Staked by Sandra Edwards

Author:Sandra Edwards
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: romance, vampire, paranormal romance, paranormal, vampire romance
Publisher: Sandra Edwards

~~~~

Chapter Four

Ava knew when the transmission had concluded. The niggling feeling that was trying to masquerade as pain fizzled out. She should let him go now. Hell, not even the embrace was necessary. Travelers only needed to be inside the circle with the Broker. Ava had no idea what had possessed her to use the process as an excuse.

Who was she kidding? She knew exactly why she’d done it. She wanted to touch him, and this was an easy out. A justification to save face.

She couldn’t help herself. She had to savor the embrace, if only for a few more seconds before the time came to pull away to avoid awkwardness. His hold was enchanting; his arms strong and capable and comforting. She could’ve stayed there forever.

Forever! The thought shuddered through her. Ava had been taught what forever really meant. People could romanticize it any way they wanted, but forever had no end. Just an on and on and on existence where you basically hid from the bustle of society, only venturing out at night when you could easily slip into the shadows. An existence where you used another human being for life-support. Their blood. You had to take their blood from them. It rattled Ava to think of invading a person in such a manner.

And yet, Ava had always known that one day she’d end up this way. That she’d be turned. This was her greatest fear.

Ava slipped out of Stone’s embrace and backed away, avoiding looking into his eyes. “It’s okay now.” She stepped out of the circle. “You can open your eyes.”

She knelt down and began collecting her stones. He was bound to freak and she’d better collect her wits before the shit hit the fan.

“What the hell...?” Stone’s disbelief barreled out in his voice, reaching all the way down to the floor where Ava was still kneeling, and cracked her wall of composure.

She shuddered. Slowly, she raised her gaze to look at him. “Look, I know there’s not much I can say that’ll give you comfort right now, but just know...we’re safe here.” Ava stood without much effort and faced him with as much poise as she could manage.

“And where exactly is here?” At first he sounded annoyed, but she sensed the relief he was trying so hard to hide in his voice.

Ava funneled the Sun Stones into their pouch and closed the drawstring. “Maybe you should have a drink and a seat.” She nodded toward the corner of the patio and the small table with cushioned chairs.

“I don’t want a drink,” he said, backing into the closest chair. “I’d prefer answers.” Stone’s tone was serious, but he seemed to be relaxing.

Good. That meant he trusted her word. A little trust was always good. But even that wouldn’t diminish the fact that he wanted answers. Her proof—he was looking at her with a hard glare. Waiting.

“Well, you may not need a drink, but I sure do.” She moved toward the slider. “It’s not every day that I nearly get ambushed by a bunch of vamps.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.