- Prey
- Sphere
- Black Rose
- The Great Train Robbery
- Blue Dahlia
- Carnal Innocence
- Dance Upon the Air
- High Noon
- Lawless
- Sacred Sins
- Tribute
- Face the Fire
- Holding the Dream
- A Man for Amanda
- All the Possibilities
- Next
- Prey
- Sphere
- Black Rose
- The Great Train Robbery
- Blue Dahlia
- Carnal Innocence
- Dance Upon the Air
- High Noon
- Lawless
- Sacred Sins
- Tribute
- Face the Fire
- Holding the Dream
- A Man for Amanda
Embrace Me at DawnPage 31
“Is that what you think? That’s shit. Do you hear me? Shit! I’m already going to lose you and—” “You don’t love me.” “Oh, now you think you know my heart?” Despite the torture of her raw pain and empty sex, she smiled. Shock was always confrontational when someone touched his emotions. “Yes.” “You know fuck all.” “Take me to Millie.” He sighed and moved to curl his arm under her shoulders, then another under her knees. The second he did, the torment of the touch became unbearable. “No! God, don’t. No…” Shock jerked away immediately. Sobs came. She needed to see this through. Let Shock loose to finally live the rest of his life so that he was completely free to fall in love with the mate destined to complete him, not the trophy he wanted to spit-polish shiny and show off to Lucan and every other Privileged bastard when the occasion arose. If Lucan believed that she’d chosen Shock to share her life with, at least temporarily… Well, that would make his decision to find a better woman even easier. And Bram might have insisted that she live with Shock, but he would have to get over it if she chose to put her head on another pillow. “Fuck this.” Shock shoved his glasses back on and grabbed her phone again. “I’m not letting you die over this.” “Lucan can’t touch me now.” He paused. “He can’t fuck you. But I’m guessing he’s the only man who can touch you. He’ll get you to Millie. Once she douses this spell of Morganna’s, we’ll talk about what happens next.” She opened her mouth to argue, and Shock shook his head, nudging her with his knee. Predictably, a whole new hurt ravaged her, reducing her to a panting, whimpering mass. He completed the call, barking into the mobile. “Get to Aquarius’s. Anka needs you.” Shock had barely disconnected the call before Lucan banged on the door. “Don’t tell him,” she cried out. “That you’re going to break our happy little mate bond? I’ll say whatever the fuck I want.” With heavy, booted steps he stomped to the door and wrenched it open. Lucan charged in and took one look at her magical signature which now proclaimed her Shock’s mate. The betrayal on his face broke her heart into a million pieces. “Why?” He choked the word out. She didn’t have to pretend agony this time. Anka lowered her head to her knees, still curled up to her chest, and let the sorrow pour out. She’d wanted to free Shock for all he’d done to help her. She’d wanted to drive Lucan away and spare him all the ugliness he couldn’t and shouldn’t have to handle. But God, it hurt far worse than she’d ever imagined. Far worse than any side effect of Morganna’s spell ever could. “Millie,” she gasped out. “I can’t touch her,” Shock barked. “Binding to me only increased her pain.” Lucan turned on him. “Then why did you let her? You had to know… Her heart made a different choice. Of course this was going to cause her untold anguish.” “It’s not as if I encouraged her. I’d Called to her over a century ago. How was I to know that she’d pick this special fucking moment to finally accept?” “You couldn’t read her bloody mind?” “Not without feeling her pain, douchebag. So I stayed out of her head. Are you really going to blame me for this now?” Anka listened to them argue, grimacing as the next wave of need dismantled her coping mechanisms and decimated her energy reserve. She screeched in agony. Both men lunged to her side. “Stubborn witch,” Shock grumbled. “If I could touch you, I’d paddle your arse.” She tried to smile. “Can’t.” “But I can,” Lucan growled. “If you were any stronger…” The worry on his face eclipsed any menace he might have been trying to convey. She reached out to touch him, then thought better of it. “Millie?” Confusion twisted Lucan’s face, and Shock rolled his eyes. “Take her back to Bram’s, wankstain. She wants his aunt.” Lucan looked ready to pound Shock’s skull into little pieces, and Shock’s raised brow certainly invited him to try. But they both backed down—for now. For her sake. “This isn’t over. We’ll be talking about this. He might be your…mate—” Lucan spit the word at her. “—but once you’re better, we’re going to talk about everything, you and I.” She nodded weakly, aware of another heated rush flushing her body as Lucan drew near. Her womb spasmed. Her sex gaped and clenched. Her nipples throbbed. And the raw craving for him sapped her energy so very quickly. God, was Morganna’s spell going to kill her? Finally, Lucan cursed and brought her into his arms, against his chest. The pain eased a bit, and she sighed with the momentary relief. “Thank you.” “Don’t thank me yet,” Lucan snarled. “I’m not nearly done with you.” ~ ~ ~ ~ They teleported back to Bram’s house, and the moment their leader opened the door to admit them, his eyes widened as if he’d just seen flying pigs. Thankfully, Anka had passed out during the teleportation. The overload of pain making her scream had been more than Lucan could bear. What had she been thinking, running away and Binding to Shock, especially while enduring Morganna’s spell? “I don’t know,” Shock admitted. “But bloody hell…” Bram’s accusing stare zipped up to Shock. “You let her Bind to you now?” “I’ve already covered this shit with bachelor number one.” Shock hooked a thumb in Lucan’s direction. “Ease up, you git.” “Where’s Millie?” Lucan demanded. “I want her to tell me more about whatever enchantment Morganna put on Anka. It’s sapping her energy too fast.” And at this rate, it would likely kill her before it waned. “I’ll summon her.” Bram looked Anka over with grim eyes. “And tell her it’s an emergency. Put Anka back in the bedroom.” Lucan charged up the stairs, aware of Shock a half-step behind. He wanted to tell the bastard to go away, that Anka wasn’t any of his business. But she’d chosen him to be her mate, though she knew her heart had decided otherwise. Why? As he set her on the bed, he looked up to find Shock rubbing a hand over his tired face. “She’s doing this to free me.” |
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