caught her effortlessly by the arm—with only one hand—and placed her firmly back on the deck. "And she seems to have this thing about suicide," he remarked to the other male.
The powerful one moved swiftly toward her like a stalking panther. His glowing eyes, searing into hers, resembled two burning hot coals. "You will never, ever think to harm yourself in such a way again. Do I make myself clear?"
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His voice reverberated like thunder as the command far surpassed a subtle attempt at mind control. It was an unyielding demand, and it pierced straight to her soul, removing even the possibility of resistance with its sheer force.
Jocelyn blinked and nodded. "I'm sorry."
She had whispered the words like a child, cowering beneath a harsh reprimand, reminiscent of her days growing up in so many foster homes. Her first instinct was to become angry, but then she noticed the haunting red embers glowing in the place where the male's pupils should have been. A scream of sheer terror arose in her throat, and she backpedaled so quickly that she fell down...again. This time, her head landed hard against the deck, and a sharp pain shot through her skull. Her head began to throb.
The vampire bent over her trembling body and reached out his hand. She had no intention of taking it.
"Nathaniel! Help me!" Her cry was elemental, a frenzied plea for protection.
While she didn't trust either one of them, everything inside of her told her to get away from the menacing creature looming over her...now.
She kicked wildly, a trapped animal, aiming for the only part of his anatomy that she hoped he shared with human males. But just like Nathaniel, he was far too fast.
His hand movement was nothing more than a blur as he caught at her flailing legs and held them in an iron grip of amazing strength. A menacing growl of warning escaped his throat, and his perfectly sculpted lips suddenly drew back. His 69
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canines threatened to lengthen along a row of brilliantly white teeth.
"Get up!"
Trembling, Jocelyn took his outstretched hand and obediently began to pull herself up. She shrieked in horror as her body shot weightlessly into the air and flew to the other end of the deck, landing with a heavy thud nearly fifteen feet away.
Nathaniel moved like an angry lion.
He roared his displeasure, and the skies answered his rage with a heavy clap of thunder followed by several loud strikes of blue lightning that lit up the heavens. He leapt the distance between them and crouched protectively between Jocelyn and the other male, his fangs fully extended into razor-sharp points. His muscles twitched with the need to strike, and his breathing appeared shallow, his body clearly pumped with adrenaline.
He was prepared to fight the other male on her behalf.
The vampire in the black jacket stepped back and eyed Nathaniel warily. His own powerful muscles rippled, and his broad, heavy shoulders rolled back as he met Nathaniel's seething gaze with one of his own. The blue streaks of lightning merged together in a deafening fusion as sizzling veins of white, red, and purple shot across the sky to meet them, exploding as they connected in a violent collision.
A slow, wicked snarl rumbled in the fearsome one's throat.
"You think to fight me, Nathaniel?" He hissed the words, an unmistakable warning.
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Nathaniel was not intimidated. He growled a deep, responding threat, never once averting his eyes.
Jocelyn shuddered and covered her ears.
The second vampire laughed then, softly but unrestrained.
And instantly, the sky settled back into a calm sea of deep, radiant blue.
"This is good," he said with arrogant authority. "I was afraid you might be too soft where this female is concerned."
His eyes darkened and the smile left his face. "That you might suppress the very nature you need to embrace at this time, Nathaniel."
Nathaniel stood upright, his eyes blazing with
The powerful one moved swiftly toward her like a stalking panther. His glowing eyes, searing into hers, resembled two burning hot coals. "You will never, ever think to harm yourself in such a way again. Do I make myself clear?"
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by Tessa Dawn
His voice reverberated like thunder as the command far surpassed a subtle attempt at mind control. It was an unyielding demand, and it pierced straight to her soul, removing even the possibility of resistance with its sheer force.
Jocelyn blinked and nodded. "I'm sorry."
She had whispered the words like a child, cowering beneath a harsh reprimand, reminiscent of her days growing up in so many foster homes. Her first instinct was to become angry, but then she noticed the haunting red embers glowing in the place where the male's pupils should have been. A scream of sheer terror arose in her throat, and she backpedaled so quickly that she fell down...again. This time, her head landed hard against the deck, and a sharp pain shot through her skull. Her head began to throb.
The vampire bent over her trembling body and reached out his hand. She had no intention of taking it.
"Nathaniel! Help me!" Her cry was elemental, a frenzied plea for protection.
While she didn't trust either one of them, everything inside of her told her to get away from the menacing creature looming over her...now.
She kicked wildly, a trapped animal, aiming for the only part of his anatomy that she hoped he shared with human males. But just like Nathaniel, he was far too fast.
His hand movement was nothing more than a blur as he caught at her flailing legs and held them in an iron grip of amazing strength. A menacing growl of warning escaped his throat, and his perfectly sculpted lips suddenly drew back. His 69
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canines threatened to lengthen along a row of brilliantly white teeth.
"Get up!"
Trembling, Jocelyn took his outstretched hand and obediently began to pull herself up. She shrieked in horror as her body shot weightlessly into the air and flew to the other end of the deck, landing with a heavy thud nearly fifteen feet away.
Nathaniel moved like an angry lion.
He roared his displeasure, and the skies answered his rage with a heavy clap of thunder followed by several loud strikes of blue lightning that lit up the heavens. He leapt the distance between them and crouched protectively between Jocelyn and the other male, his fangs fully extended into razor-sharp points. His muscles twitched with the need to strike, and his breathing appeared shallow, his body clearly pumped with adrenaline.
He was prepared to fight the other male on her behalf.
The vampire in the black jacket stepped back and eyed Nathaniel warily. His own powerful muscles rippled, and his broad, heavy shoulders rolled back as he met Nathaniel's seething gaze with one of his own. The blue streaks of lightning merged together in a deafening fusion as sizzling veins of white, red, and purple shot across the sky to meet them, exploding as they connected in a violent collision.
A slow, wicked snarl rumbled in the fearsome one's throat.
"You think to fight me, Nathaniel?" He hissed the words, an unmistakable warning.
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Nathaniel was not intimidated. He growled a deep, responding threat, never once averting his eyes.
Jocelyn shuddered and covered her ears.
The second vampire laughed then, softly but unrestrained.
And instantly, the sky settled back into a calm sea of deep, radiant blue.
"This is good," he said with arrogant authority. "I was afraid you might be too soft where this female is concerned."
His eyes darkened and the smile left his face. "That you might suppress the very nature you need to embrace at this time, Nathaniel."
Nathaniel stood upright, his eyes blazing with
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