He’d had to put them on super-slow and off the basic path transports, crisscrossing back and forth to keep from attracting too much attention. It was tedious progress; he itched to get her back, to be assured she was safe. He had to run like hells before he did something monumentally stupid like ...
Nathan patted his belly. “Wait until you get in your late thirties. Just looking at something deep fried gives you heartburn.” “Bummer. I’m gonna hate being as old as you, William. Then again, you’ll always be older than me. So there’s that.” William reached over and socked Nathan’s arm. “Asshole...
Her heart sped as she hastened her pace. Watching Gregori Ivanov work was a sensual treat. He tended to fall deeply into his work. The building could fall down around him and he wouldn’t notice. There was something incredibly sexy about that. His intensity was a little overwhelming, but in the be...
Her teeth began to chatter. He sat up, concerned, and leaned over her. “Nina? Baby, are you all right?” “Does it look like I’m all right to you?” she demanded through teeth clenched to keep them from chattering. “What is going on?” “I uh, I think it’s the claiming,” he said as he got up and went ...
He worked his fingers, one by one. His wrists, elbows, shoulders. Feeling every ache along every nerve, in every bone. He’d been broken, he remembered enough to know that. Put back together, but like a shattered vase, incapable of holding water. He studied his reflection. ...
team. “I can accept this wording.” Rowan nodded at Celesse. “Yes. I wish for more, but we could get nothing at all and the problem will remain. If we can get this voted on at the session after dinner, we can get out of here tomorrow and get this presented to the Full Partn...
She’d made garlands like this for the Taylor Christmas tree since she was three and the act of doing it every year, of that ritual, calmed and comforted her. The house smelled like cookies and fresh pine, Nat King Cole sang Christmas carols in the background and all was right with the world exact...
Nothing to do that day but the engagement party. She’d spent pretty much every moment of the last week preparing for it, which was good because it kept her mind off what had happened when she’d gone down for her nephew’s birthday weekend. In the two weeks since she’d confessed the situation with ...
“Hello there.” “Not that I am complaining about the kisses, but it’s really early.” She turned to look at the clock. “Like two in the morning early.” “Card just called. They’re ready for us.” “Like binding ceremony ready?” &n...