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worked, and a tiny bottle that had at one time contained perfume. Nothing valuable per se, but she’d had fun anyway. Only when the sky began to grow light with thecoming dawn had she raced back to the house and snuck in just as silently as she’d left.
After a long, quiet moment, Jenner glanced away and cupped the back of his neck with one large palm. Tension sizzled in the space between them and his voice grew tight. “Have you talked to your uncle?”
“No. He’s called a couple of times, but I’ve told Mikhail to tell him I’m not up for talking.”
“Why?” Jenner turned to her, curious. “You’ve mastered control over your thirst. Do you still feel volatile?”
“I don’t want to talk to him because he’s going to try to convince me to go home with him,” she said. “And I don’t want to.”
Jenner’s eyes flashed feral silver. “Why would you have to?”
“It’s complicated,” she said low. In truth, Bria was ashamed to admit to Jenner that she’d spent decades inside of the stronghold that housed her uncle’s coven with little freedom save the moments she’d stolen for herself under the cover of darkness. She was doing her best to show Jenner that she was strong, and that knowledge would only undermine that. “He’s very protective of me.”
“I can protect you,” Jenner said.
She didn’t doubt it. She’d never known a male as innately fierce as Jenner. But she didn’t want his protection. She didn’t want anyone’s protection. All Bria had ever wanted was the opportunity to prove that she was capable of standing on her own two feet. She wanted Jenner to see her as an equal, not a stone around his neck.
Bria knocked her chin up. “I can protect myself.”
Jenner’s arrogant smirk coaxed a swarm of butterflies to take flight in Bria’s stomach. “You think so? Maybe we should put you to the test.”
She’d be up for any test as long as it ended with his mouth at her throat and his big body between her thighs.Her transition had awakened Bria’s desires to the point that she could think of little else lately. She usedJenner’s words against him as she infused her voice with what she hoped was sensuality. “I’m up for the challenge. Try me.”
Quicksilver flashed in his eyes and a low growl gathered in his chest. Bria loved that sound. He was an animal and he’d awakened the animal in her. She wished he’d give her the opportunity to show him just how he affected her.
“Will you take me out?” she asked. “Tonight?”
“Out?” His brow furrowed. “Where?”
“Anywhere.” Excitement gathered inside of her at the prospect of being let loose in the city with him at her side. A night out with Jenner would surely prove to be more of an adventure than geocaching. “Are you working? I could come along. I’ll stay out of the way.”
“I’m not working tonight,” Jenner replied. “Mikhail has tasks set out for me, though.”
“Oh.” Bria fought to keep her expression passive, but the air soured with his words.
A lie?
“What are you doing? I could help.”
“No.” Jenner’s harsh voice cut through the quiet like a blade. “That’s not a good idea.”
“That’s fine.” Bria was quick to mask her disappointment. “I’ve never really seen the city, that’s all.” She risked another lie. Her occasional jaunts into the city had been her own private secret for decades. She wasn’t ready to share that part of her with Jenner. Not when he insisted on treating their relationship as though it were nothing more than a casual acquaintance. “I thought it might be fun.”
The crease cut deeper into Jenner’s brow. “You’ve never seen the city?” he asked. “At all?”
“Not for more than a quick glance. And never alone. Like I said, my uncle is very protective.”
“Why?”
Jenner’s intensity should have frightened her, but it instead caused a rush of excitement to race through her veins. She didn’t want to admit to Jenner that a
After a long, quiet moment, Jenner glanced away and cupped the back of his neck with one large palm. Tension sizzled in the space between them and his voice grew tight. “Have you talked to your uncle?”
“No. He’s called a couple of times, but I’ve told Mikhail to tell him I’m not up for talking.”
“Why?” Jenner turned to her, curious. “You’ve mastered control over your thirst. Do you still feel volatile?”
“I don’t want to talk to him because he’s going to try to convince me to go home with him,” she said. “And I don’t want to.”
Jenner’s eyes flashed feral silver. “Why would you have to?”
“It’s complicated,” she said low. In truth, Bria was ashamed to admit to Jenner that she’d spent decades inside of the stronghold that housed her uncle’s coven with little freedom save the moments she’d stolen for herself under the cover of darkness. She was doing her best to show Jenner that she was strong, and that knowledge would only undermine that. “He’s very protective of me.”
“I can protect you,” Jenner said.
She didn’t doubt it. She’d never known a male as innately fierce as Jenner. But she didn’t want his protection. She didn’t want anyone’s protection. All Bria had ever wanted was the opportunity to prove that she was capable of standing on her own two feet. She wanted Jenner to see her as an equal, not a stone around his neck.
Bria knocked her chin up. “I can protect myself.”
Jenner’s arrogant smirk coaxed a swarm of butterflies to take flight in Bria’s stomach. “You think so? Maybe we should put you to the test.”
She’d be up for any test as long as it ended with his mouth at her throat and his big body between her thighs.Her transition had awakened Bria’s desires to the point that she could think of little else lately. She usedJenner’s words against him as she infused her voice with what she hoped was sensuality. “I’m up for the challenge. Try me.”
Quicksilver flashed in his eyes and a low growl gathered in his chest. Bria loved that sound. He was an animal and he’d awakened the animal in her. She wished he’d give her the opportunity to show him just how he affected her.
“Will you take me out?” she asked. “Tonight?”
“Out?” His brow furrowed. “Where?”
“Anywhere.” Excitement gathered inside of her at the prospect of being let loose in the city with him at her side. A night out with Jenner would surely prove to be more of an adventure than geocaching. “Are you working? I could come along. I’ll stay out of the way.”
“I’m not working tonight,” Jenner replied. “Mikhail has tasks set out for me, though.”
“Oh.” Bria fought to keep her expression passive, but the air soured with his words.
A lie?
“What are you doing? I could help.”
“No.” Jenner’s harsh voice cut through the quiet like a blade. “That’s not a good idea.”
“That’s fine.” Bria was quick to mask her disappointment. “I’ve never really seen the city, that’s all.” She risked another lie. Her occasional jaunts into the city had been her own private secret for decades. She wasn’t ready to share that part of her with Jenner. Not when he insisted on treating their relationship as though it were nothing more than a casual acquaintance. “I thought it might be fun.”
The crease cut deeper into Jenner’s brow. “You’ve never seen the city?” he asked. “At all?”
“Not for more than a quick glance. And never alone. Like I said, my uncle is very protective.”
“Why?”
Jenner’s intensity should have frightened her, but it instead caused a rush of excitement to race through her veins. She didn’t want to admit to Jenner that a
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