When A Gargoyle Dreams (Gargoyles Book 5) by E A Price

Author:E A Price [Price, E A]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-04-08T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Nineteen

Martha inhaled, wondering if he would laugh at her, or snort and dismiss her. But she hoped he wouldn’t. She wanted him – the kiss just affirmed that. She had no idea who he really was, and maybe she was just going insane, but she wanted, even needed him. She was done trying to repress her dreams, her desires. He was there, her attraction to him was overwhelming, and she was sick of fighting. Maybe for once, even if it only lasted a night, she could have something she wanted, rather than something she thought she should want. Maybe she wasn’t thinking completely rationally, her sleeplessness addling her thought processes, but really, she didn’t care.

He looked at her for what seemed like an age, his red eyes glinting in the darkness. She honestly thought he was going to walk away without saying a word until he let out a long, shuddering breath.

“This is not a good idea,” he said slowly.

“You don’t want to?” She would be surprised if he couldn’t see her hot cheeks – which had been hot with embarrassment and were now working their way up to flaming with mortification.

Being rejected wasn’t something she had ever encountered before. With a certain degree of displeasure, she realized that she never had to make any effort when it came to attracting men. Her looks had always done the hard work for her, and unhappily she wondered whether he actually found her attractive. Would he prefer a female gargoyle? Did female gargoyles even exist?!

“I do,” he rasped, albeit reluctantly. “But I fear it will be a mistake.”

“It never felt like a mistake in any of my dreams.”

He snorted. “They were just dreams.”

“That felt real,” she insisted. She tried to lead him upstairs, but he was as immovable as a mountain.

He growled, though his hand still firmly held hers. He made no move to leave and seemed to be struggling with something. Martha could not really blame him. She had been struggling with coming to terms with her dreams for months, but now she had finally let go, and she felt better than she had in a long time. Still tired, but better.

It appeared they were at an impasse, one that lasted for what felt like an eon but really could not have been more than two minutes.

Finally, he groaned and tugged on her hand, pulling her into his arms.

“Which way?” he murmured.

Martha put an arm around his shoulders - as far as she could manage around his hefty muscles - and used her other hand to point to the stairs. “But watch out for the…”

“Ugh!”

“Couch,” she finished. “Watch out for the…”

Some more bangs, and crunches as he demolished furniture and muttered curses followed. It probably wouldn’t have been so bad were he not moving so quickly. Though nothing seemed to slow him down.

“Why don’t you move a little more slowly?” she suggested, hanging on for dear life as he took the stairs three at a time.

“Your room?” he demanded.

“Second on the left.

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