Risorgimento: Rebirth (New Blood Rising Book 1) by Maya Daniels

Author:Maya Daniels [Daniels, Maya]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-07-14T16:00:00+00:00

Sebastian

The woman is oblivious.

Holding myself back, fisting my hands at my sides, I stride into the living room. I can feel April's bare feet padding softly behind me. I am acutely aware of her every breath, of each beat of her heart that is fluttering like a hummingbird in her chest. Yes, she is oblivious to the effect she has on me, but Marcus and Andrei are not. Two sets of eyebrows hit hairlines when I appear. The males are smart, keeping to themselves whatever comments were swirling behind the stunned looks on their faces.

Pouring whiskey in the glass I left earlier, I slowly lower myself in the chair. April is standing at the entrance of the hallway, unsure of what to do. I should've let her stay unwashed, grime and dirt covering what is now revealed to my hungry sight. An oversight on my part. One for which I'm paying dearly now. She's not a girl. Oh, no. Very far from a girl, in fact. Dressed only in my t-shirt, her pale arms and legs are contrasting perfectly with the black color of the fabric.

April is all woman.

Even malnourished, that fact is evident to me, and everyone else. The swell of her breasts and the dip of her hips cannot be hidden, however. She fidgets where she stands, and with each movement, she taunts me. Aware that I'm staring at her, ready to pounce and devour her—like the monster she accused me of being—I glance at the drink in my hand. No deep breaths can stop what she has awoken in me. A groan passes through my firmly pressed lips. A snicker, followed by a cough, comes from Andrei, and I turn the anger at my own inability for control on him.

"Enough!" April startles, taking a few steps back when I snap at Andrei. Clearing my throat, collecting myself, I point at the sofa across from me. "Sit, April."

"Nah, I'm good." Her drying hair swings around her face when she shakes her head adamantly. "I can hear whatever you have to say from here. I don't need to sit, really. I'm fine." With an audible snap, she closes her mouth to stop the nervous blabbing. Crossing her arms over her chest in what I assume is an attempt to look more convincing, she nods at me once.

Blowing a deep breath through pursed lips, I press my thumb and forefinger over the bridge of my nose, closing my eyes. Everything is going to shit. Everything I had planned for when I found her went wrong. I had looked at every step, every move, to the most delicate details, for centuries. Everything was set in motion, only waiting on her to appear.

Rubbing my forehead, then scrubbing a hand over my face, I take a gulp of the whiskey. The damn thing is not doing what its meant to do. Eyeing her through the rim of the glass, I remind myself, Not yet.

"Marcus report." Not looking away from her, I hold her captive with my gaze.

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