lock the door and have her way with him. She might have if he hadn’t been so intrigued with the journal she had stashed just for that occasion.
She leaned around his back to look at the journal. What she had truthfully been doing was pressing into his arm so she could feel the heat coming from his body. After that, she helped him check out most of the books Jonas had written. When Nikolas grinned at her, she felt her panties flood. Needless to say, she had gone home and put fresh batteries in her favorite toy. And now she was horny. Great. She hadn’t packed any toys, because she didn’t want anyone seeing them through the scanner at the airport. Instead, she rolled onto her back, unbuttoned her jeans and pushed them down her legs. She slid her hand down her panties and into the wetness of her folds. With her handsome as hell Gargoyle on her mind, Sophia scratched the itch Nikolas Stone caused.
A few hours later, with her belly full of room service breakfast and a pot of coffee, Sophia headed to the ferry. She was more nervous than she’d been since she arrived. What if those following her stopped her from getting to the zoo? What if they took her after she sat across from the leopard? Would she then be taken to her parents? Or was this truly a puzzle of sorts to actually find her parents? She stepped out of her taxi and opened her senses. She had to be more observant now than ever before. She made her way to the dock where she would take the hour-long boat ride. This seemed like overkill considering the short taxi ride the day before, but Sophia was going to comply with their instructions. Well, somewhat.
The ferry wasn’t the largest on the water, and that was the reason Sophia chose this particular one. A smaller ferry meant fewer people. It also meant there were no cars allowed. Paranoid or cautious, either way she wanted less of a chance of being kidnapped herself. The pier was fairly busy, and Sophia tried to blend in with the pedestrians walking toward the gangway. She made her way to the ticket office and showed her digital receipt. After receiving her ticket, she walked to the designated loading area. Sophia was glad to see several families waiting in line as well. She would attempt to stick close to the larger groups instead of standing alone.
The weather forecast predicted sunshine and mild temperatures. It was currently sixty-six degrees, which called for Sophia to wear a jacket and cover her head while she was on the ferry. The wind coming off the water would be cool. It would also allow her to be harder to identify unless she had already been spotted. In that case, no amount of head covering would work in her favor. So far she hadn’t felt eyes on her, but they could be on the dock using binoculars. Or, she might have completely blown it by not showing up as herself the day before.
The boat moved away from the dock, and they were underway. According to the schedule, she had almost an hour until she arrived on the other side of the Nile. The ferry was a tourist boat, so the captain would take his time getting them from point a to point b. Sophia followed a family and stood against the rail as their tour guide began his spiel. After half an hour, Sophia began to relax. She was intent on the words coming over the loud speaker as she gazed out at the land passing by. The hair on her neck stood up, and Sophia froze. She had let her shifter senses subside, but now they were kickboxing her from the inside. She might not have been aware of the stranger walking up behind her, but her Goyle half was. She concentrated on keeping her fangs where they currently were: safely sheathed away from unknowing eyes.
When the presence continued to linger where it was, she slowly turned her back to the rail so she could take in those around her. The family remained to her left, but two large men were now standing to Sophia’s right. Instead of looking them in the eye, she kept them in her peripheral vision. After about
She leaned around his back to look at the journal. What she had truthfully been doing was pressing into his arm so she could feel the heat coming from his body. After that, she helped him check out most of the books Jonas had written. When Nikolas grinned at her, she felt her panties flood. Needless to say, she had gone home and put fresh batteries in her favorite toy. And now she was horny. Great. She hadn’t packed any toys, because she didn’t want anyone seeing them through the scanner at the airport. Instead, she rolled onto her back, unbuttoned her jeans and pushed them down her legs. She slid her hand down her panties and into the wetness of her folds. With her handsome as hell Gargoyle on her mind, Sophia scratched the itch Nikolas Stone caused.
A few hours later, with her belly full of room service breakfast and a pot of coffee, Sophia headed to the ferry. She was more nervous than she’d been since she arrived. What if those following her stopped her from getting to the zoo? What if they took her after she sat across from the leopard? Would she then be taken to her parents? Or was this truly a puzzle of sorts to actually find her parents? She stepped out of her taxi and opened her senses. She had to be more observant now than ever before. She made her way to the dock where she would take the hour-long boat ride. This seemed like overkill considering the short taxi ride the day before, but Sophia was going to comply with their instructions. Well, somewhat.
The ferry wasn’t the largest on the water, and that was the reason Sophia chose this particular one. A smaller ferry meant fewer people. It also meant there were no cars allowed. Paranoid or cautious, either way she wanted less of a chance of being kidnapped herself. The pier was fairly busy, and Sophia tried to blend in with the pedestrians walking toward the gangway. She made her way to the ticket office and showed her digital receipt. After receiving her ticket, she walked to the designated loading area. Sophia was glad to see several families waiting in line as well. She would attempt to stick close to the larger groups instead of standing alone.
The weather forecast predicted sunshine and mild temperatures. It was currently sixty-six degrees, which called for Sophia to wear a jacket and cover her head while she was on the ferry. The wind coming off the water would be cool. It would also allow her to be harder to identify unless she had already been spotted. In that case, no amount of head covering would work in her favor. So far she hadn’t felt eyes on her, but they could be on the dock using binoculars. Or, she might have completely blown it by not showing up as herself the day before.
The boat moved away from the dock, and they were underway. According to the schedule, she had almost an hour until she arrived on the other side of the Nile. The ferry was a tourist boat, so the captain would take his time getting them from point a to point b. Sophia followed a family and stood against the rail as their tour guide began his spiel. After half an hour, Sophia began to relax. She was intent on the words coming over the loud speaker as she gazed out at the land passing by. The hair on her neck stood up, and Sophia froze. She had let her shifter senses subside, but now they were kickboxing her from the inside. She might not have been aware of the stranger walking up behind her, but her Goyle half was. She concentrated on keeping her fangs where they currently were: safely sheathed away from unknowing eyes.
When the presence continued to linger where it was, she slowly turned her back to the rail so she could take in those around her. The family remained to her left, but two large men were now standing to Sophia’s right. Instead of looking them in the eye, she kept them in her peripheral vision. After about
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