Rourke (New Vampire Disorder Book 2) by Marie Johnston

Author:Marie Johnston [Johnston, Marie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-09-29T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Rourke released Grace after ensuring she was solidly on her feet.

“That was close,” she muttered.

He’d flashed them to the area along the trail she’d fled to the first night. Early rays of dawn brightened the sky; he needed to get her to shelter.

When she shook out her pants to step into them, he finally adjusted his own clothing, which included restraining his nearly full again erection back behind the zipper.

He was still shaking.

Hellfire.

The embrace of Grace’s body was unlike any he’d experienced. She was warm, receptive, and it’d been a long time since he’d been with a female who didn’t crave pain with her pleasure.

Now he knew why. It was harder to maintain his distance when an inviting body beckoned him, offered comfort. He didn’t want to get close to anyone. Didn’t want the pretense of a relationship. Not again. Not even if it was natural and not forced upon him.

Her beauty when she’d climaxed… The ethereal vision would haunt him for years. Soft, brown skin aglow in the moonlight; her halo of hair and ridiculous zebra headband framed her face. And her curves…glorious. Most female vampires resembled runway models—long, lean, and defined. Grace outdid them all. He’d kill to see her lovely body, covered by nothing, strutting down his hallway every day of his long life.

Foolish fantasies for a foolish street rat. Bartering with the kid opened the floodgate to early memories. And that was before he’d been sold.

The idea of her as a true mate was pleasing enough, but his bonding instinct remained dormant. She admitted to being interested in him, but she would forever remain out of his league. A good-hearted, gracious female did not need to be attached to him, even if it was to while away the time until they met their true mates.

Grace moving on with a true mate? The low rumble of a growl escaped.

She glanced up from tying her shoe.

“We must return you to headquarters.” He must return. His dirty secret of not being from a prime family revealed itself in his low tolerance of early daylight hours. Strong blood ran in his veins because he was a stubborn bastard. But without the extra power of prime, his time exposed to the weak rays of the sun was much more limited. Grace was younger and a commoner; she must already be uncomfortable.

Not that she seemed so. The shadows of the trees caressed her soft skin, still flushed with desire from what they’d done earlier. She straightened and he experienced a weird sensation, like his heart flipped. He rubbed his chest and grimaced.

“Are you okay?” Her golden eyes searched his with concern.

He was accustomed to his team checking on his well-being after a mission gone wrong, but to have Grace’s regard…. He looked after her; it shouldn’t be the other way around.

“Are you ready to flash back?”

She reluctantly nodded and threaded her arm through his.

After they entered headquarters, there was an awkward moment when they needed to go separate ways.

“I’ll walk you to your room,” he offered.

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