What a Demon Wants by Kathy Love Read Free Book Online Page A

was on the tip of her tongue to tell him it was okay. That the odd-looking twosome were her half brothers. But something stopped her.
    “We aren’t normal,” Pasha said drawing her attention back to him. Boredom tinged with condescension filled his nearly white eyes. Not an unfamiliar look from her loving brother.
    “And we aren’t people,” Andrey added, moving to browse her bookshelves with the same disparaging demeanor as his twin. Again, nothing new.
    Ellina fought the urge to roll her eyes. Ask a stupid question…
    “So who’s the guy?” Pasha asked again, gesturing to Jude with a jerk of his white head.
    Ellina ignored the question, realizing why she hadn’t explained who they were to Jude. Then she’d also have to explain who Jude was, and she had no desire to tell these two that Maksim had hired her a bodyguard. They’d think it was a riot. Their silly half-breed sister who couldn’t take care of herself.
    But this time, when she didn’t answer, Andrey stopped feigning interest in her books and turned directly to Jude, his black stare pinning the other man.
    “Maybe you’ll tell us who you are, since our baby sister doesn’t seem so inclined.”
    Jude stood rigid, his arms down at his sides, but he still looked poised to strike, and Ellina had no doubt he would, if necessary. That was what he was paid for, after all.
    She also had no doubt he’d tell her brothers exactly who he was, and they’d find it all highly amusing.
    But before Jude could answer, she piped in.
    “He’s my boyfriend.”

    What? Boyfriend? Had that really just come out of her mouth?
    Wincing, she looked at Jude, expecting to see surprise, irritation, perhaps general disgust on his face. But instead he regarded her evenly, his sea-green eyes unreadable, his features placid, as if she hadn’t just said the most outrageous thing ever.
    Then his features transformed again—and into another expression she was not expecting. He smiled. A full smile that revealed white teeth and that dimple, deliciously deep, at the side of his beautifully sculpted lips.
    Jude offered his hand to Andrey.
    Andrey stared at the offered hand, then turned to gape at Ellina. She sensed Pasha’s equally stunned look, even as her eyes remained locked on Jude. She was sure her own expression matched theirs.
    She waited for him to deny it, even though his smile didn’t indicate he planned to contradict her preposterous claim.
    “Well, well. A boyfriend.” Pasha tilted his head, so his paleness blocked her view of the still smiling Jude.
    Not that the image wasn’t ingrained on her mind. That smile. Wow. The smile was almost as overwhelming as the craziness of her lie.
    Ellina blinked, forcing her attention on her brother. She managed a smile of her own.
    “Y-yes. A boyfriend.”
    She glanced around Pasha, questioning Jude silently with her eyes.
    Jude moved away from the brothers, coming toward her, nothing in his expression answering her wordless question. In fact, he looked totally serene, as if what she’d said was nothing less than the truth.
    He stopped beside her, close enough that she could feel the heat radiating from his large form.
    She glanced up at him, and he smiled down at her. God, not the smile again. It was—
    stunning. Lovely. Sexy. Yeah, they all fit.
    She tried to collect her scattered thoughts, centering on his eyes, but they unnerved her just as much. Clearly they were causing her to hallucinate, because she could swear there was actually something akin to possessiveness in their green depths.
    Bright green, now, like polished sea glass. A sigh escaped her, and she leaned toward him.

    What the hell was she doing? What the hell was Jude doing? How were they going to pull off this stupid lie?
    Ellina straightened away from him, determinedly keeping her attention on her brothers’ still bemused looks.
    “When did this happen?” Andrey said, stepping closer to the other side of the desk.
    His perceptive gaze had shifted from