Notturno by Z.A. Maxfield

Author:Z.A. Maxfield [Maxfield, Z.A.]
Language: nld
Format: epub
Tags: erotic MM, Romance MM
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

Adin’s mind drifted lazily away from his body as Boaz

drove. It began to occur to him that the trip back to the hotel

was taking a great deal longer than the trip to the bar. He

opened his eyes to look around and realized they’d been driving

for some time, probably over the bridge into Sausalito. He knew

he’d probably slept; that soon the sun would begin to glow on

the horizon, but nothing he saw was familiar to him.

“Boaz?” he asked, suddenly startled out of his dreamlike

state. “Where are we? Where are you taking me?”

“I’m not allowed to say, sir,” Boaz replied. “I’m very sorry

for the inconvenience.”

“This is more than inconvenient, Boaz. It’s kidnapping. It’s

a criminal offense. Please take me back to the hotel. I believe

I’ve quite learned whatever lesson you wanted to teach me.”

Adin felt his throat tighten.

Boaz looked at him in the rearview mirror, and Adin caught

the sadness in his voice. “You can’t imagine that I wanted you

to experience that, Dr. Tredeger.”

Adin looked out the window. “No, I don’t suppose you

did.” He fidgeted with his watch. “What was that about, Boaz? I

thought you said that Donte marked me in some way as his

property. That no one would challenge him.’

“That would usually be the case, sir.” Boaz hesitated, as if

choosing his words very carefully. “It’s been my experience that

no one in this area would ever consider challenging Donte

Fedeltà.”

“So I’m special? I’m vampire crack?”

“No, sir, I doubt that. Well…I don’t think so. It appears

someone has decided to move on Donte, and you were in the

wrong place at the wrong time.”

“Ah.” Adin sighed. “My lucky day.”

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“I’m sorry, sir. I should have stayed closer. I didn’t see any

of this coming. I don’t know what Donte will say when he

sees—”

“Is that where we’re going? To Donte? What if I were to say

that I want to go back to the hotel, right now, Boaz? I don’t

want to see Donte.”

“I wouldn’t necessarily believe you.”

“I don’t want him to see me.” Adin held his shaking hands

out where he could see them. “Not like this.” He gingerly

probed a particularly painful place near his eye and imagined he

had a spectacular bruise. “Do I look as bad as I feel?”

“Probably.”

“Take me to the Kabuki, Boaz. There’s no point in Donte

seeing me when I look like—”

“We’re here, sir.” Boaz turned into the gate of what could

only be described as an estate. There was no sign or name at the

entrance, but the gates opened automatically, and Boaz

negotiated the long car through the narrow entry. He continued

along a tree-lined driveway until a spectacular house came into

view. It had the charm of a Tuscan holiday villa, a stone

structure with climbing vines of all shapes and colors covering

the walls on the outside, carefully pruned back around the

windows and doors. In the distance, lit with landscape lighting,

Adin could see the land, what seemed to be an orchard on the

right, and a garden on the left with a fountain and large, shady

trees. When Boaz stopped the limousine, the front door opened

and Donte swept out. He wore suit

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