Immortal Craving: Immortal Heart by Magen McMinimy, Cynthia Shepp Read Free Book Online Page B

with herself to finally give in to what her Succubus side had longed for and craved. The simple feedings had gotten her by for a while, but she finally had to give her body what it needed for survival… a good hook-up at least once every couple of weeks.
    It wasn’t until she had been free for over two years that she was finally strong enough to allow Jake back into her life. It was hard a first to look at him—he’d seen almost every humiliating experience she was exposed to. It seemed ridiculous, especially since he’d saved her, but it took time to be able to look him in the eye. Shame had been something she’d worked hard to release.
    “I don’t know what he did to you.” His low, strong voice interrupted her thoughts, bringing Katarina back to the small office she was sitting in. “But my imagination has come up with some pretty solid estimations. So I understand that you feel protective of the Succubi who escaped with you, but I’m Light Fae and I believe in protecting humans from our kind—so we need to find whoever is doing this.”
    Katarina lifted her gaze to a pair of sympathetic, understanding eyes. He was right; they couldn’t let this keep happening.
    “I’ll find and help her,” Katarina assured him.
    “You have your fingers in a lot of cookie jars right now. I know all of what you are taking on and I will do my best to protect you… but you need to be careful.”
    Katarina smiled. “I know and I will be.”
    “Good, have a safe night.” He nodded and smiled back at her.
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Chapter Twelve
     
     
    Kale was still reeling from his conversation with Acacia.
    Katarina was still alive.
    She had been for the past fifteen years as he mourned her death and seethed at her betrayal. Now he was going to find her.
    Kale barged through the tinted glass doors into Hawk’s Eye headquarters.
    “Hi, Kale. To what do we owe the pleasure?”
    “Hello Sienna, where’s Lucas?”
    Sienna smiled her radiant smile at Kale and he couldn’t help but return the gesture. Whether he was raging or not, Sienna radiated calm.
    He’d thought it interesting that Sienna had wanted to move to the Human World, to run the front office of Hawk’s Eye. Sienna was a Nymph, so when she approached Cree for the position, they were all surprised that she would want to leave the forest of the Light Fae lands for the more concrete jungle of the Human World. But Sienna had brought their lands to the office and Kale suspected her home as well.
    Sienna’s magic was flowing through everything around her. Hawk’s Eye Securities lobby was a stunning display of her power. The room had various plants decorating it, a small indoor pond filled with Koi, and bouquets of flowers randomly placed around the seating area. She made Hawk’s Eye warm and inviting and it had been good for business.
    “He’s out on a job. Believe it or not, we do real security work here,” she answered.
    Kale shook his head at her snarky comment. “I realize that.” Kale surveyed the lobby and opened his senses to hear the everyday noises of the office, but it was quiet. He only heard one set of fingers flying across a keyboard and the muffled sound of someone on the phone. “It’s quiet in here. Is everyone on assignment?”
    Sienna continued to smile as she moved around the front office watering her plants. “They are, business is booming, but Lucas just called in a few minutes ago and should be back anytime now. You’re welcome to wait in his office.”
    “No, I’ll wait in my own. I need to do some research. When Lucas gets back, tell him to come find me.”
    “Of course, would you like me to make a fresh pot of coffee?”
    Kale shook his head. He didn’t need his nerves anymore on edge. “No, thank you. Take care of your babies.”
    Sienna beamed another radiant smile at him. “They do look gorgeous, don’t they?”
    “That they do,” Kale mused as he headed up the stairs towards his office.
    He and his brothers each had an office, though