Shadowed Magic (The Enlightened Species Novella) by Wendy S. Hales Read Free Book Online

mostly under her own steam. The laughing fit had passed though she could feel it bubbling just under the surface.
    She sat at the edge of his massive bed. At least the silk material felt better against her ass than terry cloth. Eros squatted in front of her and dropped pills into her good hand. He reached up and brushed the tears from her cheek. “Feel better?”
    She nodded. Surprisingly, she did, in a way. He handed her the glass after she popped the tablets into her mouth. She drained the glass. “You want more water?” He took the glass out of her hand.
    “No.” She stared into the reflective silver of his eyes. She’d never expected him to be so … kind. Aymee raised her hand to cup his cheek. “Thank you for … everything.”
    “It is my honor, Aymee.” His voice husky while his gaze held sincerity. Aymee’s breath caught in her throat. She leaned in and placed a gentle kiss to his lips. He blinked hard, then searched her face intently. “Aymee … I--”
    She silenced him with another kiss. He responded with passion. She felt the points of his dentes against her lips imploring her elementally to open herself to his kiss. She couldn't deny him, didn't want to deny him. Her lips opened, Eros's tongue plunged into the depths. His taste, rich, heated her blood like Jack Daniels. Slow sensual tongue strokes drank her in. Dizziness overwhelmed her, and her balance hinged at his mouth mastering hers. Floating, she soared to a higher level, then settled into a cushion of clouds. A layer of warmth covered her body, tingled across her skin. Every nerve screamed for more of him. She moaned again as darkness enveloped her.
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    Eros could taste the taint of narcotics with the brush of her lips to his. Her eyes closed, lips parted, a sensual expression on her face captivated him. He lifted her into his arms, pulled the covers down and tucked her into his bed. Aymee moaned huskily. He knew it wrong to do but the temptation to look into her mind was too much. His erection surged hard and throbbed at the vision of the two of them kissing. The details of her dream kiss filled him with lust as he searched her expression with awe. The erotic stimulation of a simple kiss displayed plainly as her eyebrows lifted slightly, her ruby lips moistened by the tip of her pink tongue and puckered slightly. Eros waited until the pills pulled her toward a forced sleep to do what he desired most. He brushed her lips with his thumb reveling in the softness.
    “ Jacob. ” He telepathically called to his son. Pulling himself from her side, he silently left the room and closed the bedroom door behind him to deny himself the view of her.
    “ S ’ up Pop? ” Jacob’s voice was distracted.
    “ Come to my house and stay with Aymee until I return. ” Eros felt the ripple of his son's arrival via port before he’d completed the sentence. Jacob's brows creased in question.
    “Where are you going?”
    Eros held a finger to his lips reminding Jacob to speak softly, though with narcotics, Aymee would probably sleep through an earthquake. He dropped four pills into Jacob’s hand. “If I am not back, wake her in …” He checked the clock above the river stone fireplace in his living room. “ …four hours and have her take these.” He’d only included one pain tablet to the muscle relaxant, antibiotic and vaginal chemistry pill.
    Jacob gave a curious look into his hand. “Human medical mojo, I gather?” Eros clasped his son’s shoulder in embrace and Jacob mirrored it. “No harm will come to her, Father.” Those words assured Eros that Jacob would guard Aymee with his life. His children had been raised to hold honor above all else. The same way Eros’s brother Tenebrae had raised him.
    Eros had never met his parents. His only knowledge of them were the stories his brother had told him. His mother had died giving birth to him and his father had released his living energy to join her in the hereafter leaving Eros in the care of