The Ruby Blade by Amy Cissell

Author:Amy Cissell [Cissell, Amy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Amy Cissell

A couple of days after the full moon, the vampires and Florence headed out to Ringing Rocks to scout the area with a couple of the local shifters. They didn’t find any landmines, but they did find the site with the runes. Petrina and Florence felt confident that Petrina would be able to counter the spells while Florence and I tempered the magical release, as long as the gate didn’t need to open at high noon. She didn’t have the same sun immunity as her father, and even he was uncomfortable in full daylight. I assumed. Who knows what other benefits he’d gotten from my blood?

Emma was different after the full moon. She was calmer, less quick to snipe at me, and more dedicated to training. I wanted to ask about her full moon experience but decided that it was none of my business and would encourage an uptick in the sniping if I pointed it out.

The two weeks after the full moon passed quickly. Raj and I made one more trip to New York, this time for the promised dancing. I threatened him with bruised toes and the side effects of traveling with someone with a wounded ego if he made me press on, but he said he didn’t care. His toes were bruised, but my ego survived intact, thanks in part to the rivers of champagne that kept my glass full, but mostly due to the company. Raj regaled me with stories of all the famous people he’d known, and I was pretty sure that at least 75% of everything he said was a bald-faced lie, but the stories were so good, it didn’t even matter.

Raj flew me home, and even though I was shivering by the time we were back to the motel, he kept me outside a moment longer.

“How can it be the proper ending to a wonderful date if we don’t make out?”

“Oh, think you’re going to try for second base tonight?”

Raj cocked his head to one side. “What is second base? Why are there sports metaphors in making out?”

I shook my head at him. “You’ve watched every vampire movie and television show that’s ever been made—”

“That is decidedly untrue. Some are too awful, even for me.”

“—And you’re trying to tell me you don’t know the baseball making out slang?”

“That is exactly what I’m telling you, “Eleanor. So, explain to me this ‘second base.’”

I smiled up and him and pulled his face close to mine. “I think it’d be better if I showed you how to round second base.”

His lips brushed mine. “I enjoy a good hands-on demonstration.”

I wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed him deeply, brushing his fangs with my tongue. He shivered against me and deepened the kiss, his tongue twining around mine. “Are we there yet?” he murmured against my lips.

“We’re just rounding first,” I replied.

His arms wrapped around my waist and pulled me in close. I backed up a half step to give myself some room, then slid my hands down his chest until they lingered at the waistband of his pants.

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