This Glamorous Evil by Michele Hauf

Author:Michele Hauf
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Fantasy, Witch, Demon, Paranormal, Shape Shifter
ISBN: 9781459209985
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2011-08-31T22:00:00+00:00

“Contineo!”

I paced the polished maple floor from bed to sofa, repeating the spell I’d memorized from the grimoire. I didn’t need to do this. I knew the spell forwards, backwards and inside-out. I could sing the French national anthem while also reciting the invocation for the nefari demon.

I had never been more prepared.

And I had never been more at odds with how tonight’s second try would go.

Leaving the grimoire on the sofa, I pushed my fingers through my hair and paced to the window to scan the city. I could see Star’s building from here, but her apartment was on the opposite side, facing the rising sun. I wondered if she’d gone home and slept. Did familiars need a lot of sleep? I presumed they enjoyed frequent catnaps.

Glancing at the cage I’d used to bring Star here, I shook my head. That had been cruel but necessary. Yet getting her to agree to an unprecedented pairing had been easier than I’d expected.

Of course, the attempt at conjuring the demon had been a joke. And she’d known I wouldn’t be able to do it, too. Last night’s debacle had been easy money for her. But I would stand true on my promise to pay her double if she returned. I’d been a prudent investor over my one hundred and sixty years. And I liked knowing the cash was going to someone who truly needed it.

Tonight I had to keep my eyes on the prize: the demon Navicrux. No sexy skin glowing under the moonlight was going to distract me. Not a whimpered moan of pleasure or the soft purr preceding her cry as she came beneath me.

Her skin had been like warm silk moistened with rain. She’d smelled that way, too. Natural and sweet, an ineffable scent I couldn’t seem to chase from my senses.

When was the last time I’d been so caught up in a woman? I’d never had a true love. That was my brother’s calling. He was gentle and unassuming, keeping his nose in the books as the days passed. I had always been the dark one, the one who must be watched with caution. The one who could lure the women to him, yet never keep them long enough because I’d never taken the time to care if they stuck around.

I did care. I just didn’t care for disappointment, either.

The doorbell rang, and I startled. Really? I’d expected a paw scratching at the door. Hmm….

Peeking through the peephole, I was startled again, and quickly opened the door to a stunning vision.

“Hey, witch.”

Red silk swept about Star’s lithe form, dipping low to reveal the swells of her breasts and cut high to expose her legs, which weren’t long, yet appeared longer thanks to the violet shoes she wore.

High heels? On a kitty cat?

“Something wrong,” she asked and stepped forward to stroke a finger over my parted lips. “Cat got your tongue?”

Yes, please.

Mercy.

“Why the fancy dress?”

“Girl’s gotta make herself look pretty once in a while.” She strolled inside at a wobbly pace that made me wonder if she had ever before worn such shoes.

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