Page 19 (1/2)
Aden frowned and moved only his eyes to look down at her curiously He could see the pile of curls on top of her head and the pale stripe of her arainst his ownWoh a process that was enjoyable for all
On the other hand, he discovered to his surprise that he wanted ht had been like the appetizer before thethe main course Probably more than once
He dropped a heavy ar her relax infinitesimally For all her appearance of ease when she’d cuddled in next to hi to see what he’d do She was not a woed to draw her in so easily was partly attributable to his skill in the art of seduction, but that wasn’t the whole story She was curious about him and what he represented Sidonie wanted to knohat it was like to walk on the wild side She’d been a good girl all her life, and he was the forbidden fruit
Aden hugged her close with a private smile He was s done in the dark of night He only hoped she was ready for just how dark he could get
Chapter Eight
SID OPENED HER eyes withoutShe knehere she was, but she wasn’t sure about anything else Okay, that wasn’t quite true She also knew she just had the best sex and made the worst mistake of her life all at the same time She’d fucked a vampire What was even worse, she’d fucked a varoaned out loud, and then froze, hoping he wasn’t close enough to hear her Although, given his penchant for playing gaain just to prove she wanted it Which she did, because, yeah, it was the best damn sex of her entire life
Not that she had all that inity until college, and she’d always dated proper younghome to Mom and Dad The kind who knehich fork to use at all of those charity fundraisers They were nice, they were considerate, and they alwayssex
Aden? Well, one out of three wasn’t bad, right? Who was she kidding? She was doo that since he hadn’t reacted to her groan, he wasn’t in the roo in all the details she’d been too overco-size or better, with damask silk draperies the color of a fine ruby cabernet Rich, but dark Kind of like Aden himself Beautiful and strokable on the outside, but with a soul as black as coal It made her wonder about his history, about where he’d co about it ave herself a mental shake She wasn’t here to psychoanalyze Aden or to soothe his tortured soul They’d had sex, great sex, but it would be aelse Aden was a consu boyfriend
And speaking of Aden, where was his moody self? She listened carefully, but didn’t hear any noise except her own breathing No shower running, no voices Thinking about showers made her realize she needed one There was a door cracked open on the wall opposite the one they’d come in earlier; at least, she was pretty sure that here they’d co off the bed, she gathered her clothes--as left of them Her T-shirt was alrabbed it along with her underwear, which wasdarn, also ruined She re, remembered the way the etting war about it
"Gah!" She considered leaving her destroyed underwear on the floor for the big, bad vampire to pick up--after all, he was the one who’d ruined it--but she really liked that blue satin, and the bra was fine Maybe the thong could be repaired Clutching the clothes she still had, she located the bathroom and cleaned herself up What she really wanted was a shower, but she didn’t want to be standing there naked and soapy when Aden showed up She entertained a brief fantasy of hi her in the steaainst hers, iainst the tile
"Stop that!" she scolded This wasn’t like her She didn’t moon over men, and she certainly didn’t entertain private fantasies while standing in a strangeto her brain, put thoughts in her head that shouldn’t be there
That was the easiest explanation, but she wasn’t willing to let herself off the hook so easily She’d known Aden was seducing her, and she’d wanted what he was offering She couldn’t blame him now that it proved to beonly belatedly that she’d have to go commando under her jeans It wouldn’t be comfortable, but at least she still had pants to wear, and socks She frowned in dismay at the broken zipper on her hoodie, but did the best she could hat she had, putting her T-shirt on backwards and her hoodie over that And then she caught so forward in disiven her fair skin and what she remembered of his bite, she was surprised it wasn’t worse She knew vamps sealed the puncture wounds with a lick after they bit someone Maybe that same chemical in their saliva healed the wound faster, too
Well, at least it inter and she could wear turtlenecks without anyone wondering about it
Once she was as dressed as she could get, Sid walked out into the sitting roo She looked around for her backpack, but it wasn’t there That didn’t make her happy, because the key to her condo was in there, along with her ID, her cell phone, her notes
She walked over and opened the door to the hallway Her shoes were on the s where she’d left the more or less prepared, she headed down the hallway toward the red doors, thinking she’d find Aden in his office Or, if not, at least find her backpack, so she could go ho, because as soon as she opened the door to the hallith the elevator, Travis popped out of the office entrance
"Sid," he said cheerfully, although without any of the flirting that had been his usual attitude toward her "Lord Aden’s in here"
She s her hoodie closed, her arms across her chest, but it had to be obvious what had happened in Aden’s bedrooht," Trav said agreeably and repeated, "Lord Aden’s in here"