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his presence was stifling in the little room.
“So, I’m stuck.” A deep chuckle rumbled through his chest. Lily clamped down on both her anger and her desire as best she could. “It’s not funny.”
“Actually, it is. Come on.” He took her hand and pulled her out of the chair. Despite the day’s unseasonable warmth, the breeze on Lily’s skin was cool and refreshing as they left the cramped little office. She took a deep breath and the corners of her mouth curled up in a small, satisfied smile.
“Where are we going now?”
“I assume you would like to go home,” he said, and she easily picked up the note of sadness in his voice. “But I can take you anywhere you like.”
“Home is good,” she replied, and gave him the address. She was surprised by her own disappointment that he hadn’t offered to take her back to his house. Like it or not, she was starting to grow attached to him. How the hell was she supposed to explain that the one and only place she wanted to go was back to his bed, monster or not?
* * * * *
The drive was long and silent. More than once, Rowan caught her watching him, but said nothing. He wanted to quiz her; to find out what she was thinking and if he had any chance at all of winning her affections. He’d been tempted to lure her back to his home by way of his gallery, but thought better of it. Bribery didn’t seem to work on this one the way it would on so many others. She’d already trusted him enough to give him one more day, and he did not want to lose what little footing he still had. Nonetheless, he couldn’t help but wonder at the look of heartbreak in her eyes.
Amazingly, the problem of the old god had not once crossed his mind as he treated her to a day seeing the Savannah sights. As the haunting memory of Loki’s demands filtered through his mind, his mood darkened considerably. She would notice, too, because she was perceptive. Rowan had to clear his thoughts.
He focused on the scenery as they left the city and moved into a more suburban, almost rural, setting. He’d never been anywhere near her little community, even on his longer runs. He’d never had a reason. As they entered her neighborhood, he noticed that it was a beautiful area, and her small house backed up to the woods leading away from town. He pulled the car into her driveway, and a plan started to form in his mind. She definitely had a sense of adventure… He only hoped she was the outdoor type.
* * * * *
Lily’s mind was a whirl of thoughts as he helped her out of the car and gathered the purchases. The bags alone told how much money he’d spent on her, and the thought turned her stomach. She had nothing to give him in return.
Except…
The attraction was undeniable, but also inconvenient and more than a little frustrating. She’d never wanted someone the way she wanted him, but she’d also never been faced with the reality of someone not entirely human. Or willing to spend exorbitant amounts of money on her. That made her more uncomfortable than anything else.
She spent the entire ride home agonizing over how to get him into her home, while simultaneously questioning the whole idea of wanting him there in the first place. But when he took the decision from her by leading the way to her front door, she sighed with relief…only to be immediately flooded with worry that her home wouldn’t be up to his standards.
“This is cozy,” he commented of her small living room, again removing the fear. “It feels like coming home.”
What the hell?
“Uh, thanks,” Lily muttered, and squeezed past him to drop her purse on the coffee table. “Want a drink or something?”
“Thank you, but no. I was thinking perhaps we might take a walk together.” Lily brightened.
“I’d like that,” she replied, and started toward the back of the house. “Just let me change my shoes.”
Chapter Six
Closing her bedroom door, Lily fell against it in a heap. Conflicting
“So, I’m stuck.” A deep chuckle rumbled through his chest. Lily clamped down on both her anger and her desire as best she could. “It’s not funny.”
“Actually, it is. Come on.” He took her hand and pulled her out of the chair. Despite the day’s unseasonable warmth, the breeze on Lily’s skin was cool and refreshing as they left the cramped little office. She took a deep breath and the corners of her mouth curled up in a small, satisfied smile.
“Where are we going now?”
“I assume you would like to go home,” he said, and she easily picked up the note of sadness in his voice. “But I can take you anywhere you like.”
“Home is good,” she replied, and gave him the address. She was surprised by her own disappointment that he hadn’t offered to take her back to his house. Like it or not, she was starting to grow attached to him. How the hell was she supposed to explain that the one and only place she wanted to go was back to his bed, monster or not?
* * * * *
The drive was long and silent. More than once, Rowan caught her watching him, but said nothing. He wanted to quiz her; to find out what she was thinking and if he had any chance at all of winning her affections. He’d been tempted to lure her back to his home by way of his gallery, but thought better of it. Bribery didn’t seem to work on this one the way it would on so many others. She’d already trusted him enough to give him one more day, and he did not want to lose what little footing he still had. Nonetheless, he couldn’t help but wonder at the look of heartbreak in her eyes.
Amazingly, the problem of the old god had not once crossed his mind as he treated her to a day seeing the Savannah sights. As the haunting memory of Loki’s demands filtered through his mind, his mood darkened considerably. She would notice, too, because she was perceptive. Rowan had to clear his thoughts.
He focused on the scenery as they left the city and moved into a more suburban, almost rural, setting. He’d never been anywhere near her little community, even on his longer runs. He’d never had a reason. As they entered her neighborhood, he noticed that it was a beautiful area, and her small house backed up to the woods leading away from town. He pulled the car into her driveway, and a plan started to form in his mind. She definitely had a sense of adventure… He only hoped she was the outdoor type.
* * * * *
Lily’s mind was a whirl of thoughts as he helped her out of the car and gathered the purchases. The bags alone told how much money he’d spent on her, and the thought turned her stomach. She had nothing to give him in return.
Except…
The attraction was undeniable, but also inconvenient and more than a little frustrating. She’d never wanted someone the way she wanted him, but she’d also never been faced with the reality of someone not entirely human. Or willing to spend exorbitant amounts of money on her. That made her more uncomfortable than anything else.
She spent the entire ride home agonizing over how to get him into her home, while simultaneously questioning the whole idea of wanting him there in the first place. But when he took the decision from her by leading the way to her front door, she sighed with relief…only to be immediately flooded with worry that her home wouldn’t be up to his standards.
“This is cozy,” he commented of her small living room, again removing the fear. “It feels like coming home.”
What the hell?
“Uh, thanks,” Lily muttered, and squeezed past him to drop her purse on the coffee table. “Want a drink or something?”
“Thank you, but no. I was thinking perhaps we might take a walk together.” Lily brightened.
“I’d like that,” she replied, and started toward the back of the house. “Just let me change my shoes.”
Chapter Six
Closing her bedroom door, Lily fell against it in a heap. Conflicting
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