The Unnaturals (The Unnaturals Series Book 1) by Jessica Meigs

Author:Jessica Meigs [Meigs, Jessica]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2016-10-17T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Zachariah eased around the corner of The Unnaturals’ headquarters building, nervousness making his heart pound. His entire world had been turned upside down, and in the intervening time since Elise had sunk her teeth into his neck, his former life had been ripped from his grasp.

She’d given him a change of clothes and let him go after his feeding. He wasn’t sure why.

Zachariah pondered the possibilities as he pushed his sunglasses up the bridge of his nose. Elise had probably let him go so she could do the very thing he was doing: sneaking around the back side of his own office. She’d probably followed him so she could find out how to get inside. But Zachariah had no intention of going in. He wouldn’t risk endangering Ashton.

His throat tightened at the thought of the other man. Ashton was probably going out of his mind with worry. Knowing him, he’d probably already broken into his desk. Ashton would do anything in his power to help him. That would be the man’s downfall if he weren’t careful. Their attachments to each other were too strong, and he was Ashton’s weakness. Just as Ashton was his. The moment anyone with ill intentions found that out, it would be over.

Zachariah let out a breath and stepped toward the motorcycle parked at the back of the building, just where he’d left it the day he’d been kidnapped by Elise. He approached, his eyes scanning the vehicle for anything out of the ordinary, and slid into its leather seat. Before he could start the engine and make a quick getaway, a strange scraping sound like plastic against metal met his ears. He tensed and looked around, his eyes wide behind his sunglasses, searching for the source of the noise. Then there was a squeak, and the door set in the back wall of The Unnaturals’ building swung open.

Zachariah recognized Ashton’s scent before his eyes registered the sight of him. He sat up straighter, bracing both feet on the pavement, and took his hand off the bike’s ignition. Ashton pulled a packet of cigarettes and a lighter from his suit jacket’s inner pocket and lit up a cigarette before looking up to see Zachariah on the motorcycle. He tensed as their eyes met. Zachariah was disgusted to discover that he was shaking as he beheld the man. “Ash,” he breathed out.

Ashton dropped his cigarette. “Where have you been?” he asked, his voice as quiet as Zachariah’s. A soft thudding reached Zachariah’s ears, and he looked around again before he realized what he was hearing: Ashton’s heartbeat. The thrum of it was deep and seductive, enticing him in. Zachariah realized his teeth were aching. He ran his tongue over the sharp points and struggled to stay on the bike.

“I can assure you, it’s not a place I wanted to be,” Zachariah said. He ran a hand through his hair to push it back from his face and studied Ashton through the darkness. The other man looked like he hadn’t slept a wink since before Zachariah’s disappearance.

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