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He nodded "Dirty street fighting will buy you minimal time with a va, they’ll be intrigued But it won’t stop theed and crossed my arms over my chest "So when you say prih-the-heart primitive?"

His eyes never left mine "No That only works in Hollywood In real life it’s silver, and it can’t just pierce the heart It has to go all the way through it Ultimately it’s best if ripped from the chest wall, driven with silver, and burned"

I considered that "Sounds wicked disgusting, but I could do it"

Eli glanced away and gave an arrogant laugh--a totally uy’s lanced back at et ready We leave in an hour"

"An hour? Why so early?" I asked "We don’t just show up at the Panic Room at seven o’clock We have ti some ink?" I asked, and inspected him I admit it I’d wanted to ink him from the moment I’d laid eyes on him

Blue eyes fastened to me, studied me intently for several moments "Really? And why’s that?"

I scowled "Stay Out Of My Head"

With a slight grin, Eli looked away and shrugged "Yeah, I’ve thought about it" He picked up a design book and thues "If I decide to do it, you’ll be the first to kno, coain--you’ve confused o "Besides That’s way too early to hit the Panic Room Learn some manners, Dupré" Eli’s silence followed me to my bedroom, where I hastily kickedwater pelting , and as about to happen, and I’d be lying if I said it didn’t make me a little apprehensive Before, when I was heavy into partying and getting effed up, things just didn’tand no one could ever hurt me I could kick ass and was proud of it But I’d left that life Noas about to dive headfirst right back into it And the thought of seeing Seth involved in the dark stuff that happened in the back roo out in? It made my stomach hurt

The entire tih sohts of Eli crowded lass doors of my shower, to the bathroom door I’d left cracked open, but didn’t see him I didn’t like hoas to Eli; he was deadly, like holding a gun tothe odds would keep it froh I’d asked him not to read my mind, he did it all the tihts I totally could not So I was pretty sure he knew right now that I wanted him in the shoith h, and I turned the shower off, wrapped a towel around ht: How long can we resist each other? Maybe Eli could take it longer than me; he was, after all, immortal I wasn’t, and hadn’t nearly the amount of resistance or control he did

I driedvarious strands into tiny black clips I left round we faced, so the makeup I applied was a little heavier than usual, with dark liner and purple shadow that sparkled when the lights hit Ruby lipstick and rouge made my skin look paler than it actually was, but beneath the club’s black walls and strobe lights, it’d prove the perfect effect I added a pair of black webbed earrings; a black lace choker with a silver cross hanging from its center; a metallic hot pink push-up swimsuit top barely covered by a skimpy leather vest that sat about two inches above my navel; my favorite pair of second-skin leather pants, which laced up the sides; and black six-inch spike-heel ankle boots coer cuffs studded with silver, and a spiked wrist cuff, and was ready to go With a quick final inspection in the full-length rabbed my small black leather backpack and left the roo roo River Street, and he turned to look at ering at the swell of s Slowly, he moved toward me, and I noticed then that with six-inch heels I looked hiround as he perused every inch of my body I won’t lie; I enjoyed it It empowered me, because I knew I affected hi fire

Finally, after a prolonged, silent inspection of aze, and I immediately sa male desire laced in those blue depths "You," he said slowly, evocatively, "are hot"

I gave a little save Eli a quick assess as he had before "Not so bad yourself Ready?"

Shaking his head, Eli rabbed a box He handed it to ave him a skeptical look and took the box "What is it?" I said as I opened it