Dance with Darkness by Melissa Darnell

Author:Melissa Darnell
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Vampires, Witches & Wizards, Paranormal, Romance, Fantasy, Literature & Fiction
Publisher: Netherfield House Press
Published: 2013-07-28T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

Lorena

“I’m going to stay awhile,” Lorena said as she pretended to stretch on stage.

Jon frowned. “Lor, that’s probably not a good idea, you being here alone at night.”

She stared at her feet so she wouldn’t laugh. “Trust me, I’ll be perfectly safe.” Monsters didn’t have to fear the dark solitude beyond the stage lights or anywhere else. “I’ve got the second set of keys. I’ll lock up when I’m done. You can even lock me in when you go.”

He watched her for a few seconds longer then left, grumbling under his breath. She sighed with relief as she heard the front door’s lock click, signaling she was finally alone in the one remaining place where she belonged.

Immediately she let the façade fall away. No more needless breathing or blinking. She changed the CD in the sound system then gave in to the yearning she’d tamped down all week and let her body go. No more reining in her leaps or turns or pretending to work at the choreography. It was just the music, the stage, the rasp of her shoes on the wooden floor, and her…with all her unnatural abilities. And the new ache that had taken up residence in her chest ever since…

No. She would not spend another minute thinking about that kiss. Or how Conor had seemed to fill her with warmth and light, like drinking down the sun after living in a cave.

As if her thoughts had summoned him, she heard the quiet click of the front door’s lock, followed by the slow approach of his scent. She swallowed but kept dancing. Let him see what she really was. He already knew she was a monster, and she was tired of pretending otherwise today.

He didn’t say anything until the song ended, but she could feel his presence in the space between the front row and the edge of the stage. When she stopped dancing and met his stare, she didn’t know what to expect. So the blatant desire in his eyes stunned her.

“You’re beautiful,” he murmured.

“Don’t you mean unnatural? Or dangerous?”

With a quick shake of his head, he took a single step forward, used his hands to push himself up, then climbed onto the stage. Once on his feet again, he brushed his hands off with casual confidence. His silence was unnerving, pushing her to speak.

“Are you here to tell me to get out of town again? Because if you are…”

He walked toward her, closing the distance in only a few steps, until his scent hit her like a slap in the face. “No, I’m not.”

“Then…” She swallowed, trying not to breathe him in. “Then what do you…”

“You. I want you.” He lifted her chin with a single finger until she was forced to meet his gaze. “I haven’t been able to stop thinking about that kiss all week. I haven’t felt like this since my wife died four years ago. I didn’t think I ever would, to be honest. I don’t know why I feel the way I do for you, but I do.

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