New Species 02 Slade by Laurann Dohner Read Free Book Online Page A

can catch
    parvo and stuff from New Species, right? I was kind of
    worried but Tiger swore it was bullshit. Do you know
    Tiger, Dr. Norbit? It’s not true, is it? I can’t catch any
    animal diseases from working with New Species, can I?
    Because that’s something I would really hate. I think they
    should give us hazard pay if that’s true. My mom says I
    should go to a vet and get vaccine shots just in case bec
    —”
    “Shut up,” Slade snarled.
    Trisha jumped at the tone of Slade’s voice and Bart
    closed his mouth. She swung her head to glare at Slade.
    He shrugged.
    “He talks too much. It annoys me.”
    Trisha tried to hide her disgust. “I promise you can’t
    catch parvo from New Species, Bart. Thank you,” she
    stressed those words, “for telling me where we are going
    and why.” She shot Slade another nasty look. “Some
    people don’t appreciate someone who is polite but I
    certainly do.”
    Slade turned a little, faced her more from his position
    on the seat, and smiled as he crossed his arms over his
    broad chest. He openly stared at her breasts and kept his
    focus there. “I can be really nice when I want to be. I
    know how to stimulate conversation.” His gaze rose and
    he winked at her. “I’m pretty good with my oral skills
    when I’m motivated.” He glanced down to her lap and
    his grin widened. “I’m very good with my oral skills.”
    You son of a bitch. Trisha ground her teeth, refusing to
    say it aloud. He wasn’t talking about conversation and
    she knew it. Why did he always try to annoy her? Maybe
    he thought he could embarrass her by his blatant sexual
    innuendos but she was a doctor. She took a deep breath
    and forced a smile. She’d been harassed by drunk men in
    the emergency rooms far too often to allow him get the
    best of her.
    “Oral skills are always a wonderful thing to have,
    Mr. Slade.” Her gaze lowered to the crotch of his black
    pants, lingered there. She slowly allowed her gaze to
    travel up his body to examine every inch of him until
    they were staring into each other’s eyes. She saw his
    smile had faded, knowing her actions had wiped the
    amused look from his face. “I guess you could say I have
    a real oral fixation myself.”
    She smiled wider at him, licked her lips, letting her
    tongue glide slowly over the surface. His jaw clenched as
    he adjusted his weight. She noticed his interest.
    “Good conversation is very important, don’t you
    think? It’s so stimulating and pleasurable if done right.
    As a doctor it may surprise you how much I’ve learned
    on the subject. It’s been a long time since I’ve had a really
    good conversation and sometimes I nearly ache from
    wishing someone could stimulate me.” Her eyes
    narrowed. “But unfortunately I haven’t met anyone yet
    who I want to really talk to. I just keep meeting jerks who
    have no finesse.”
    He growled at her. She chuckled and turned away
    from him to stare out the window to watch as they left
    Homeland. The guards at the gate just waved the SUV
    past. Trisha didn’t bother to look at Slade. She was afraid
    he’d be staring at her still. She turned toward the
    window and shifted until she found a comfortable
    position.
    “I hope you both don’t mind but I’m going to take a
    nap.” She couldn’t resist. She turned her head to meet
    Slade’s gaze. He still watched her and his amazing blue
    eyes looked at her without amusement. He actually
    appeared angry.
    “Have a nice nap, Dr. Norbit. I’ll wake you when we
    get there,” Bart offered. “Mind if I listen to the radio?”
    “Not at all.” Trisha turned back to the window,
    realizing how tired she really was.

    * * * * *
“Hurry,” a male roared. “Drive faster. He’s right on
    our ass.”
    Trisha jerked awake as she slammed against the
    window. She groaned as pain exploded at the top of her
    forehead. She was half asleep, disoriented, as she jerked
    her head to glance around the SUV to see what was
    going on.
    Slade