Jasper had
contacted the couple through Esme, had communicated enough that they all
understood that change had to begin with them.
Was she ready to buck the Council, to initiate change to the
supernatural order of things?
Turning, she looked up at her very own Darkling. His jaw was
set in the stoic expression that she knew now was just his way. The shadows of
early evening made the planes of his face stand out in sharp relief, and the
rain dampened his hair to dark gold. Her insides melted a bit as she looked at
him, and she couldn’t help but feel giddy.
She had always been strong, and that hadn’t changed. But
whatever lay ahead, whatever had to be done, they would face it together.
*
Read Aubrey Hart and Gavin Thibodeau’s
story in The Darkling’s
Surrender by Lauren Hawkeye,
available now
from Harlequin Nocturne Cravings.
Two weeks ago, Dr. Aubrey Hart had still been alive. Now
she’s a vampire, undead and starving, with a maker who shows no interest in
helping her adjust to her new abilities.
Forced to either feed or die, Aubrey is drawn to her former
supervisor Dr. Gavin Thibodeau—a man who arouses both hunger and desire. Her
irresistible cravings lead them to an explosive erotic encounter and her first feeding. But when her attempt to erase
the memory of their night together from Gavin’s mind fails, it becomes clear
that their passion may have unleashed a force she never could have ever
predicted….
ISBN: 9781408981856
The Darkling's Desire
© 2012 by Lauren Hawkeye
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