Seth's Cravings: An Endless Series: Book 2 by Sara Hess Read Free Book Online

might have been
trying to hold back a smile but as I’d never seen one on him yet I wasn’t sure.
“Ice cream men are even more dangerous than mass murder’s.” He grumbled.
         From the few times I’d heard him talk I’d noticed that
he did that a lot…grumble that is. The man had a deep voice and spoke from his
chest. I leaned toward him with an expression reserved for the Dolly Lama. “How
so?” I breathed.
         Seth’s face took on an arrested look for a second
before his eyes moved away. “They’ve killed more people with diabetes than all
the mass murderers combined.”
         I didn’t bother to hold back my smile or the chuckle
that rose up. When Seth started talking he was quite witty. His gaze tracked
back to me and there might have been an affable connection there for a second;
that is until Dale interrupted again.  
         “Here you go, Nadezhda.”
         Seth’s eyes cooled and he looked away again. “If our
sixth player doesn’t get here soon I’m out of here.”
         Irritation moved over Dales face at either Seth’s
ultimatum or the sixth player’s tardiness. “I’ll give him a call.” He groused
stepping away. 
         “Why don’t you shorten you name since everyone seems to
butcher it.” I looked back at Seth to see him scowling in irritation.
         I considered him for a second and wondered if he was
truly grumpy like this all the time. I couldn’t help smiling at his crankiness.
“I actually do hafe a shortened fersion of my name but I only tell it to
special people…unless zey can guess it.”
         That was a lie. I normally went by my abridged name,
but I had the charade to keep up.
         He grunted out a rough laugh before taking a drink.
“It’s not that hard to guess what it might me…” He gave me another brow lift.
“Nadia.”
         I kept my face neutral, but there was a definite
twinkle in my eye. “Wrong. It’s…” I paused and leaned forward slightly.
         Seth was lifting the beer to his mouth but it stalled
two inches from his lips as he stared at me. He shifted moving his face closer
to mine and my eyes widened at the storm that was brewing in his. My breath
caught in my throat and my heart sped up in rhythm.
         “What?” He murmured. 
         The sound of his low deep voice rolled down my spine
and I forgot what we were discussing. “What?” I repeated in confusion.”
         Heat and lightening blazed in his blue depths. “What is
your other name?”
         I almost said Nadia, but then I remembered the game we
were playing. “Bitzy.” I announced a little too breathlessly for something that
was supposed to be humorous.
         His eyes blinked in surprise, but then his mouth curved
slightly at one corner and I saw something amazing. The man had a dimple!
         “Bitzy, huh?”
         I nodded feeling a bit thunderstruck by this whole coin
flip with him.
         “That name just doesn’t seem to fit you.” He muttered
lowly.
         “And what name would?” I asked.
         “Nadia.” He stated emphatically.
         “Well, I guess Nadia it is then, but that stays between
you and me though, okay.” I relented.
         Grabbing up my bottle I took a sip in agitation. What
in the hell was that!? I didn’t get breathless around men. Sure, I notice when they
were attractive and appreciated that fact like anything that was eye-catching
and sparkly, but I didn’t get all agitated about it.
         Seth leaned back in his chair and I could feel him staring
at me intently. “How about the little detail that your speech has improved
slightly over the last twenty seconds? Is that between us as well?”
         Derr’mo! (shit) I can’t believe I let myself
slip like that. One real conversation and I lost my focus entirely. These
people would not like the idea of being scammed. Hoping my face was
expressionless I gave a careless shrug so he wouldn’t