Wicked Memories by Nina Bangs

Author:Nina Bangs
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance, (¯`'•.¸//(*_*)\\¸.•'´¯)
ISBN: 9780425256077
Publisher: Berkley
Published: 2013-06-04T00:00:00+00:00

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Thorn met Kayla’s gaze. She stared at him with the innocence of her short human life. He hoped she didn’t look too closely at his eyes. They weren’t innocent. And if she decided to stroll down the path of his long vampire life, she’d wander into the dark woods and be lost.

He smiled and hoped it distracted her from the truth in his eyes. Thorn went around the table and sat down beside her. He glanced at the wall clock. “They’re late. I assume Sparkle and her cat want to make a grand entrance.”

Kayla shrugged and then met his gaze. “I looked up Aegir. He’s a Norse sea god. Want to tell me more?”

“Patience.” He leaned back in his chair and said what needed saying. “You might consider leaving right now. Quit and get on the first plane home. Sparkle will have a lot on her mind. She won’t be worrying about you.”

“Leave now? That sounds ominous. Let me think.” She tipped her head to the side in thought. “Uh, no.”

The smooth line of her neck mesmerized him. He imagined sliding his tongue over her warm skin, placing his lips right there where her pulse beat strong, then . . . Thorn gave himself a mental shake. “You might not be safe here.” Danger came in many forms. Aegir wasn’t the only threat. Thorn knew his interest in her neck and other areas of her body should bump him up closer to the top of her things-to-be-avoided list. Too bad she didn’t know that.

“Maybe after I hear all you have to say I’ll revisit my answer. But as of right now? No.” She seemed to have surprised even herself with that decision.

He felt ridiculously relieved. Thorn didn’t like the feeling. Humans had a history of doing stupid things and then dying because of them. Getting involved with individual humans would exhaust a vampire after a few centuries. So far, he’d avoided that particular pitfall. He shrugged. “Your choice. Lots of jobs. One life. Do the math.”

Thorn glanced around the table. His people sat on either side of him facing the door. He didn’t think that Ganymede would do anything to endanger his precious hotel guests, but you could never tell with the really powerful ones.

Kayla stayed silent beside him, but he was aware of every breath she took, every beat of her heart, every glance she slid his way. He resisted the urge to lean close and whisper all the things he wanted to do to her. Not now. Maybe later. He smiled at the thought of her alarm. She might even try to hit him. The thought entertained him until Sparkle came through the door.

It seemed that she’d brought an army with her. Thorn recognized the wizard, the plant lady and her vampire husband, and the were-shark bodyguard. But who the hell were all these other people? They filled up the seats and then stood against the wall. He hadn’t realized how many nonhumans lived here. He’d have a talk with the people he’d hired to scope out the castle ahead of his arrival.

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