Eternal Envy (The Seven Sin Sisters 2) by Paloma Beck Read Free Book Online Page A

schematics, building plans, equipment lists and firming up a mission strategy. It felt strange as hell to do it all without Madden.
    As Caedon was getting ready to leave, Donovan snickered. “You gonna be okay, bro? I mean, you know how you’re going to tell Eloise?”
    “Yeah, cause I know her so well,” Caedon bled sarcasm into every word.
    “You need back up?” Seamus asked. Caedon assumed Donovan ha d been joking until he looked up to see his friend’s serious and maybe even slightly scared expression.
    “No. She’s not a damn terrorist. She’s my mate,” Caedon answered him, exasperated.
    “Don’t get mad at him. We don’t have a clue about this mating thing. Seriously, I don’t know how you’re so calm. I’d be freaking.” Donovan backed Seamus up.
    Caedon just shook his head at the two of them. He knew why he was so calm, so accepting. He’d craved his own family since losing his parents and now, with Eloise, he had it. She was more than he’d hoped for. The only thing that scared him now was losing her because he knew they were only immortal to an extent . There were a few ways to terminate a Valendite Breed. The standard beheading and burning, of course, but the simplest way for those already mated was to withhold the blood of their mate. Even unmated Breeds were not nearly as invincible as they’d all once believed. Mortality was still in the hands of God and the Goddesses.
    “So what can we do to help?” Leave it to Donovan to get them back to business.
    “Make sure everything is ready. I have a feeling the only thing I’ll have time for is getting Eloise ready for this. I have to start by telling her about my parents and then spring the mission on her.” Caedon wasn’t sure how she’d take it. She seemed fierce at times, timid at others and he wasn’t sure how she’d react to anything yet. They were so new to each other.
    He broke from Seamus and Donovan as they turned towards their car and he went around the corner to his private entrance. He held the file tight in his hand. He was about to tell a story he’d never told before.
     
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    When Caedon walked in the door, Eloise set down the coffee mug she’d been holding. Her hands suddenly trembled as Caedon’s emotions clearly roll ed through her. She knew whatever he had to say to her was not good. Goddess, she hoped this wasn’t too good to be true after all. It was possible that h er happily - ever - after was never meant to be. Had a Claiming ever not been seen through to the Pronouncement?
    She suddenly felt bare. She’d not bothered to get dressed in her own clothes ; rather , she’d tugged on her panties and one of his shirts. It was large on her but still didn’t cover enough to help with the insecurity rushing through her. What had happened to the Caedon who made love to her only hours before? What had she done wrong?
    Caedon locked his eyes on her, scanned down her body and paid great attention to her bare legs. He licked his lips and Eloise instantly became warmed. Gone were the terrible thoughts Caedon had been having ; instead , now his desire for her was radiating from him. She’d been wrong. Whatever was bothering him didn’t seem to have anything to do with her. Then Caedon’s eyes found hers and he became concerned. He noticed her apprehension.
    “Oh, baby, what’s wrong?” Caedon asked in a soft voice as he moved quickly to Eloise and drew her into his arms.
    “You came back so upset. I thought I’d done something wrong,” Eloise admitted in a quiet voice.
    “No, baby, I’m not upset about anything with you. Or you and I. This, us,” Caedon gestured between them, “This mating is the only perfect thing in my life,” Caedon assured her. He put his hand behind Eloise’s neck and tilted her head back to kiss her lips.
    His lips were soft, a gentle touch against her mouth with no insistence, none of the exploration she’d become used to with Caedon. It was an incredibly tender and