Truth or Demon by Kathy Love

Author:Kathy Love
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, pdf
Tags: Romance, Fiction, Paranormal, (¯`'•.¸//(*_*)\\¸.•'´¯), General
ISBN: 9780758231970
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation
Published: 2011-02-22T05:00:00+00:00

C HAPTER 22

Killian dashed out onto the sidewalk, making a frantic search in both directions. He saw there was no slight woman with glossy brown hair, teetering away as quickly as her high-heeled boots would allow.

“Shit.”

He’d tried to make a quick exit, throwing a couple twenties on the bar, more than enough to settle up the tab. He’d been rushing toward the door, when the bartender called him back. Poppy had left without her jacket and purse.

Then at the door, the rude brunette, who must have witnessed Poppy’s abrupt departure, cut him off. He’d gotten rid of her, again, this time using his abilities to send her on her way.

He swore again, both at the hindrances that had slowed him down and because he couldn’t see Poppy. He didn’t think she could have gotten very far. Between the wine and the boots, her progress would have to be pretty slow. He’d be lucky if he didn’t find her sprawled on the concrete with a broken ankle.

That image spurring him on, he strode down the sidewalk toward the apartment building. Surely she wasn’t so tipsy she’d taken off in the wrong direction.

One block later, he found her. She sat on the steps of a row house, one boot already off as she tugged at the other one.

At least she was clearheaded enough to realize her ability to negotiate these sidewalks was not good. Of course, walking in stocking feet wasn’t a great plan either.

“Put your boot back on,” he said softly. “I’ll help you.”

Poppy glared up at him, and he could see tears glistening in her dark eyes. Smudges of mascara darkened her cheeks.

“Oh, I think you’ve helped enough, thank you very much.”

His chest tightened. Jerk. That’s what he was.

He looked around, not sure how to handle this. Was he used to crying? In his line of work? Of course. But he had his mind control to handle that. And the ones crying, well, they didn’t deserve comfort. Neither of those things applied here.

Poppy deserved comfort. She deserved the right words. He knew she’d never gotten them in the past when she’d so desperately needed them. And unfortunately now, she was stuck with him.

He sat down on the step beside her, even though from her stiffening posture he could tell she didn’t want him there. And certainly not this close.

As if to punctuate that thought, she shifted away from him and began pulling at her boot again.

He placed a hand on top of hers, his larger one completely covering her tiny one.

“Please stop. Please,” he said, an almost desperate quality to his voice, only because he didn’t quite know what else to do.

Apparently that worked, because her hand stilled. Reluctantly, he pulled his hand away. He liked the softness of her skin. Too much.

He knotted his own fingers together, his elbows resting on his thighs.

“I didn’t mean to upset you,” he said, not sure where he was going with this, but deciding that following his gut was the best strategy.

“Why did

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