searching for Addison. He found her looking through a stack of paintings. If he was going to die, he was going to die knowing the taste of Addison’s kiss.
~ ~ ~
Addison tried to tell herself she’d returned to Jackson Square to fill the time, but the truth was that she hoped Minka had more information. Addison hadn’t worked up the courage to go to Minka herself yet. But she was working on it.
She was flipping through some paintings when one caught her eye and she paused. It was a painting of the Quarter at night, a large, full moon rising. It was a big piece, one that would look amazing over her bed.
Addison knew she shouldn’t spend any of her money on something that wasn’t a necessity, and yet she wanted the painting. She glanced at the price and cringed. It was much more than she wanted to pay, but every time she tried to put it down and walk away, she couldn’t.
“Find something you like?” asked a deep voice behind her.
A shiver went through her as she recognized Myles’s voice. She turned her head to him. “Just browsing.”
His crooked smile told her he knew she was lying. “I know the painter. He’s good. I like his view of the city.”
“Yes.” Addison made herself set the painting down.
“I hear the bar was packed last night. Riley should’ve called one of us in.”
It might have been Addison’s imagination, but she had the feeling Myles knew everything that had happened the night before. “We handled it.”
“So I hear. I also heard there was a dangerous visitor to the bar.”
Addison wasn’t sure if he was talking about the vampire, the wolf, or Delphine. “Uh huh.”
“So, Delphine didn’t frighten you?” he asked with a narrowed gaze.
She shrugged and started walking. Myles fell into step beside her. “She was definitely freaky. The way she looked at me made me feel as if someone had walked over my grave.”
“Delphine isn’t someone you need to mess with. At all.”
“I’d love to take your advice, and I wish I’d have known that before she came into the bar.”
“Yeah,” he said tightly. “She knew we weren’t there and waited until then to pay you a visit.”
Addison glanced sideways at him. “It’s all right. Riley and Marcus got her to leave. I’d still love to know how she knew my name.”
“What do you know of Voodoo?”
“I know it can do very bad things.”
Myles caught her gaze as they walked. “There are many rumors spoken in our city, but the ones about Delphine are true. She cursed Kane not that long ago, and she’s not fond of our cousins.”
“I kinda got that by the way she spoke to Riley.”
He smiled and stopped to put his hand on her lower back to move her out of the way as a group of tourists walked past. “Delphine has killed many people,” Myles leaned down and whispered in her ear.
Addison’s body heated at his touch, and her heart skipped a beat when his warm breath fanned her neck.
“It’s not good if she’s put her focus on you.” He fingered a strand of her hair.
She looked up at him, caught in his mesmerizing blue gaze. “She isn’t the only evil in the city.”
“No, but she’s one of the most dangerous. She’s unpredictable and power-hungry.”
Addison licked her lips. Her stomach flip-flopped when his gaze lowered to her mouth. She held her breath when he leaned forward slightly.
God, yes. Please kiss me .
As if realizing where they were, Myles looked around. “You need to be careful and vigilant. Delphine could be watching now.”
Addison was still trying to bring her body under control, and he expected her to think? And if he could do that to her with a near kiss, what would he do to her if they ever did share a kiss?
Myles’s gaze looked over her head, his face becoming hard. He then took her hand and hastily led her away. “It looks like my words are coming true. You’re being followed.”
Addison looked behind her as Myles pushed his way through the crowd. She spotted two men
~ ~ ~
Addison tried to tell herself she’d returned to Jackson Square to fill the time, but the truth was that she hoped Minka had more information. Addison hadn’t worked up the courage to go to Minka herself yet. But she was working on it.
She was flipping through some paintings when one caught her eye and she paused. It was a painting of the Quarter at night, a large, full moon rising. It was a big piece, one that would look amazing over her bed.
Addison knew she shouldn’t spend any of her money on something that wasn’t a necessity, and yet she wanted the painting. She glanced at the price and cringed. It was much more than she wanted to pay, but every time she tried to put it down and walk away, she couldn’t.
“Find something you like?” asked a deep voice behind her.
A shiver went through her as she recognized Myles’s voice. She turned her head to him. “Just browsing.”
His crooked smile told her he knew she was lying. “I know the painter. He’s good. I like his view of the city.”
“Yes.” Addison made herself set the painting down.
“I hear the bar was packed last night. Riley should’ve called one of us in.”
It might have been Addison’s imagination, but she had the feeling Myles knew everything that had happened the night before. “We handled it.”
“So I hear. I also heard there was a dangerous visitor to the bar.”
Addison wasn’t sure if he was talking about the vampire, the wolf, or Delphine. “Uh huh.”
“So, Delphine didn’t frighten you?” he asked with a narrowed gaze.
She shrugged and started walking. Myles fell into step beside her. “She was definitely freaky. The way she looked at me made me feel as if someone had walked over my grave.”
“Delphine isn’t someone you need to mess with. At all.”
“I’d love to take your advice, and I wish I’d have known that before she came into the bar.”
“Yeah,” he said tightly. “She knew we weren’t there and waited until then to pay you a visit.”
Addison glanced sideways at him. “It’s all right. Riley and Marcus got her to leave. I’d still love to know how she knew my name.”
“What do you know of Voodoo?”
“I know it can do very bad things.”
Myles caught her gaze as they walked. “There are many rumors spoken in our city, but the ones about Delphine are true. She cursed Kane not that long ago, and she’s not fond of our cousins.”
“I kinda got that by the way she spoke to Riley.”
He smiled and stopped to put his hand on her lower back to move her out of the way as a group of tourists walked past. “Delphine has killed many people,” Myles leaned down and whispered in her ear.
Addison’s body heated at his touch, and her heart skipped a beat when his warm breath fanned her neck.
“It’s not good if she’s put her focus on you.” He fingered a strand of her hair.
She looked up at him, caught in his mesmerizing blue gaze. “She isn’t the only evil in the city.”
“No, but she’s one of the most dangerous. She’s unpredictable and power-hungry.”
Addison licked her lips. Her stomach flip-flopped when his gaze lowered to her mouth. She held her breath when he leaned forward slightly.
God, yes. Please kiss me .
As if realizing where they were, Myles looked around. “You need to be careful and vigilant. Delphine could be watching now.”
Addison was still trying to bring her body under control, and he expected her to think? And if he could do that to her with a near kiss, what would he do to her if they ever did share a kiss?
Myles’s gaze looked over her head, his face becoming hard. He then took her hand and hastily led her away. “It looks like my words are coming true. You’re being followed.”
Addison looked behind her as Myles pushed his way through the crowd. She spotted two men
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