Tempted in the Night by Robin T. Popp

Author:Robin T. Popp [Popp, Robin T.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance, Contemporary
ISBN: 9780446554534
Google: 8Xc3AQAAQBAJ
Publisher: Hachette UK
Published: 2008-12-14T00:00:00+00:00

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Chapter 11

The implications of what they were about to do hit Jess with the sobering intensity of a bucket of ice-cold water.

"John, wait…"

He covered her mouth with his as he tried to shove her pants down none too gently. What had started as potentially romantic was rapidly turning into something unpleasant and frightening.

Twisting her head, she broke free of John's kiss and tried again to get his attention. "John, please, get off me. I don't want to do this."

He'd moved from her mouth to her neck, and she felt the pressure of his teeth against her skin. It was too early for him to have fangs, but even his going through the motions of biting her was more than she wanted to endure.

She bucked her body, hoping the sudden motion would get his attention, but when he raised his head to look at her, his eyes were burning brightly, and she knew that he was still in the throes of whatever fever had held him all day.

With her pants pulled down past her hips, John reached for her panties and in a single harsh tug, ripped them off her body, leaving her exposed.

A shudder ran through her as fear gripped her. John wasn't himself. She knew this, yet the knowledge offered little comfort at the moment. She lay there feeling helpless. And then that part of her that refused to be a victim took charge, forcing the paralyzing fear to fade.

When John lifted himself up slightly to pull down his briefs, Jess brought her leg up and kicked him in the chest as hard as she could. As he fell back, she pulled herself free and scrambled up, nearly tripping when her feet tangled in her jeans.

She grabbed her sword from the table and swung around to face John, who hadn't moved.

The unnatural light in his eyes faded as he looked around, maybe realizing, for the first time, where it was they were. When he looked at her again, he seemed confused.

"Where… what…" His voice held the raspy quality of a heavy smoker's and he had to clear it before trying to speak again. "What happened to your clothes?"

She couldn't believe he didn't know, so she said nothing as she watched him closely. She was fairly certain that after what he'd suffered with the fever and the chupacabra attack he didn't have the strength to rush her, but she'd been surprised by his earlier behavior, so she kept her sword raised and ready.

"Jess?" he implored her.

"You… got carried away."

She tried to be polite—put a positive spin on it—but he saw through it. "Are you telling me that I did that?" He gestured to her state of undress, and she self-consciously eyed the blanket just beyond her reach. "I almost raped you?" He must have seen the answer in her eyes because he swore and shook his head. "Jess, I…" His voice broke and he took a breath before going on. "I'm sorry. I…" He suddenly looked ill. "I'm so, so sorry.

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