Fatal Fugue (The Deadlier Sex Book 1) by Maelani

Author:Maelani [Maelani]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-01-19T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

“Just stand there so I can look at you,” Hayley said breathlessly.

She was flat on her back, staring up at his muscled form. He was illuminated by the clear moonlight streaming in from the window on the opposite wall.

My god, he’s like a god.

All thoughts of escape seemed to drift away as she took in his gorgeous body. He smiled, and it was in that smile where she saw years of history and something far deeper than lust. It was love. This man loved her. A shiver went through her at the thought. It was disturbingly personal… and intense.

He stretched his back, and she watched those perfect abs twist and ripple. All hard muscle covered in ink. From atop his delicious pecs and over his shoulders wound intricate tattoo work. From a distance it looked like tribal work, but here in the cool blue light of the moon she saw it was much more detailed than that. Every swooping stroke, every spiral, and indeed, every sharp edge was filled with an intricate web of lines and symbols. It was breathtaking to behold. A masterpiece of artwork over a truly perfect canvas.

She wondered if any of it meant anything more than just art.

The sight of him there, all muscles and tattoos and smelling of sex, was overwhelming, and without knowing why, she felt a tear come to her eye and pressure in her sinuses. What is this? She was completely vulnerable without her memories. It wasn’t pleasant, and she needed to know the reasons why she felt that way.

“Jay, I—”

She never got to finish the thought. From the window behind her she heard a tiny tink of glass breaking. Right before one of Jay’s cheeks erupted in a bright gash of blood.

“Fuck!”

“Jay!” she squealed, as he cried out in pain.

“On the floor!” he roared at her, dropping down to the old wood planks. His face was gushing blood all over the place, but he ignored it.

“Oh shit, oh shit! What do I do?” She pressed to the floor as they were showered in glass and debris. Bullets whizzed overhead, slamming into the back wall and spraying drywall all over them.

“Calm the fuck down!” he yelled, then reconsidered when he caught her widening eyes. “I have to get my gun from my bag in the closet over there.” He motioned, tilting his head in the direction behind him. The closet too was bathed in the same moonlight that had betrayed his position.

“But… they’ll see you!” she cried, afraid to move.

“It’ll be fine!” he hissed. “I’m bleeding too much though; we won’t be able to hide with me leaking all over the damn place. I need you to army crawl into the bathroom. There’s a big metal first aid box under the sink. Drag it in here.”

She nodded nervously.

“Go, now, and for god’s sake, stay low to the ground.”

“Ok, ok,” she said, starting to hyperventilate.

“Hey,” Jay whispered, touching her shoulder. It was painful to look at him, with his cheek torn open

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