A Vampire's Mistress by Theresa Meyers

Author:Theresa Meyers [Meyers, Theresa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Fantasy, General, Fiction
ISBN: 9781426852770
Publisher: Harlequin Enterprises
Published: 2010-03-31T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Four

Her body re-formed, the particles knitting back together as the bits and pieces of her coalesced into solid form like ice crystals building upon one another, fragile, but whole.

Weakened by the unexpected transport, Marina fell to her hands and knees. The veins in the highly polished chessboard-black-and-white marble floor wavered as she tried to orient herself and get her eyes to focus.

Illuminated by the last rays of the sun filtering in through the open French doors, the floor gleamed. She recognized those doors, and the balcony beyond. Lifting her head, she swallowed bile.

Oh, gods, no. She’d come full circle.

The sight of Lake Como, molten copper in the evening light, was all too familiar. She’d risen many an evening to look over that water, trying to think of a way to escape Nick.

Her throat sealed shut, and even though she didn’t need to breathe, she touched her hand to her throat trying to rid it of the suffocating sensation. She settled back on her knees.

She was in Italy, at Nick’s villa. The familiar black silk furnishings and ornate gilded rococo medallion holding an enormous crystal chandelier above her, spoke of wealth and leisure, but she knew better. It was a pretty gilded cage, but a cage nonetheless. And once again, she was trapped.

The Seattle Clan might have been capable of preventing anyone transporting directly into the headquarters, but apparently weren’t able to stop a powerful vampire from transporting someone out.

Strong invisible fingers clamped around her upper arm, then hauled her to her feet. Marina gasped. From the zing singing through her system she knew it was Gabe. Relief steadied her feet and she straightened. How he’d made it through transport with her, she had no idea, but right now she didn’t give a damn, she was just grateful he was still beside her.

“Well, well, isn’t this cozy?” Nick’s smooth deep voice rolled over her with the force of a tsunami, stripping her bare to the bone in one swift stroke. She’d known he hadn’t died, but seeing him again made her cold all over. The hair on the back of her neck rose.

Her gaze drifted up over the tips of a pair of highly polished leather loafers that cost enough to feed a small mortal village for a year. They matched the expensive cut of the black double-breasted suit. The dark silk of Nick’s shirt and tie set off his deep olive complexion, emphasizing the black ring around his deep brown eyes and the wave in his slicked-back long dark curls. She met his cold gaze without flinching, but it took everything in her not to turn tail and run.

Probably sensing what she wanted to do, Gabriel’s fingers tightened on her arm, but he remained silent.

His long thin nose twitched. Flick. Fangs came out, very white against the darker skin of his lips. “It seems you’ve been seeing someone, my dear, and not just the mortal guards in Palermo. I can smell Gabriel’s mark on you. You should have invited him to come along.

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