In a Dark Embrace by Simone Bern Read Free Book Online

the emotional readings. He’d made her tell him what everyone in the room was feeling. In particular which men were attracted to her and which women wanted him. When she told him that Barb found him totally hot she hadn’t thought anything of it even though she’d known that Ryan was attracted to her friend. He reacted to most good-looking women and she’d learned to ignore that pulse of interest. What an idiot. Then she’d come home early one day and pulled the “walk in on her boyfriend and best friend screwing” scene. Opening the door had been completely unnecessary except to let them know that she was there. Unfortunately it had branded the image of slender, black-haired Barb under Ryan’s husky body into her mind.
    Lee muttered a curse. She’d put considerable effort into teaching Ryan alternatives to the missionary position but he went back to it whenever possible. Maybe that’s why he preferred Barb, she was more traditional. Lee told herself she was well rid of him. Jeremy was both sexier and much more adventurous.
    She just hoped her werewolf didn’t show up tonight in jeans and running shoes. Maybe demanding that he come onto her turf wasn’t fair. But if he couldn’t cut it in the city best she know right away. Then she could decide whether to dump him and find a better match for her lifestyle. Lee closed her eyes and acknowledged that dumping Jeremy would not be easy. Not only did she suspect he wouldn’t let her get away without a struggle but just thinking about him made her hot. She burned for his tongue and hands, his long cock and the way he took her with fierce lust. He was everything she wanted in a lover.
    Only she wasn’t sure if she wanted him as a person. There was a pool of violence just beneath the surface with him. That didn’t bother her, at least not as much as it probably should, but his ability to blend in worried her. She wanted to keep her quiet life. By herself she was strange enough to cause occasional ripples in those around her. After she slipped up and let something show it took weeks of pretending ignorance and acting particularly bland for things to settle back down. Jeremy could cause a disturbance merely by walking into a room. And if they paired up… How could people not notice them? There was also the small matter of his possessiveness. She would not tolerate being caged in by a jealous werewolf.
    Yet the pang of potential loss rang through her at the thought of never seeing him again. She didn’t want to let Jeremy go, wasn’t ready to give up the great sex just because of a few potential landmines. Lee could feel his nose nuzzling the back of her neck and wriggled into the blankets. She was smiling as she dropped off the cliff of consciousness into a deep sleep.
    * * * * *
    She woke with a start and immediately glanced at her bedside clock. Damn, it was twenty-five to eight. Lee threw off the covers and dashed into the bathroom. She should have set the alarm. Too late to think about that now. Splashing cold water onto her face, she thought about what she would wear. Her little black halter dress was an obvious choice and it would work perfectly with the new silver stilettos she’d picked up last week. After tugging up thigh-high black stockings she slipped into the dress and shoes.
    Lee applied glossy red lipstick, smudged gray liner around her eyes and put on mascara. Makeup complete in less than five minutes. No time to do her nails. She didn’t much like nail polish anyway. A brush through her hair and it was time to get dressed.
    Jeremy buzzed her apartment at exactly eight. She went down to meet him.
    His eyes widened appreciatively as he took in the slinky dress. It clung in all the right places. “You…ah…look fantastic.”
    She smiled. “Thank you. You don’t look too shabby yourself.” He was wearing a loose white shirt and tight khaki pants. The combination lightened up his dark intensity but did nothing to hide the lithe sexuality.
    She took