The Darkness Within by Rush Jaime

Author:Rush, Jaime [Rush, Jaime]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance, Paranormal, Fiction
ISBN: 9780062184603
Publisher: Avon Impulse
Published: 2012-03-13T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

TUCKER RETURNED FROM his run exhausted and trembling. His bedroom light was still on. Willing himself to smoke, he crept up the side of the house and looked in the window. Del was asleep on his bed, lying crossways. He watched her, with the moonlight washing over her face. God, she was beautiful.

What the hell did you do, Tuck?

He understood what he’d done, because he could feel it in the way he breathed her in and knew he would do anything for her. He’d crossed the line with her, with himself. Which is why he’d Become, without easing her in or warning her. He’d done what he could to push her away.

He drifted down and morphed to man. It was four in the morning. He was not going to let her go with him, and he knew she would fight him on it. Blue lights played on the stairs as he walked inside the house. Greer had fallen asleep on the couch again.

Tucker looked for his boots near the front door, where they all piled their shoes.

“Where are you going?”

Greer wasn’t asleep after all. Tucker told him about the phone call.

Greer launched off the sofa. “That son of a bitch could be my father, too.”

“You’re not coming. They don’t know about you.” Which reminded him. He set his wallet on the end table. If something happened, he didn’t want Elgin to find his home. Their home. That was probably how he’d gotten to Carrie’s place. “I’m going early to recon the area. I’ll be waiting when he gets there. I’m betting the second guy will get there early too and find a hiding spot. I’ll take him out before Elgin even knows I’m there. Then it’ll be him and me. I can take him.”

“I’m going with you, Tucker.”

Tucker shook his head. “Someone’s got to watch over the D’Rats if something happens to me. Darius is too . . . well, Darius. Cody isn’t the paternal type. Shea’s strong, but the guys won’t let her boss them around. But they need someone to guide them.” He glanced back at the stairs. “And Del. Take care of her, too.”

Greer’s eyes narrowed. “You’ve got it for her, don’t you?”

He was going to deny it but nodded instead. “I’ve had it for her for a long time. But she was out of my life and I told myself if I ever saw her, it wouldn’t matter. It worked, at least the first time. Then she came back . . . and needed me.”

“That’ll get you every time.” Tucker knew he was thinking of Shea by the shadow in his eyes. Especially since she’d been having trouble with a creepy “secret admirer.” He seemed to study Tucker. “Scary shit, isn’t it?” He ran his hand back over his hair. “It can make you crazy.”

“Yeah.” Part of the reason Shea had moved out was because of the tension between Darius and Greer, who both felt an attraction to her. He suspected it not only made her uncomfortable, but scared her that the two might fight because of her.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.