Savage: The Complete Series by Shelli Stevens

Author:Shelli Stevens [Stevens, Shelli]
Language: eng
Format: epub
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Amazon: B014SIHRFK
Publisher: Samhain Publishing
Published: 2015-10-12T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Did she remember anything? Grace kept her gaze on the house but didn’t really see it. Instead her mind flashed through a half dozen memories, at least she assumed they were memories. They were detached and moved through her head kind of like those floaters you get in your eyes. And every now and then her mind locked on one, but it slipped away just as quickly.

“I wasn’t raped, if that’s what you’re asking. I was told an agency nurse did a full examination on me after the rescue—but even that’s hazy.”

Another memory flashed through her mind now. Briefly. Darrius holding her, his face above her and his dark gaze intense and full of worry. There were emotions tied to the image as well—desolation, and yet peace. A peace that came from knowing she’d die in the arms of a man she trusted?

Grace clenched her teeth and forced back the sting of tears that burned her eyes and made her throat tight.

She hated going back to that time in her head, hated that she was being forced to do so in therapy. And yet, somehow she didn’t resent talking to Darrius as much as she did the therapist at the P.I.A. There was some relief in opening up to him.

“I remember you,” she admitted grudgingly. “You seem to be the strongest memory that I apparently don’t mind keeping.”

She couldn’t resist casting him a quick glance from beneath her lashes. His emotions were mixed, and blatant in his eyes. Frustration, and yet pure masculine pleasure that had her stomach flipping. He’d been right, they did have a connection; it was like an invisible electric wire between them that sizzled and snapped. It had fed her energy then, and did so now. It kept her alive, kept her going.

His gaze slid back to the house, and she didn’t realize he’d reached for her hand until his strong fingers threaded with hers.

She didn’t draw away, literally couldn’t have if she wanted to. Her hand felt almost fragile in his large one, and she squeezed his fingers, accepting the energy he gave.

“I couldn’t let you die.”

His words weren’t quite steady, and it shocked her a bit to realize how much those dark days had affected him as well.

“How did you hear about the experiments?”

He changed the subject, and she wasn’t really surprised. Darrius didn’t seem like the type of guy who liked to stay deep emotionally. He was the joker. The sensitive, funny guy who liked to keep things light.

And though it was easier now to open up to him, his current question was tricky. She didn’t want to lie to him, but oh, God, she didn’t want to tell him the truth. Didn’t want to tell anyone the truth.

“Well, the experiments were very quiet. I mean, they had to be. Feloray Laboratories couldn’t just throw out an ad for shifters to come in and sign up for a study.” That much was the truth. Humans weren’t aware of shifters, which meant everything was kind of done on the sly.

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