by Aline Hunter
“Are you ready?” he asked, rising from the booth.
So he had done what she’d thought, making Harry send her home. “Ready for what?” she whispered, hoping he wasn’t cruel. Many of the vampires she’d seen enjoyed tormenting their slaves, feasting on misery. “What do you want from me?”
Something crackled in the air, encasing their bodies. Her gaze darted around the small space. Had they been seen? Everyone continued with business as usual, as though she and the vampire weren’t even there.
Magic.
Dear God, help me.
He was much older than Conrad. Only the oldest of vampires could cast spells.
“Shh, luvena,” he murmured, reaching out, placing his hands on her waist. He drew her to his body, standing so tall she had to crane her neck to see his face. “Close your eyes.”
She did as he said, screwing them shut.
The air sizzled, burning her skin. Then the ground felt as though it disappeared, her body tumbling into nothing. Emptiness swirled all around her, the world vanishing into thin air. But she wasn’t alone, captured in his arms.
Everything returned with a jolt.
She opened her eyes, finding her equilibrium off balance.
They weren’t in the diner anymore. He’d taken her to another place.
A fire roared a few feet away, the furnishings were expensive and old.
She started to pull free of his embrace when he lifted her from the ground, her feet dangling inches from the floor. His lips found hers, the touch not painful but tender. She tensed, waiting for his violence to appear. Vampires loved to deceive. It was like a game to them. The instant she relaxed, he’d strike. But she also knew not to fight. That’s what vampires loved—to destroy things and see them fall to pieces.
To her shock he pulled away, his ice-blue eyes full of wonder.
She didn’t understand it. Nothing made sense. He wasn’t acting like any vampire she’d ever met. Was it an act? A way to gain her trust so he could turn around and break it? He seemed so sincere. It couldn’t possibly be all for show.
“Welcome home, Olivia.”
Welcome home? She gasped, thinking he’d lost his mind. What does that mean?
He dipped his head, kissing her again, drawing her close. Her traitorous body responded, heating from the inside. She tried to hold back, telling herself it wasn’t safe to give in. Then his tongue slid past her lips, delving into her mouth. She lifted her hands and clutched his shoulders, holding on tight.
It had been years since she’d felt like this.
Swept into a maelstrom of desire and need.
Stupid as it was, she gave herself over, meeting the soft strokes of his tongue. He groaned, thrusting his hips against her, his thick erection hard and long against her belly. She’d never made love to a vampire before but she had a feeling that was about to change. Just when she thought she was going to die—right as her body had started to fall apart and stop working—she remembered why she desperately wanted to live.
Surrendering to a vampire—an immortal.
Something she’d sworn she’d never do.
Damn it to hell.
She writhed against him, wanting to ease the ache between her legs.
She’d just gotten herself into a lot of trouble.
The End
About Aline Hunter
Aline Hunter is the alias of multi-published author J.A. Saare, who has written stories featured in horror magazines, zombie romance anthologies and flash fiction contests. Her work has a notable dark undertone, which she credits to her love of old eighties horror films, tastes in music and choices in reading, and has been described as “full of sensual promise,” “gritty and sexy” and “a breath of fresh air.”
Currently she is penning multiple projects within the urban fantasy, erotic and contemporary, and paranormal romance categories.
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Vampire Mine
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Electronic book publication August 2013
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