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Iless facade after the events of the day was both perverse and anguishing He was beyond agitated, his blood flowing thick and hot with fury and driving hunger

"I’d like to think I’m less eccentric," he replied in a voice that betrayed none of his volatility Every cell in his body was attuned to Lindsay Gibson--the vessel carrying the soul he loved The illicit physical needs of his hu hi it had been since she’d last been in his arle scorching glance could set off an incendiary hunger that took hours to burn out

He craved those intimate hours with her Craved her

While Shadoe’s physical forenetics of Lindsay’s faardless of the body she was born into Over the years, her appearance and ethnicity had varied widely, yet his love burned undiardless His attraction was borne of the connection he felt to her, the sense of finding the other half of hied "I don’t listened in her hair She was a blonde in this incarnation, with tousled curls that were sexy as hell The length was short, about four inches all around His hands clenched against the desire to fist the lush mass, to hold her motionless while his mouth slanted over hers and quenched his desperate thirst for the taste of her

He was in love with Shadoe’s soul, but Lindsay Gibson was inciting a blistering lust The co hie His spine shifted with restless awareness, forcing hi to flex in sinuous pleasure at the sight and s beside her on the plane would be both heaven and hell

He had the advantage of re every one of their past relationships, but Lindsay had only her instincts to go on, and they were clearly sending her signals she wasn’t sure how to process Her nostrils flared gently, her pupils were dilated, and her body language confir attraction She watched hi him There was no coyness to her She was bold and self-assured Definitely comfortable in her own skin He liked her iardless of his history with Shadoe

"Where in Orange County are you heading?" he asked "And as the draorth uprooting for?"

Although Adrian knew her as deeply as anyfroain Lindsay’s likes and dislikes, her personality and temperament, her memories were unique to her Every reunion was a rediscovery

She peeled back the flimsy plastic top to her soda cup and took a sip "Anaheim I work in hospitality, so Southern California touris into his back pocket With his hand behind him, he summoned a straw and then presented it to her "Restaurants or hotels?"

How did she take her coffee? Did she even enjoy coffee ? Did she sleep on her back or her stoht owl or an early riser?

Lindsay stared at the straw, then arched a brow at him She accepted it and tore into the protective paper, but was clearly wondering when he’d picked it up "Thank you"

"You’re welcome"

There was so much to assimilate and an unknown amount of time in which to work Once, she’d come back to him for twenty minutes; another time, twenty years Her father always found her The leader of the vampires was as drawn to her as Adrian was, and Syre was deterhter ih va her to Adrian

That would never fucking happen as long as Adrian was breathing

"Hotels," she answered, returning to his question "I love the energy They never sleep, never close The endless flow of travelers ensures there’s always another challenge to tackle"

"Which property?"

"The Belladonna It’s a new resort near Disneyland"

"Owned by Gadara Enterprises" It wasn’t a question Raguel Gadara was a real estateSteve Wynn and Donald Trump All of his new developments were heavily advertised, but even without the publicity, Adrian knew Raguel well Not just through their secular lives, but also through their celestial ones Raguel was one of the seven earthbound archangels, falling several rungs below Adrian’s rank of seraph in the angelic hierarchy

Lindsay’s dark eyes brightened "You’ve heard of it"

"Raguel is an old acquaintance" He began planning the steps required to research her history from birth until this moment There were no coincidences in his world He found Shadoe in every reincarnation not due to chance, but because they were destined to cross paths But to el’s euel owned properties all over the world, including resorts closer to her home on the East Coast It could not be accidental that circue County

Adrian needed to know the opportunities and decisions that led her so directly into his life The discovery process was one he undertook whenever she returned He looked for routines or patterns applicable to her fore used to build her trust and affection And he searched for any sign that they were beingwhen he would have to pay for his hubris He had coression he’d censured others for: he had fallen in love with Shadoe--a naphil, the child of a el her father had once been--and he’d succumbed, countless times, to the decadent sins of her flesh

He had personally punished her father for the sael, an act that took Syre’s soul and made him the first of the vampires

The consequences of Adrian’s hypocrisy would eventually catch up with hiuel was the means the Creator intended to use to rebuke him, Adrian needed to know and be prepared He had to ensure that Shadoe would be taken care of when his tiuards, ere sitting a feay on either side They were observant, curious They couldn’t help but see that he was reacting differently to Lindsay than he did to other women The last time Shadoe’s soul had been with him, neither of the two lycans had been born yet, but they knew his personal life They kne little attention he paid to the opposite sex