Spellbinder by Hunter C. C

Author:Hunter, C. C. [Hunter, C. C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Young Adult, Fantasy, Paranormal, Vampires, Romance
ISBN: 9781466891326
Amazon: 1466891327
Goodreads: 25658845
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Published: 2015-06-30T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

As Miranda stepped out of the bedroom, she heard voices. Even with her heart on the chopping block, her palms itched and the air tasted sweeter as she took the last steps to the doorway.

Perry was here. He wanted to see her.

The sweetness faded when the first thing she saw was Shawn, still half naked, his arms crossed and a frown dominating his expression. His gaze shot to her. “You don’t have to see him if you don’t want to,” he said, his tone deep. Was that a touch of hurt she heard in his tone?

She looked across the room and her heart leapt at the sight of the shape-shifter. He wore jeans—they appeared a little tighter than he normally wore—and a green long-sleeved polo shirt. His hair, blond with a few loose locks, looked a little mussed the way it did after he’d flown or maybe after one of their make-out sessions. His eyes were their normal bright azure, and those baby blues were on her. Staring, drawing her closer. Emotion flashed in those liquid pools of color and she felt as if that emotion echoed inside of her.

“Do you want him to leave?” Shawn asked again, and he uncrossed his arms, showcasing his bare chest, but damn if she already hadn’t forgotten the half-naked warlock was even in the room.

Miranda glanced back at him, and she hated knowing this might hurt him, but she couldn’t, wouldn’t send Perry away.

“No. It’s fine. I want to see him.”

She saw the way Shawn’s eyes reflected disappointment.

When she looked back at Perry, his eyes were brighter.

“Now that we’ve got that settled,” he said. His deep, familiar voice sounded like music to her ears and his tight focus stayed on Shawn. Inhaling deeply, as if fighting some other impulse, he glanced back to her. “Would you like to take a walk with me, so we might have some privacy?”

The emphasis he put on the word “privacy” seemed to mean something. Had he already picked up on Shawn’s interest in her? If so, was Perry about to morph into some superbeast and try to teach the warlock a lesson?

Standing frozen, feeling a bit overwhelmed, she just stared.

Perry repeated, “A walk? It’s a nice night.”

The word “yes” danced on her lips, when Shawn spoke up again. “Sorry. She can’t leave the apartment. I’m in charge of her care.”

She turned to Shawn, slightly annoyed. “A quick walk. We won’t be long.”

“No.” His frown deepened. “Sorry, Burnett’s orders were clear. No one leaves.”

“Burnett trusts me,” Perry said, his tone deepening with anger as his eyes grew brighter with the same emotion. For a second she feared he would shift and start trouble. He didn’t.

“Perhaps,” Shawn said. “Even as misguided as that may be, it’s not you he’s worried about. She might be in danger and I’m the agent hired to make sure nothing happens to her.”

“As if I would let anything happen to her?” Perry countered.

Shawn’s gaze flipped back to Miranda. She shook her head slightly, pleading for him not to do this.

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