Elemental's Domain by Yvette Bostic

Author:Yvette Bostic [Bostic, Yvette]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-10-14T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

On the way back to the hotel, we stopped in one of the many small streams and managed to scrub most of Braden’s chest and back, but he was right. He really needed a change of clothes and a shower. Now, so did I. Keeping the filthy water off me was impossible.

“Thanks for sharing,” I grumbled, picking a clump of mud off my sleeve. I really liked my new shirt and fully intended to try to save it. Braden would think I was being silly, but I didn’t want him buying anything else for me.

We stopped on the outskirts of Mexico City. Its bright lights in the distance reminded me of Vegas, along with the rundown homes looming before us. “Should we just get a cab to the hotel?” I asked. “It might draw less attention.”

“I can run faster than a taxi in this traffic.”

“I don’t think I can,” I said. “I don’t have your stamina and I don’t feel like being carried either.”

“We don’t have time to cater to your comforts,” he said, holding his hand out to me.

I rolled my eyes, feeling his lie. We had time. He wasn’t worried about Jack looking for us like he had been just a few hours ago. Braden and his followers had killed all of Ernesto’s men, so unless Jack had left a welcome party at the hotel, there wasn’t any rush.

“Please.” He reached for my hand and lowered himself to one knee.

My face flushed and he smiled. Where was the arrogant, selfish vampire I’d learned to hate just a few weeks ago?

“You’re an ass,” I hissed, putting my foot on his knee and crawling onto his back.

He chuckled and took off as soon as my fingers looped together around his neck. His strong hands gripped my legs as they wrapped around his waist. We zipped between cars along the street, too fast for anyone to see, especially in the dark. The city lights whirled by, making my stomach uneasy. I squeezed my eyes shut and buried my face against his shoulder. The smell of earth and blood overpowered his natural sandalwood, making me even queasier.

Lucky for both of us, he arrived at the back of the hotel a few minutes later. I slid off his back and leaned over, resting my hands on my knees and taking slow, deep breaths. I refused to puke all over the sidewalk.

“Is something wrong?” Braden asked.

I looked up at him and scowled. It was none of his business. “Nope, I’m good.”

He raised an eyebrow at me and smiled. “Sure. Let’s go.”

I straightened up and followed him around the front of the hotel. Rather than go to the desk, he caught one of the bell boys and pulled him into a corner of the lobby. Braden really didn’t want to be seen like he was. It surprised me after he’d flaunted his bare chest in the parking lot in Phoenix.

The young man nodded emphatically as Braden spoke to him in Spanish, the vampire’s voice low.

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