Tainted (Netherworld Book II) by Rich Christie

Author:Rich, Christie [Rich, Christie]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Tarser Publishing
Published: 2014-01-12T16:00:00+00:00

Amelia’s stubborn streak is not what I wanted to face, let alone Kelsby filling her head with wild ideas. I’ve got to get her out of here as soon as possible. Otherwise, I will have to deal with explanations I don’t have the information to give.

I touch her arm. “Please. We have important matters to attend.”

Her jaw clamps together before she gives Kelsby a trite smile. “I’ll be back, Kel. Sorry about this.”

Not to be deterred, he says. “Seth’s right about one thing. There is a time and place for everything . . . and everyone.”

A dark shiver washes over me. I’m rather positive what is talking at the moment, and it isn’t my friend. I turn on my heel and pull Amelia into the hall. She rushes past me to the stairwell.

I call after her. “Don’t you want to take the elevator?”

Her voice comes out clipped, but I make out her swift reply. “No.” With a loud bang, she shoves the door open and rushes down the stairs.

The knob catches me in the arm as I try to keep up. “Amelia, stop.”

She doesn’t speak. Instead, she picks up speed. She’ll be to the basement in less than a minute at this pace. As if unaware of where she’s headed, she barrels downward like a demon racing back to hell. My only hope is to appeal to her logic. “There is a good reason I pulled you out of there when I did.”

She keeps going, merely glancing at me once with venom in her green eyes. Since she won’t listen to reason, I move faster. When I’m nearly to her, she comes to a crashing halt. I pitch forward, catching her arms and pulling her against me.

The glare she sends me is full of fire which lights my veins and singes to ashes my resolve to keep away from her. Her chest presses against mine with every breath she takes. In this moment, all thought leaves me. All I am is need.

Her eyes search mine and what rests there is one question I intend to answer. I wrap a hand around her back. The other rests under her hair at the base of her neck. Her lips part as she continues to stare. I could ravish her like I want to, but I deny myself. Our bodies are communicating far better than our lips could manage. Only when her expression softens do I kiss her.

She sighs and melts into me. I press her closer and lose all sense of time or place. My focus becomes her. All I want is to keep her making the mewling sounds driving my mind to madness.

Her skin, soft and warm, holds the ethereal scent of berries. I pull away. “You smell delicious.”

She brings her lips a breath from my ear. With each word she utters, my body tightens around her. “Changing the subject isn’t going to help you out of this one.”

I laugh. “Who said I was trying to change the subject? You are the one running away.

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