Warrior of Fate by Mullins Debra

Author:Mullins, Debra [Mullins, Debra]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9781429946711
Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates
Published: 2015-10-19T07:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

The next morning, Adrian awoke in a room flooded with sunshine and a clock that said it was almost nine in the morning. He groaned. He’d never slept so late in his life, not even when wounded. His father would say the Montanas were making him soft.

Then again, his father always had a lot to say.

When he’d called Ezares to arrange the tour of the temple, Ezares had taken it as a challenge to display the power and strength of the Warriors to the Montanas, especially John. Ezares had never liked the easy relationship Adrian had with Tessa’s human father. Ezares was old school and thought of humans as inferior. He’d even ordered Adrian to participate in the dancing as a way to flaunt his power to John. I control everything, even Adrian.

He hadn’t wanted to encourage his father, but participating in the dancing fit in with his own agenda of showing Tessa a little about his culture. And it had worked—big time. He’d felt her engagement through the link, experienced her very physical orgasm as she watched him dance. For all that she wanted to slow things down between them—which went against his deep-rooted instincts to claim and conquer—he would do anything to solidify their relationship. He’d had her in his arms less than forty-eight hours ago, but already he was starting to crave her again.

She wanted a date? They’d go on a date. And maybe he could coax her into his bed again.

He got up, feeling like a lazy sloth after the indulgence of sleeping late. He counted the heartbeats in the house. Everyone was home—Tessa included—and the distant laughter that reached his ears indicated nothing was amiss. He stretched. Mornings at the temple were silent, regimented. All the Warriors performed their morning meditations, followed by vigorous exercise. Only after that did they gather together for a healthy breakfast in the hall before reporting to their assigned duties.

He would take a few minutes for his morning meditation, then get dressed and put on his sneakers. A long run across the property sounded like just the thing. But before he left, he needed to check in on the Montanas.

* * *

Tessa sat at the breakfast table with her family. Even her father had taken a day off from work after the events of the past forty-eight hours.

“I have to say, I’m glad that’s done,” John said. “I know we’re still in danger, but maybe less so without the stone here.”

“I’m still not done with it yet,” Faith said, digging into her pancakes. “But I have to admit, I got so used to that stone popping into my mind that having it gone for a while is a nice break.”

“The Warriors said you can come and work with it whenever you need to,” John said.

“Sure, at the temple,” Faith replied. “They’re pretty possessive of something they claim is still ours.”

“I’m glad of the breather.” Darius laid a possessive hand on the back of her neck. “I think last night was the first time you’ve had a sound sleep since you got here.

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