianca D'Arc [D'Arc, Bianca]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2013-10-19T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Trisha was confused by Steve’s sudden retreat, but she liked what he’d been saying. She thought about their conversation as she tidied up in his shower. He really had a gorgeous house. The shower stall was huge. Tiled in earthy, light-colored stone with a bench and little shelves located out of the direct spray of water. They held bottles of herbal shampoo and soap. It was his shampoo. The scent was subtle. Nothing flowery or feminine about this master suite at all.

She took it as a good sign. If he was in the habit of entertaining female overnight guests in his home, surely there would be some sign of it in the bathroom at least. She’d already looked in the closet and drawers, but only his clothes were in there. She didn’t feel guilty about her snooping. She wanted this guy in her life on a long-term basis. She had a right to check him out. Or so her overprotective brother and father had always taught her. Go into a situation with your eyes open and you won’t be surprised later when things happen.

Only she hadn’t been prepared for repeated attacks on what was supposed to be a quick jaunt to Vegas for a bachelorette party. What had she missed? Or was there any way she could have known this would happen in the first place? Probably not. Heck, she hadn’t even known magical creatures like weres and warlocks and such existed.

In retrospect, it seemed kind of stupid of her not to question her father’s adamant refusal to acknowledge magic in any form. He never called what they could do magic. He just said they had special gifts and that they were the only ones. She thought now he must have been lying.

That was not an accusation she would make lightly. Not even in the privacy of her own mind. One did not simply call Admiral Morrow a liar.

Trisha finished with her shower quickly. No lazing around in the water, putting off the hard task of calling her family. They needed to know something was wrong. In fact, she was surprised either Deke or her dad hadn’t called already. Those guys had a spooky sixth sense about trouble.

She dressed in one of the casual outfits she’d packed. She was grateful to Steve and his unseen minions who had retrieved her suitcase from the hotel. It was nice to have her own things, and if she was going to stay here much longer, she’d clutter up that pretty master bath with her toiletries. As it was, for now, she was just glad to have clean clothes.

She picked up her cell phone and went downstairs, checking the email and messages as she went, wondering why her family hadn’t already been in touch. She needed to call them…

And then she realized she wouldn’t need to make that call after all.

She heard voices from the living room and knew them both very well indeed. Trisha walked quietly over to the archway that led to the spacious living room and leaned against the frame.

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