done.”
He looked amused by that comment. “Then let’s go talk. I’m interested to hear what
you have to say now that you’ve had time to learn the truth.”
She shook her head. If he thought just reading about the dragon and vampire was
going to change everything, he was wrong. She needed time to know them before she
made a decision. Not to mention the fact that she wasn’t sure she needed them. It
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wasn’t as if battles were that common. Once the Dark Sorcerer was defeated, there
might not be another in the area in her lifetime.
She walked out of the coven house beside him. He led the way through the streets
to the inn. They detoured into the common room and he arranged for a meal to be
brought up to the room. Once they were inside, she climbed the stairs to the room
ahead of him. She noticed the snick of the bolt just as his scent hit her. She stepped
away from him going around the bed to put some distance between them. She didn’t
want to be distracted by the arousal caused by his scent. That was just one of the things
they needed to discuss. He looked across the bed at her and cocked his head to one side.
“What‘s the problem?” he asked.
“I want to talk. I don’t want to be drugged by your scent while we’re doing it.” She
lifted her chin maintaining eye contact with the vampire. “Besides it’s not going to take
long for them to bring the food up to us.”
A knock sounded on the door. Jaeson shot her a narrow-eyed look, but she just
shrugged as he let the young man into the room. A lot of the higher level witches came
here to eat instead of the sect house when they needed a change. She knew that they
fixed one huge meal and normally didn’t make the food to order. All they’d had to do
was fill the platters, grab a bottle of wine and arrange bread in a basket. He waited until
the waiter had left.
He gestured to the table. “Let’s eat, but truthfully my scent’s not a drug. It can’t
make you do anything you don’t want to do. It will heighten your arousal or soothe you
if you’re tense.”
She took the seat on the opposite side of the table and watched as he slid into his.
“That’s something I’m going to have to confirm myself.”
They ate in silence, but Meagan didn’t find it uncomfortable. He didn’t look as if he
found it that way either. When they both had finished, he stood and walked over to
stand by the bed. She knew from the look he gave her that he was only doing that
because she’d said she wanted space and to be free of the effects of the scent.
“Now that we’ve both relaxed a bit, we can talk. As for your comment about
finding out that my scent’s not a drug, I’ll make sure you have ample opportunity.
Were there any questions you have now that you didn’t earlier today?” He sat on the
bed.
Meagan watched him. He looked a lot more comfortable than she felt in the hard,
straight-backed wooden chair. The green blanket set off Jaeson’s dark clothes. She just
didn’t believe he was as relaxed as he seemed to be. He hadn’t suddenly come to the
decision to give her all the time she needed. The man wanted her. She could see it in the
way he watched her. His entire attitude was that of a man on the hunt. She’d have to
watch him and make sure she didn’t let things get out of control. She was more than
tempted to relax and let the attraction take the lead, but knew that he wouldn’t consider
it just sex. She wasn’t willing to think about anything more. Two mates. Just thinking
about it made her nervous. The thought was great as a fantasy, but the reality came
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with a lot of questions. And she knew only time and being close to them would give her
the answers.
“Your questions, or are you just going to stare at me for the night?” He grinned and
she could see the humor in his eyes.
Meagan felt the heat rush into her cheeks. She hadn’t realized how much time had
passed.
He looked amused by that comment. “Then let’s go talk. I’m interested to hear what
you have to say now that you’ve had time to learn the truth.”
She shook her head. If he thought just reading about the dragon and vampire was
going to change everything, he was wrong. She needed time to know them before she
made a decision. Not to mention the fact that she wasn’t sure she needed them. It
36
Chosen Destiny
wasn’t as if battles were that common. Once the Dark Sorcerer was defeated, there
might not be another in the area in her lifetime.
She walked out of the coven house beside him. He led the way through the streets
to the inn. They detoured into the common room and he arranged for a meal to be
brought up to the room. Once they were inside, she climbed the stairs to the room
ahead of him. She noticed the snick of the bolt just as his scent hit her. She stepped
away from him going around the bed to put some distance between them. She didn’t
want to be distracted by the arousal caused by his scent. That was just one of the things
they needed to discuss. He looked across the bed at her and cocked his head to one side.
“What‘s the problem?” he asked.
“I want to talk. I don’t want to be drugged by your scent while we’re doing it.” She
lifted her chin maintaining eye contact with the vampire. “Besides it’s not going to take
long for them to bring the food up to us.”
A knock sounded on the door. Jaeson shot her a narrow-eyed look, but she just
shrugged as he let the young man into the room. A lot of the higher level witches came
here to eat instead of the sect house when they needed a change. She knew that they
fixed one huge meal and normally didn’t make the food to order. All they’d had to do
was fill the platters, grab a bottle of wine and arrange bread in a basket. He waited until
the waiter had left.
He gestured to the table. “Let’s eat, but truthfully my scent’s not a drug. It can’t
make you do anything you don’t want to do. It will heighten your arousal or soothe you
if you’re tense.”
She took the seat on the opposite side of the table and watched as he slid into his.
“That’s something I’m going to have to confirm myself.”
They ate in silence, but Meagan didn’t find it uncomfortable. He didn’t look as if he
found it that way either. When they both had finished, he stood and walked over to
stand by the bed. She knew from the look he gave her that he was only doing that
because she’d said she wanted space and to be free of the effects of the scent.
“Now that we’ve both relaxed a bit, we can talk. As for your comment about
finding out that my scent’s not a drug, I’ll make sure you have ample opportunity.
Were there any questions you have now that you didn’t earlier today?” He sat on the
bed.
Meagan watched him. He looked a lot more comfortable than she felt in the hard,
straight-backed wooden chair. The green blanket set off Jaeson’s dark clothes. She just
didn’t believe he was as relaxed as he seemed to be. He hadn’t suddenly come to the
decision to give her all the time she needed. The man wanted her. She could see it in the
way he watched her. His entire attitude was that of a man on the hunt. She’d have to
watch him and make sure she didn’t let things get out of control. She was more than
tempted to relax and let the attraction take the lead, but knew that he wouldn’t consider
it just sex. She wasn’t willing to think about anything more. Two mates. Just thinking
about it made her nervous. The thought was great as a fantasy, but the reality came
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with a lot of questions. And she knew only time and being close to them would give her
the answers.
“Your questions, or are you just going to stare at me for the night?” He grinned and
she could see the humor in his eyes.
Meagan felt the heat rush into her cheeks. She hadn’t realized how much time had
passed.
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