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Her throat worked on a hard s The yearning in her eyes al to be satisfied with her the way things were Last night had shown hi beyond the sexual attraction phase into so to wade into those waters alone Too et al twisted up over a woman who didn’t feel the same pul he did Or at least wouldn’t admit to it Accept it
Vashti er she’d hit hier stiffened her spine or propel ed her steps She paused on the threshold and looked over her shoulder at him "Elijah…don’t be like this It was a tactical decision that was best for the et along fine, things are ton before the end of next week Al ’s right in your world, Vashti Leave it be"
She stepped outside
"For what it’s worth," he said as he swung the door closed, "I was crazy about you, too"
Vash stared at Elijah’s closed door and didn’t knohat to do with the vibrating anxiety that rattled through her Everything inside her rebel ed at the realization that she was on the outside and he was locked away from her Closed off in every possible way
Christ, she’d coht that she would be with hi toward that al day and now she had nothing at al … She’d never seen hi for its quiet strength If he’d yel ed or hit the wal … anything…the passion of his response would’ve given her so on to But his chil y fury had been e comment had been made without any inflection at alAnd spoken in the past tense
Cursing, she ran both of her hands through her hair
"Fucked it up, didn’t you?"
She glanced at Raze, who sauntered toward her, flush with the healthy glow of a vaaze darted over her face and he sighed Pity shadowed his eyes "Ah, Vashti Maybe it’s for the best"
She nodded violently
"You got a room?" he asked
"I should head back"
"Nah" He tossed an ar day tomorrow and we can use you Wanna stay with me? I have two beds"
"What about the waitress?"
One thickly"What about her?"
Vash leaned her head in to hio?"
"Just not in thecomplicated You knohat that’s like"
"Sure" Only she didn’t, not real y She’d connected with Char and, to a certain extent, Elijah Raze had only ever connected with one woh his life as quickly as al the others but soed to leave an indelible i as Vash had known hio, he’d gone fro thes, he kept his body parts to himself
When she had the time, Vash intended to look up Kiet a handle on what it was about the woman that had so drastical y altered one of her best captains
He changed the subject "I have to head to the airport in a couple hours to pick up the night shift and backup cree have co, you stil have time to feed Plenty of selection in the restaurant--a couple truckers, the bartender, a handful of locals You’l feel better"
No…she wouldn’t Her head turned involuntarily toward Elijah’s door He had to hear their conversation with his lycan hearing, yet he didn’t co out with his demand that she not feed on anyone but him He’d real y washed his hands of her
Stil , she couldn’t do it Didn’t want to, even though she was noo days out froood," she said instead "Why don’t you fil ot on the agenda for toht an overnight bag, didn’t you?"
"Yeah I’ve got the Explorer over there" He handed her his keycard and she tossed him her rental keys As embarrassed as she was that she’d been kicked to the curb, at least no one knew she’d been hoping for soht, o
A girl had to have her pride
Then she looked over her shoulder at the worn blackout curtains that blocked Elijah’s rooaze and wondered if maybe she had a bit too much of it
CHAPTER 14
Vash’s brows rose when she saw Syre exit froun," Razeforward to clasp forearms with their commander "Syre"
"An entire subdivision?" Syre asked without preaently through his hair, his head-to-toe black attirehim nearly one with the darkness
A beautiful and deadly dark prince, Vash thought whial, powerful, and lethal
"That’s Elijah’s take" Raze glanced at the three lycans and four ht two cars"
"Where is the Alpha?"
"Snoozing It’s da Unlike us, he needs sleep"
Syre acknowledged that with a nod "What’s your take, Raze?"
"Sahost town"