She hadn’t, and she doubted that she would have come had she known. But as she made her way to the door, nearly running now, she could only think to get away, get her little family away. But Mitch stepped in front of her just as she reached for the door.
Backing away from him, she didn’t even look at him as she answered. “I didn’t, as a matter of fact. I wish I had known, but I’m guessing that there really isn’t any way that you could advertise such a thing and expect people to believe you. I’d very much like to go.”
“She’s not here right now. Steele sent her away. For now.” The relief was profound. And before she realized what was happening, she felt herself being lifted up. Hugo had her. But when she looked into his face, it wasn’t that of her bodyguard, but of Mitch Riley.
“Let me down.” He held her still, taking her to what she thought was the kitchen. “There is nothing in here that I can use to make me feel better. I’d very much like to be left to go please.”
“Hush.” Vinnie started to snap at him, but she was sat down on a table and a wet cloth was slapped in her hand. “What does she have over you? It must be big for a badassed vamp like you to get yourself all worked up about.”
Vinnie laid the dishtowel on the table and stood up. She was stronger now, more than likely due to being so angry. But when she started to leave the room, Mitch grabbed her by the arm. Vinnie felt her temper snap, and she let her power go.
Chapter 1
Mitch woke but lay very still. He honestly wasn’t sure if he had his eyes open or not. Moving his hands to his face, a voice, dark and full of hatred, spoke just to his left.
“It’s dark because it’s daylight out. We didn’t...my lady had no idea what to do with you and she brought you here. So that she could rest.” Mitch sat up but said nothing. There wasn’t much he could say, really. “You will await her word before I allow you to leave.”
“Really? Because the last time I checked, I could come and go as I fucking well pleased.” He jumped off of...whatever it was stood about three feet from the floor and was very hard. As he tried to get his bearings, and that was hard enough, he also had to fight waves of nausea and dizziness. “Where am I exactly?”
“Here.” He was going to hurt the woman if she didn’t lighten up a bit. He asked her for a specific address. “A vampire does not give her address out to people she does not know. And no matter the many times I asked, she didn’t tell me who you were.”
“Lady, I’m in a dark place here, and I have no idea where I am, how I got here, or what the fuck I need to do to leave. Either let me out of here right now, or I call on a few friends to lead me out. And trust me when I tell you, it will be better for all concerned if I don’t have to go that route.” She growled low. “Yeah, that’ll endear me to you.”
Reaching out to the two ghosts that were normally around so much that he wanted to kill them again, he was told that they could not find him. Well, that sucked. Then he asked them to contact Steele and to see what he might know.
“She wishes you to stay until she rises.” Mitch didn’t even bother answering the woman but moved to what he hoped was the wall. He fell into a bed instead. “Wake her and I will kill you myself.”
The woman beneath him was naked. It didn’t take any light for him to feel the full breasts in his hands or the firm ass that he cupped in his hand when he’d tried to push himself back up. When the woman spoke again, he told her to shut up. When he didn’t hear anything else, he tried his best to tell himself this was a stupid thing he was doing, but he could not resist.
Pulling on the nipple that hardened in his hand, he leaned down and took the hard morsel into his mouth before he changed his mind, even if he could have. But then he felt her fingers, someone’s fingers, curl into his hair and pull him closer, and all he could think about was taking more of this woman.
“You will need to stop this or things could go pretty bad for you.” The voice was Vinnie’s this time and not the shrew that had been ordering him around. He knew that sexy, sultry voice from earlier. But instead of doing as she said, he opened his mouth wider and sucked her into his mouth as he rocked down into her body. “You are going to make me hungry.”
Lifting his head, he tried to make out her face but could only see the bright glow of her eyes. “I want you. Why is that?” She said nothing to him. “Tell your jailer to go away and let me show you how hungry I am.”
“I will not be taken, not unless you understand what this is going to do to both of us. And you must know why you are in need to fuck me.” He did; she was naked, and he was hard as stone. “It’s not that, you moron. You’re my mate. Do you have any idea what will happen if I let you fuck me? What that will mean for the two of us?”