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“You think,” she snapped, but her body was melting of its own accord into his. He was fire and ice, white-hot heat and electric excitement.
Gregori put her from him and turned back toward the cluster of men. They were whispering now, formulating their plan of attack. He moved toward them with his easy stride. They fa
“Do any of you know Beau La Rue?” he asked softly, startling them.
One man, on his left, cleared his throat. “Yeah, I know him. What of it?” He tried to sound belligerent. To Gregori he sounded young and scared.
“Are you a friend of his?” This time Gregori’s voice was pitched low, captivating them, ensnaring them, weaving a black-magic spell.
The man felt compelled to answer, to move forward, away from the safety of his friends. “Yeah, you have a problem with that?” he snarled, pushing out his chest.
Gregori smiled, a show of gleaming teeth. His eyes glowed hot and strange in the night. Come to me and allow me to feed.He sent the call, wrapped them in it, and drew them to him. He drank his fill from four of them, sating his bloodlust and the aching, gnawing hunger. He was not particularly gentle about it, and he allowed them to fall to the ground unaided and dizzy. He planted memories of a fight, one man against so many. They were all in pain, all knocked down and out. The friend of La Rue’s he saved for last, for Sava
He gave Sava
Gregori caught her head in his hands and hugged her hard, joy exploding through him. Life was all around him. The night was theirs. He caught her up, and, cradling her in his arms, he launched himself skyward.
Gary nearly fainted when the couple materialized on the balcony outside his room. He slid open the door and gaped at them. “Are you nuts? Anyone can see you out there. Everyone’s room looks into the courtyard.”
Gregori swept past him and tossed Sava
“The manager here allowed me to use his printer,” Gary acknowledged, handing Gregori the list. “Hey, Gary,” Sava
Gregori swung around to pin her with his brilliant silver gaze. Do not even start.He used the beauty of his voice like the weapon it was, compelling and mesmerizing.
Sava
Isn’t that the perfect place to look for those society types? They must hang out around those kinds of things.”
“A vampire hunt?” Gary echoed incredulously. “For real?”
“I have the brochure at home.” She studiously avoided Gregori’s furious gaze.
She wore the little secret smile again, the one that always drove Gregori crazy, turned him inside out, and melted his heart. She was up to no good. He had no doubt of it. It has occurred to me that you need a good spanking.
Her smile grew smug. I said I was willing to try anything once, lifemate, but I think it best if we wait until we are alone, don’t you?
“Is she putting me on?” Gary demanded of Gregori. “Is there really a vampire hunt for tourists?”
“Believe me, mortal, if there is such a thing, she would know about it,” Gregori admitted. “I fear we are going to be talked into something we will regret.”
“You won’t regret it,” Sava
Gregori felt the laughter welling up from somewhere in his soul. The silver eyes warmed to molten mercury, quicksilver. “You think they might be able help me out?”
Sava
“What else does it say?” Gary asked, curious.
Sava
Gregori instantly crossed the distance between them and cupped the side of her face with his palm, his thumb sliding in a little caress along her jaw. Why would you ever be insecure, Sava
Sava
“I think my allowing you to do all these things is silly.”
She winced visibly. “We need less of this allowstuff. Besides, you owe me a night out without any trouble.”
“You had trouble tonight?” Gary asked.
“There was no trouble.” Gregori was clearly puzzled.
“You’re always getting in fights. Everywhere we go, you just can’t help yourself,” Sava
“You picked a fight?” Gary was astounded.
“I did not pick a fight,” Gregori denied. “A few men were determined to mug us, so I provided them with an interesting experience. There was no fight. Had I actually struck them physical blows, they would be in the hospital.” His white teeth gleamed, the silver eyes glittering with more than danger, with a hint of amusement. “As it is, they just think they should be hospitalized. There is nothing wrong with any of them. I was quite gentle for Sava
“I would appreciate going out and behaving normally.”
“I was behaving in my normal fashion, chérie,” he reminded her gently.
“I take it we’re going on a vampire hunt tomorrow night,” Gary said, laughter in his voice.
Gregori took the list of names from Gary and glanced at it, committing the contents to memory before handing it back. For a moment his silver gaze rested on Gary’s face, a cold, bleak reflection of emptiness. When Gary shivered, Gregori blinked, and the illusion was gone. Gary wondered just which was the illusion—the warmth Gregori showed on occasion, or the harsh, soulless void in his eyes.
Sava
“I’ve got to get back to work,” Gary objected. “I’ll lose my job.”
“You can’t go back,” Gregori said softly. “The minute you told Morrison you were going to call the police, the minute you objected to his changing your formula, you sealed your own fate. He will send his people after you, and all of them will be controlled with a compulsion to kill. Morrison is the master vampire—we know that now—and you have crossed him.”