Temptation Calls by Caridad Pineiro
Author:Caridad Pineiro
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: vampire, vampire romance, vampire suspense, paranormal romance, romantic suspense, paranormal romance series, vampire romance series
Publisher: Caridad Pineiro
Published: 2019-02-11T00:00:00+00:00
SAMANTHA HAD MADE A pot of coffee. Its rich smell greeted him when he stepped into the kitchen.
She was sitting at a large oak table, her back to the door. Her arms were crossed, pillowing her head. Her position pulled the off-white sweater she wore upward, exposing the fine network of scars along her lower waist. At the tops of her shoulders, the scoop of her neckline revealed more of the same.
He wanted to reach for her to soothe her hurt, but he quickly shoved his hands into the pockets of his jeans.
She hadnât stirred since heâd entered the room, but she clearly knew he was there. She stared straight ahead as she said, âI thought you would have followed Ryder out the door.â
Peter stood to the right of her, where he could see her face, but she didnât spare him a glance. âI needed some answers first.â
She nodded and clasped her hands together tightly. âItâs your right.â
âDamn straight itâs my right,â he said angrily and leaned forward, gripping the top of the chair in front of him. âI thought we were starting somethingââ
âWe were.â She finally faced him. Her eyes glistened with unshed tears. He couldnât help being moved by the sight until he remembered what she was and how she had betrayed him.
âSave the waterworks. My ex-wife used the same tactic. Iâm immune by now.â
She inclined her head upward, but when she did so, the first tear escaped her. She swiped at it harshly, as if angry with herself for being unable to control it. âIâm not like your wife.â
âEx-wife,â he corrected. âShe was oh so solicitous. Like you. Beautiful. Like you. She betrayed me. Just like you betrayed me by lying about what you are.â
âWhat was I supposed to do? âHi, Iâm Samantha Turner, vampire.â Would you have believed me if Iâd told you? And donât you realize I might have endangered you with the truth?â
He had no answers to her questions. Had she told him, he would have either thought her insane and backed awayâno matter how beautiful she wasâor tried to get more information. If heâd done the latter, maybe he would have been in danger, but by not telling him...âWhy the charade of letting me get close?â
Sheâd lied to him from day one, Samantha thought, but she couldnât keep on lying now. What would be the sense? Her deepest darkest secret was already out in the open. âIt wasnât a charade. If anything, I told myself time and time again that I shouldnât let you in.â
Not that heâd given her much of a choice, always being there. Always watching out for her. Letting her know that he wasnât going to go away.
âI shouldnât have let you in,â she repeated weakly.
âI didnât give you much choice, did I?â
Gazing up at him, she said, âNo, you didnât. In my entire life, no man had ever looked at me like you did. Treated me with the kindness and honor you brought into my life.â
âAnd so you paid me back for that by lying to me?â
Once more, she had no defense against his accusation.
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