The Seventh Immortal (Hearts of Amaranth #1) by J.M. Parry Read Free Book Online

had ever experienced before. There was something
unnatural about her—something Kait couldn't place, especially in
her delirious condition.
    Revving the motorcycle, Silvi slipped her
tongue into Kait's mouth. Kait gasped, inhaling the intoxicating
taste of the young woman. She couldn't help but imagine Silvi
kissing her somewhere else. She wanted her skillful mouth between
her legs, exploring the dripping wetness that threatened to
overwhelm her. The vibration of the motorcycle wasn't enough. No
matter how much she grinded into it, it wouldn't take her where she
needed to go. She needed Silvi's tongue, though she didn't want to
let it slip from between her lips.
    Suddenly, they were interrupted by flashing
lights. A police car had parked at the edge of the alley and had
spotted them.
    “ I'm sorry,” Silvi said, stroking Kait's cheek. “We'll have
to continue this later.”
    With a quick motion, Silvi knocked the
kickstand out from underneath the motorcycle. Before Kait could
even recover and brace herself, Silvi accelerated out of the alley
onto Grand Avenue.
    Kait held tight to Silvi as she made a sharp
turn towards Downtown St. Louis. She could still feel the tempting
vibrations of the bike against her, but they were overwhelmed by
the fear of the police cars chasing them. Her heart pounded, but
not in the way she wanted.
    The streetlights flew past them at blinding
speeds. Kait closed her eyes as Silvi weaved between cars to lose
the cop cars. She thought she was going to be sick. Going from such
pleasure to such terror was very unsettling.
    After a few minutes, the sirens grew soft.
They were losing their pursuers. Kait opened her eyes. They were
downtown. She didn't even want to think about how fast they had to
drive to get there.
    Silvi pulled the motorcycle over near a
large skyscraper. Kait would later learn that it was One
Metropolitan Square, the tallest building in St. Louis and the home
to the Fractal Capital Management corporation.
    “ We're here,” Silvi said.
    Kait perked up her ears. The cops were gone,
and she felt like they still had unfinished business. Pushing
herself against Silvi's back, she tried to turn the girl around to
face her. She wanted to kiss her again. She wanted to taste her
again.
    “ Oh, you are going to be fun,” Silvi said, slipping her hand
between their lips. “But Christa would kill me if I took any more
of your time.”
    “ Just a few minutes...”
    “ Don't be so spoiled,” Silvi teased her. “I can do more for
you later... But now, just be happy I got you somewhere the mayor
can't reach you.”
    Kait laughed. “I thought you were listening
to my conversation. Apparently you weren't listening well enough.
The police are a problem, but the mayor's not. I killed him.”
    “ I wouldn't be so sure.”
    “ Why?”
    Silvi dismounted the bike. Kait hated that
she was so far away. “Because it's impossible to kill him.”
    “ What?” Kait asked. She knew what was coming, and it already
felt like a punch to the stomach. All of her sensual desires
disappeared in an instant.
    “ Mayor Levin is one of us. ”
     

Chapter Five
    Christa Xander was a dreadfully imposing
woman, with dark brown hair that hung around her pale face in long,
perfectly-straight chunks. Her black eyes seemed like long tunnels
into another, frightful world. She dressed in a sharp burgundy
pantsuit that clung to her sinewy, muscular body. Her age was
impossible to discern, both because of the heavy makeup caking her
face and the singular fact that united her with Kait on this dreary
night: Christa Xander was immortal.
    She wasn't the only one. Daniel Levin was
also an immortal, as was Silvi Park. Pastor Eve Weisz was among
their number, and there were two more than Kait had yet to meet.
Grant L'Enfant was the chief of police for the city. Thomas Kemp
was the leader of the Obshina organized crime family, who ruled
over north St. Louis like a separate fiefdom.
    Kait didn't feel special any more, though