Duncan by Reynolds D. B

Author:Reynolds, D. B. [Reynolds, D. B.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fantasy, Romance, Paranormal, Vampire, Erotica, Urban Fantasy
ISBN: 9781610260831
Amazon: 161026083X
Barnesnoble: 161026083X
Goodreads: 12729465
Publisher: ImaJinn Books
Published: 2011-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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The slamming of heavy car doors, loud in the night, alerted her. Her head came up. She had time to remember that her door was locked and they couldn’t get in, and then they burst into the house, breaking through the lock as if it was made of paper. Miguel was first, and Emma knew it was because he didn’t trust her enough to send Duncan into an unknown situation on her word alone. And then Duncan was there, his eyes meeting hers, holding her gaze briefly before doing a quick scan of her body and back up again, as if to make certain she was okay.

Ari came in last. He closed the door and pulled the hall table in front of it. It wasn’t a heavy table, but at least it held the door closed.

Miguel dropped to the floor, lifting away the afghan and tearing open Baldwin’s clothes so he could see the vampire’s chest. Emma moved aside, pulling the rest of the afghan with her.

“Emma.” Duncan’s voice was steady and reassuring, calm despite the obvious crisis. She looked into his warm brown eyes, hoping to see something that would tell her Baldwin would be okay.

“I need you to move,” he said gently. “Baldwin needs me.”

She realized he’d taken off the tuxedo jacket he’d been wearing and was rolling up the sleeve of his white shirt. She scooted back, then stood, wanting to be out of the way, but also wanting to know what they were going to do. Why was Duncan baring his arms? If there was surgery to be done, wouldn’t Miguel be the one—

Her thoughts stuttered to a halt when Duncan produced a small, sharp knife and sliced into his forearm. Emma had never been one to faint, and she wasn’t about to start now. But she’d never seen a man cut open his own arm either, and it made her feel queasy. She leaned against the wall, but her gaze was riveted on the blood welling from Duncan’s arm, an arm he now placed . . . Oh, of course. Baldwin needed blood to replace what he’d lost, just like a regular human would. The difference was he could suck it through his fangs instead of needing an IV. Okay, no surprise there.

She drew a deep breath, and then held it, her eyes growing wide, as Miguel took the knife from Duncan and cut into Baldwin’s chest. There was so much blood already that it hardly mattered, but it still made her lightheaded if she thought too much about actually sticking a knife into a man’s chest and slicing him open like that. She shuddered and closed her eyes against the sight.

“Miguel needs to get the bullet out,” Duncan explained calmly. She opened her eyes and found him glancing back at her. His arm was still latched over Baldwin’s mouth and the vampire was sucking noisily on it like a child with a pacifier. “It would work its way out by itself,” Duncan continued, “but it’s very close to his heart and we don’t want to take that risk.

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