The Empath by Bonnie Vanak

Author:Bonnie Vanak
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2007-12-15T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

She dozed in the car as he drove. Nicolas stole glances at her now and then as he sped toward their destination. His right hand drifted up and rubbed the tiny black eagle hidden on his nape. Ever since joining Damian’s pack, he kept his hair long and the tattoo hidden.

Baylor had seen it when they’d fought. He knew what it meant.

Maggie did not. He hoped she wouldn’t question him on it. Not yet. He couldn’t tell her the truth, not until they mated and he felt secure of her.

He’d told Maggie only part of the truth.

Yes, he’d teach her to fight, to defend herself, and learn all about her Draicon heritage. After he mated with her.

The little cottage in the woods would serve as a love nest, giving them the necessary time to mate. Matings were delicate. A couple did not always exchange powers the first time. It took the right amount of emotional commitment during sex and intensity of orgasm to achieve a mating lock. Then they’d be joined together physically while exchanging memories, magick powers and emotions….

Weaknesses. Like Maggie’s weaknesses. Her unwillingness to kill, her gentle nature that cloaked the Draicon lurking inside her.

His fingers tightened to white knuckles. Maggie’s weakness, Damian’s ultimate cure. Time grew short. Even now, if they achieved a mating lock and exchanged magick powers, it might be too late to save Damian. Then there was the delicate matter of his banishment.

A grim smile touched his mouth. He’d dutifully obeyed pack law, but a raging army of Morphs would not keep him from returning once he felt certain of a cure for Damian.

Of course, other males like Baylor would challenge him. He’d need all his strength, and fighting abilities honed for the return. He could not risk any softness.

Soft, like Maggie. Gentle and giving, like Maggie.

For years he trained to ward off emotions. He must not lose control or show any form of weakness before the pack. He was Draicon, wolf, strong.

You are not really pack, Nicolas.

Baylor’s ancient taunt rang in his mind. Nicolas stole a glance at Maggie. If she knew his true origins, would she be as mistrusting as others?

During the joining process, he would stay dominant, not pliant and giving as other males did. It was possible. He’d quizzed another male, Kyle, before leaving New Mexico. Surely it did lessen the emotional fulfillment of the joining, but he could live with that.

As long as he maintained his precious control.

Nicolas spotted the turn off I-75 for U.S. 441 and made a hard right. Twilight gathered in the shadows as he drove down the highway, then turned onto the lonely two-lane road toward the cottage. The small cottage in the equally tiny town of High Springs suited his needs perfectly. More isolated than the big house in Melbourne and harder for Morphs to find, the cottage was sheltered by the woods and offered more privacy.

Darkness descended like a blanket. Only the light of the full moon spilling through the dense thicket of trees cut through the inky blackness.

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