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“Damn, b oss. If I thought you’d look as good in a maid uniform as this tastes , I’d hire you to bring me co f fee in bed every morning.” Ignoring the petulant glare, he wisely changed subjects. “So, how’s the babysitting g o ing?”
Erias tamped down the urge to smile when he thought back to the feisty redhead lying naked in his room back in town. “She’s a handful; that's for sure, but I’ve managed to slip in under the radar so it shouldn’t be too hard to keep her in line and away from The Gate.”
Behr shot him a doleful smile. “So what you’re sa y ing is you are going to seduce her and keep her bedridden until her time is up here, and she is forced to leave.”
“Basically.” There was no point in denying it. That was exactly what Erias had planned, and it wasn’t as if he would have any trouble accomplishing his goal. The wo m an was practically salivating for a taste of him, and oddly enough; he was feeling a bit needy himself.
“Why is it so quiet?” Erias asked, suddenly beco m ing aware of the echoing silence around them. The lack of wailing and distant screams of agony, claws ever trying to scratch their way free , was troubling.
Behr shrugged nonchalantly. “Sleeping , perhaps?” Catching the murderous gleam in Erias’s eyes, he sighed. “Dude, I couldn’t stand the whining anymore. I put up a barrier, so I could chill.”
Erias nodded, relieved that there wasn’t some u n derlying reason for the pervasive quiet. The last thing he wanted to do was another clean –up miss ion. It had taken more than one hundred years the last time to get the persi s tent bastards back in their cage, and he didn’t want to relive that whole debacle any time soon.
“Alright.” H e nodded his understanding. “I’m hea d ed back. Remember,” he called over his shoulder, “eyes wide, ears open. No slips or —”
“You’ll fry my ass. Yes , I know. Believe me, I’m still recovering from the last one. At least I don’t have to wax my ass anymore. Don’t worry, I have no plans to r e live that experience any time soon. ”
Well , that made two of them. “Way to look for the silver lining, Behr.”
Cheyenne woke up to a darkened room with a na g ging feeling in the pit of her stomach. She wasn’t sure what caused her to wake up, but she usually slept through the night no problem.
Reaching for the lamp, she hesitated. Even though Muscles McGee thoroughly worked her nerves, she didn’t want to be rude and wake the guy. Besides, then he’d open his mouth, and she would be forced to shut it because , ho n estly, she was so not in the mood for another debate, esp e cially one where she turned out wrong and had to admit defeat. She was still roiling over the whole bedroom situ a tion.
Groping around her comforter, she found the thin black silk and slipped it on, then headed for the bathroom as quietly as possible. Just as she reached for the doorknob it was wrenched out of her reach.
Cheyenne grimaced, shielding her eyes from the blinding light that flooded over her. “Sorry, I didn’t know you were in there.” She had no idea why she was apologi z ing.
Slowly lowering her arm, she allowed her sight to adjust before realizing that she was just mere inches from the bare flesh of the man’s chiseled physique. And wow, this close she could make out the faint dusting of short, crisp hairs across his finely tuned muscles. As her eyes skimmed the length of him , across the rocky planes of his severely cut abs , she came to yet another, smaller patch of dark hair that started just below his navel and ended…Oh, Jesus! The man was as naked as the day he was born!
Cheyenne gasped and gaped in embarrassment. Even worse, she couldn’t take her eyes off of his manhood. My God, he was huge!
Erias cleared his throat , catching sight of her preo c cupation. “If you need to get in there, you’ll have to move out of my way first,” he informed her.
“Oh, um, yes. Okay,” she
Erias tamped down the urge to smile when he thought back to the feisty redhead lying naked in his room back in town. “She’s a handful; that's for sure, but I’ve managed to slip in under the radar so it shouldn’t be too hard to keep her in line and away from The Gate.”
Behr shot him a doleful smile. “So what you’re sa y ing is you are going to seduce her and keep her bedridden until her time is up here, and she is forced to leave.”
“Basically.” There was no point in denying it. That was exactly what Erias had planned, and it wasn’t as if he would have any trouble accomplishing his goal. The wo m an was practically salivating for a taste of him, and oddly enough; he was feeling a bit needy himself.
“Why is it so quiet?” Erias asked, suddenly beco m ing aware of the echoing silence around them. The lack of wailing and distant screams of agony, claws ever trying to scratch their way free , was troubling.
Behr shrugged nonchalantly. “Sleeping , perhaps?” Catching the murderous gleam in Erias’s eyes, he sighed. “Dude, I couldn’t stand the whining anymore. I put up a barrier, so I could chill.”
Erias nodded, relieved that there wasn’t some u n derlying reason for the pervasive quiet. The last thing he wanted to do was another clean –up miss ion. It had taken more than one hundred years the last time to get the persi s tent bastards back in their cage, and he didn’t want to relive that whole debacle any time soon.
“Alright.” H e nodded his understanding. “I’m hea d ed back. Remember,” he called over his shoulder, “eyes wide, ears open. No slips or —”
“You’ll fry my ass. Yes , I know. Believe me, I’m still recovering from the last one. At least I don’t have to wax my ass anymore. Don’t worry, I have no plans to r e live that experience any time soon. ”
Well , that made two of them. “Way to look for the silver lining, Behr.”
Cheyenne woke up to a darkened room with a na g ging feeling in the pit of her stomach. She wasn’t sure what caused her to wake up, but she usually slept through the night no problem.
Reaching for the lamp, she hesitated. Even though Muscles McGee thoroughly worked her nerves, she didn’t want to be rude and wake the guy. Besides, then he’d open his mouth, and she would be forced to shut it because , ho n estly, she was so not in the mood for another debate, esp e cially one where she turned out wrong and had to admit defeat. She was still roiling over the whole bedroom situ a tion.
Groping around her comforter, she found the thin black silk and slipped it on, then headed for the bathroom as quietly as possible. Just as she reached for the doorknob it was wrenched out of her reach.
Cheyenne grimaced, shielding her eyes from the blinding light that flooded over her. “Sorry, I didn’t know you were in there.” She had no idea why she was apologi z ing.
Slowly lowering her arm, she allowed her sight to adjust before realizing that she was just mere inches from the bare flesh of the man’s chiseled physique. And wow, this close she could make out the faint dusting of short, crisp hairs across his finely tuned muscles. As her eyes skimmed the length of him , across the rocky planes of his severely cut abs , she came to yet another, smaller patch of dark hair that started just below his navel and ended…Oh, Jesus! The man was as naked as the day he was born!
Cheyenne gasped and gaped in embarrassment. Even worse, she couldn’t take her eyes off of his manhood. My God, he was huge!
Erias cleared his throat , catching sight of her preo c cupation. “If you need to get in there, you’ll have to move out of my way first,” he informed her.
“Oh, um, yes. Okay,” she
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