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"He&039;s not a gangster He&039;s avampire hunter" Her voice dropped to a whisper
A blip of surprise widened his eyes Not what he&039;d expected "You&039;re telling ?"
The luave a sort of auous nod "Whatever you want to call it" She hoped she wasn&039;t breaking so hiuess-that was his coat you earing today"
"My clothing was destroyed By the vampires"
"Jesus" Grady hissed a low breath His face was so gri On that slab"
"Very nearly was" Macey couldn&039;t hold back the horrible e of evil black sensations and i into her bare skin, the knife tip etching around her nipple, the raking of the sa her throat and neck The repugnant smell of heavy blood, of undead flesh, of lust wrapped with malice
"Macey"
Grady was there and, hardly thinking, she walked into his ar and
He s fresh, yet war His heart thudded beneath her ear, solid and steady "You&039;re safe now Safe here," he murmured into the top of her head
Safe? Never
No Oh no She would never be safe again A tremor of realization shocked her, and her eyes bolted open Never again
Was this to be her life, then? Forever, until she herself was shredded into a bloody th to live like that? To fight this evil, night after night, as Chas had so bluntly described?
It&039;s a da a Venator
Her heart thudded hard, like a bell tolling a sober announce-settled over her She closed her eyes, rested her teht be lonely tomorrow, next week, in a year But she wasn&039;t lonely now She could think about the future later And she would
But for now
Macey smoothed her hands over Grady&039;s torso, up and over his shoulders He tensed, sensing the difference in her touch, and pulled back to look down at her
Her hand cupped the back of his neck, fingers touching the short, crisp hair there She pulled his head down, covering his htly in surprise, then he responded hesitantly with a tentative brush against her mouth After a moment of reserve, he made a soft sound in the back of his throat then, as if freed fro her up close along the length of his body His tongue plunged deep, strong and sleek, delving and stroking Macey sagged against him with her o moan and kissed him back just as fiercely
Oh yes She wanted thiswanted not to think Wanted hi her back froh his iood idea" But his eyes told a coh and unsteady, and his gaze was hot and brilliantly blue His lips were parted-not soft and puffy but chiseled and sensual
Macey stepped closer, her hands returning to his warm chest She could feel the outline ofof his heart, the heat of his skin "Why not?"
"I wasn&039;t about bringing you here for this sort of thing" The brogue ca, Macey&039;s knees treh with desire
"I know" savior who carries the deepest taintre along
"And you&039;re upset You&039;re not thinking so clearly I&039;e of that, lass It&039;s not e, Grady I kissed you, ree and war her want hi her want to experience this with him And no one else
"And Macey" He stepped back, breaking all contact with her His gaze changed from avid to icy blue "I&039;m not the sort of bloke who&039;s fond of followin&039; in another&039;s steps That&039;s not my way either"
It took her a moment to pull out of her haze of desire to realize what he meant "Chas? Oh, no Not him Notnot anyone, Grady I&039;mI haven&039;t done this before" She felt a prickle of hurt that he&039;d think that of her, but i an overcoat-and nothing else-this
"No?" He still appeared wary, still kept space between theood idea"
"Is that so?" A sudden, wild coh her, and she swiftly unbuttoned the top button of her blouse She felt his attention settle at the widening vee of her shirt, and he stilled The second button caood portion of her Sie
"Macey" Grady sounded strangled
She aze, she slipped out of her shoes Then bent slowly and carefully to roll the flesh-colored stocking down over her left leg, then tossed it away
"Wait" His voice lashed out She looked up at hiain "Let , Macey rested her right foot on the seat of a chair, her knee bent Grady&039;s elegant fingers were steady and sure as they slid up along the length of transparent silk Then, curving his hands around her thigh, just beneath the hean to ease the stocking over her knee
Macey&039;s breathing was unsteady, and her whole body had been shocked alive His touch ar the whispery silk down her calf She couldn&039;t control a shiver that started in her belly andhis touch
When he reached her foot, Grady looked up and caught her eyes as he stripped off the stocking and tossed it aside "I&039;ve been about wanting to do that ever since you climbed into my Ford" His voice was deep and husky
She s his fingers beneath the silk of her sk savior who carries the deepest taintre alongirt, and pulled her into another kiss This one had neither tentativeness nor wild lust But it was very thorough and filled with pro her breathless and hot
Without warning, he lifted her into his arms and carried her effortlessly up the stairs to the second floor Macey vaguely noticed wood paneling on the flight up, but she wasasthe warood as the rest of hiainst her cheek and beneath her fingers The opening of his shirt revealed smooth skin several shades darker than her own, and the hint of dark hair and sleek muscles
In the bedroo body then stepped back The bed was just behind hi over the wrinkled but pulled-up bedclothes
He looked down at her, question in his eyes Macey&039;s response was to reach for his vest and begin unfastening the three buttons there He sank obligingly onto the edge of the bed, settling his hands over her hips She wasted no ti the vest away, then his shirt Beneath was that sleeveless white undershirt which fit like a second skin, showing smooth biceps, square shoulders, and the outline of his solid, flat pectorals
Macey sed hard, her insides hot and fluttery at the thought of touching and kissing this powerfulher hands up and over his chest, exploring the warm slabs beneath her palms and the fired her close, and she stepped between his thighs as he set to unbuttoning the rest of her blouse She looked doatching his ni it away to reveal her white undergarment The blouse wafted to the floor, but before he attended to the corset, he readjusted and shifted so she was sitting on hihs with her skirt and knickers hiked up nearly to her hips
"Much better" His voice was a duskyher shoulders He paused when his fingers reached the marks at the junction of her throat and looked at her "Does it hurt?"
She shook her head and leaned into hi his t-shirt He see the sensitive skin of her un hot, sensual strokes over the ridge of her neck and throat Macey shivered, delicious, liquid heat rolling through her body He nibbledthe delicate spot beneath her earlobe A dart of pleasure stabbed her in the belly, and down to the hot center between her legs She shifted insistently in his lap
Gradyon the side lacings of her corset It loosened easily, and he had the co it aith surprising efficiency
"I can never be understanding," hethe bust-to-hip side-lacer up over her head, "why you woton&039;s landed with a splat on the floor "Especially when you look like this" His voice was rough and unsteady, and he looked down at her bare torsothen stilled savior who carries the deepest taintre along
It wasn&039;t until that moment Macey realized what she&039;d done Grady&039;s darker hand ht, apple-sized breasts, nor her upthrust nipplesbut over her pearl-white skin, along the faint red line down the center of her sternu from her navel
He looked up at her
Sheharshly, the ers, he touched the vis bulla, lifting and sifting it between two of theht brush of his hand against her belly was sensual and sure, in such contrast to Iscariot&039;s horrific fondling last night Little bursts of warainst it
"I&039;ve never seen anything so incredibly erotic in my life" Grady let the cross fall back into her navel, then turned his eyes to hers again "And yet it&039;s for much more than sex appeal Isn&039;t it?"
Macey sed and nodded She couldn&039;t quite read the e And ht after all At least, for today
"Is it truly a strength aer, faster-and that&039;s why your bites are nearly healed" There onder, curiosity, and awe in his tones To her surprise, his lips ?"
She shifted on his lap, suddenly relieved Her secret had been revealed; he seeave her bobbed hair a little toss "I could throw you across the room if I wanted Flip you onto your back"
"Is that so? A delicate woain as his fingers slid up her ribcage, raising little prickles of skin along the way
"Want to try ht her by surprise as he caressed her
His pal beneath each one "Not at the s on my mind, Macey, lass You&039;re damned beautiful, and even your secrets don&039;t ht about now" He covered her nipples with his hands, brushing gently against their taut, sensitive tips as he circled his palhtly over theled through her like tiny licks of electric shock, and Macey arched closer, wanting rasping her hips to pull her sharply up against his were bent, calves on the bed, and he ducked to kiss one of her breasts Macey gasped at the unexpected sensation of his hot ht bud of her nipple, the slick stroke of his tongue as he sucked and licked and circled around her until she was shifting andon his lap
She pressed into hith of his erection evident behind the fastening of his trousers, separated fro quiainst her throat, then collap un her with him
She sprawled on top of his hard, wared herher skirt fro up the curve of her spine, burying in the short curls at her neck
Macey pulled away, hoisting herself on her elbows to look down at him His eyes were heavy-lidded and hot with desire "Take off your shirt," she told him
"With pleasure" He shifted and suddenly she was on her back on the bed, Grady next to her He eased back and stripped off his undershirt
Macey sucked in her breath at the sight of his bare torso-golden, muscled, and sprinkled with dark hair that narrowed into a trail over his ridged belly
But before she could touch him, slide her hands over the warm, firm skin, he eased away and off the bed His expression could only be described as resolute "I&039;ll be right back"
Macey hauled herself up onto her elbows and stared after hio quickly down the hall, then what sounded like a cabinet opening and closing When he returned, he held a small, flat packet and wore a sheepish save way into a more sober, intense expression as he looked down at her bare breasts and adorned belly "You are beautiful"
He slid back onto the bed next to her and bent to kiss her breasts, one after the other, teasing and fondling therew, filling and swelling the tiny nub between her legs
Grady shifted, trailing kisses along the slender red scar over the sensitive, quivering skin of her belly, to her navel Slowing, alently nuzzle and tease the delicate aainst his teeth and the warmth of his lips made her arch up in de
As if he received theher skirt and knickers down over her hips, thighs, kneesand then he cli away Macey realized she was fully nude, sprawled on the dark bedcovers, and a wave of shyness had her biting her lip, turning away to avoid his eyes She&039;d thrown herself at hile of doubt wor its way into her mind
"Lovely You&039;re lovelier than I was even i rhythm in his voice was heavy and thick, like a sensual caress Before she could respond, he gently parted her legs and began to kiss a hot, h
Macey jolted at the unexpected sensation on such an inti and licking, he s And when he settled there, covering her with his dangerous asp at the sharp, intense sensation of his lips and ton private quarters, and 7Vgue tasting herstroking and licking and teasing
She was panting now, as the pleasure built, tightening and rising inside her like a coil ready to spring free She could hardly breathe, was afraid to breathe, for fear she&039;d miss thiswhatever it wasthis hot, liquid sensation building inside her beneath the rhythm of his mouth