Ethan
"So…" Alex grinned over his cup of coffee. "How was your evening?"
"It's too early," I growled. My body was still on fire. Sleep had been hell — or maybe heaven? Vampires still needed sleep, regardless of what silly books and movies said, and I'd gotten absolutely none.
Every breath she took I took with her, soaking her in, feeling her body move against mine. It was pure torture.
The human moaned.
She moaned! In her sleep! And clung to me like I was her lifeline. I hadn't felt that complete in a long time and didn't realize how hungry I was for that sort of affection until she freely gave it. Then again, she had been sleeping while I watched her.
"You're eyes are glowing," Alex mused.
"Why are you up? Didn't you take a woman home last night?" I desperately needed a subject change if I was going to make it through the rest of the morning with Genesis, teaching her, rubbing against her, smelling her. I nearly broke the mug in my hand jus
EthanI paced in the study like someone who'd just drunk an entire pot of coffee and needed to work it out of his system.All I tasted was her.Her blood was still on my tongue — on my lips — and her memories, the ones that came with her blood — the ones that came at the price of me sharing my own — were so horrific I'd checked my watch at least five times to see if I'd make it across town and back without her knowing.I wanted to murder her mother.And the rest of the humans she'd been studying with.Yes, secrecy was necessary, but to force the humans to think so little about themselves — especially Genesis — was criminal.She was nearing. I could smell her.Two footsteps and she'd be in the room.And I'd probably lose my mind with the madness that always came with her scent."Nice study." Her voice was husky, dripping with seduction without even trying.I broke the pencil in my hand and dropped it to the ground, tur
EthanI paced in the study like someone who'd just drunk an entire pot of coffee and needed to work it out of his system.All I tasted was her.Her blood was still on my tongue — on my lips — and her memories, the ones that came with her blood — the ones that came at the price of me sharing my own — were so horrific I'd checked my watch at least five times to see if I'd make it across town and back without her knowing.I wanted to murder her mother.And the rest of the humans she'd been studying with.Yes, secrecy was necessary, but to force the humans to think so little about themselves — especially Genesis — was criminal.She was nearing. I could smell her.Two footsteps and she'd be in the room.And I'd probably lose my mind with the madness that always came with her scent."Nice study." Her voice was husky, dripping with seduction without even trying.I broke the pencil in my hand and dropped it to the ground, tur
Genesis"I've been here before," I blurted when Ethan pulled up to a downtown book shop around fifteen minutes from his house. It was one of my favorites. It had the best scones in the world, and the coffee was well-known in the area. "It's called Wolf's.""Funny, right?" Ethan smirked.I rolled my eyes and got out of the car. Did that mean I'd met the owner before? The bookstore wasn't huge like a Barnes and Noble, but it was big enough that it had two levels and multiple employees.The bell on the door chimed as Ethan opened it and ushered me in. The smell of books was so familiar my knees almost gave way."Ethan." A man who looked like he was around my age smiled in our direction and made his way toward us. He seemed younger than Mason even; he had the same shaggy hair and really dark brown eyes — almost black. "So this is… Genesis.""Hi." I waved awkwardly, unsure of how I was supposed to address him since, technically, nobody knew what he was
EthanHer eyes were green.Just like mine.I felt her emotions like they were my own — relived the entire thing as if I was killing Ara all over again.She'd done the unthinkable. She'd not only lied to her mate but cheated on him and produced a child with that lie. I knew Genesis wouldn't understand. But I also knew trying to get her to understand while she was still trembling from shock wouldn't do any good."You didn't have to kill her." Genesis's voice was hollow, her eyes still blazing green."I did." I touched my forehead to hers. "Because if I didn't, Cassius would have.""She slept with Cassius?""He never said." I sighed. "He never admitted it. The child was — not normal.""Not normal?""She wasn't a vampire.""What was she?""I don't know," I whispered. "Perhaps I'll never know — maybe that was Cassius's way of protecting me, of protecting my bloodline, my reputation, though it hardly mattered once eve
EthanHer eyes were green.Just like mine.I felt her emotions like they were my own — relived the entire thing as if I was killing Ara all over again.She'd done the unthinkable. She'd not only lied to her mate but cheated on him and produced a child with that lie. I knew Genesis wouldn't understand. But I also knew trying to get her to understand while she was still trembling from shock wouldn't do any good."You didn't have to kill her." Genesis's voice was hollow, her eyes still blazing green."I did." I touched my forehead to hers. "Because if I didn't, Cassius would have.""She slept with Cassius?""He never said." I sighed. "He never admitted it. The child was — not normal.""Not normal?""She wasn't a vampire.""What was she?""I don't know," I whispered. "Perhaps I'll never know — maybe that was Cassius's way of protecting me, of protecting my bloodline, my reputation, though it hardly mattered once eve
GenesisHe slept for hours. I stayed. A part of me wanted to leave, but he was right. After ten minutes, I'd calmed down enough to think about the situation logically, not that I still wasn't terrified he'd end up killing me. I no longer felt safe, but I didn't feel like Ethan was a threat.I'd used his fangs to drop blood into his mouth, hoping it would have the same effect, since he was going to sleep. I wasn't sure if it would help him understand me better, but if it was a night for sharing, maybe he could at least pull information from my past.I wasn't confident it would be helpful. He'd probably be bored out of his mind, but it was worth a try.Two hours after giving him my blood, he jolted awake, nearly sending me off the bed in fear."Ara," he yelled.I flinched. "Ethan? You were dreaming. It's okay." Clearly, my blood hadn't worked.He turned, his eyes predatory. "Tell me you didn't know.""Know what?" I brought my knees to my
GenesisMy body was heavy — on fire — and the only way it felt better was when I was pressed against Ethan. I had no idea how long we'd slept. He woke me up three times in the middle of the night. Each time, he'd drunk from me, never a lot, but enough to make it so my world stopped.Each kiss was like a slow drug.Each touch of his fingertips, each caress, went on for an eternity until I lost complete track of time.I fell asleep with my face pressed against his solid chest and my legs wrapped halfway around his body."Genesis." His smooth voice was hypnotic. "Genesis, wake up.""No." I pressed my face harder against his chest.A warm chuckle erupted. "Yes, we have work to do. Well, you have work to do, and then after your so-called work, we're going to pay your mother a visit."I didn't open my eyes. "No
GenesisDrystan's eyebrows shot up to his hairline when I walked into the store. I wondered if all immortals could smell what I'd been doing — or where I'd been. Then again, Ethan had said he'd marked me.So maybe it was just like walking around with his scent all over me."Genesis." Drystan pointed to a stack of boxes. "We just received another shipment. Why don't you put the books away to start off with, and then I'll have you help customers.""Great." I reached for the boxes and was surprised when they didn't feel heavy at all, maybe it was compliments of the vampire blood which was currently making my veins feel like they were on fire.Ethan had said it would wear off throughout the day, but my body still felt hot. I wasn't sweating, but I felt like I should be.I carried the stack of boxes over to the corner and started pulling out books. Each one was in alphabetical order, mak