Namesake (Voiders #1) - Marie Harte Page 0,13

through her body, find and rescue her cousin, and get the hell out of Dodge.

Before she could accomplish any of those, the door to the bedroom opened, revealing a tall, dark stranger. Oddly enough, he vibrated with the same intense power Eric and Dom did. His sexual energy revved her own.

Not good.

“Ah. No wonder they wanted you closeted in here.” The guy smiled, and she wasn’t surprised to see sharp white teeth in that handsome face. “I’m Malcolm. Do you need anything, Ms. Fox?”

“Actually, I do.” Vicki lunged at him and hugged him tight. As she did, she inhaled his energy, filling the reserve she’d tapped before she’d blacked out. Drawing more than she needed, she put Malcolm on his ass. He dropped into a heap, and she winced when his head struck the wooden floor.

“Sorry, buddy.” Skirting around him, she cautiously left the bedroom and shut the door behind her. She closed her eyes, let out a tendril of energy, and encountered more bodies in the house.

Opening her eyes, she turned right and ran down the hallway, down a flight of stairs, and out a side door. She thought it odd that no one tried to stop her. Though she hadn’t seen anyone this way, surely someone kept watch on all corners of the house. But not wanting to question her luck, she tore across the grass into the woods.

Wishing she knew where the hell she was going, Vicki ran as if her life depended on it. Catching her breath when she’d run a reasonable distance, she leaned against a tree, pleased to have spent some energy with her escape. In her haste to get away, she’d drawn too much from Malcolm. A stupid mistake she shouldn’t have made. Now she had to reconcile a balance.

She wondered what Eric and the others would do when they found her missing. Rubbing the aching mark on her neck, she stubbornly ignored the corresponding flare of heat between her legs. Damn it.

“Have a nice run?” The low voice froze her to the spot.

She straightened and glanced to her left. Logan and Jesse stood, naked, with their arms crossed over their chests.

Immediately turning in the opposite direction, she checked herself from taking a step. Eric and Dominic grinned at her. Hunger shone in their eyes, their bodies deliciously nude, their cocks standing stiffly at attention.

“Such lovely prey.” Eric fixated on her mouth.

“I’m nobody’s prey,” she spat, adrenaline coursing through her. She had to be a nut to be turned on by four aroused Ravagers. Hell, the last time they’d been together, Eric had bitten her.

Vicki took a step back and stopped. Jesse and Logan stood right behind her. She had to deal with those two. Unfortunately, her run had drained enough energy that she needed to recharge before taking on the four of them.

Eric fisted his erection, holding out his excitement like an offering. His blue eyes blazed like neon lights in the shaded daylight. Streams of sunlight glistened over his skin like water, a smooth glow highlighting every sinewy muscle on the man.

She swallowed.

“Come here.” Eric crooked a finger at her, and she scowled.

“Hell, no.”

“God, I love it when they fight,” Dominic said on a groan as he rubbed his shaft.

“Stop it right now. Put your clothes back on. I mean it,” she said to Eric and backed up another step, running into the gys behind her.

She jumped and glared over her shoulder at them, moving away. But when Eric moved closer, she couldn’t help it and retreated, an instinctive need for flight.

“I’m going to bend you over and fuck you,” Eric rasped. “My dick is hard, so tight with the need to come. Let’s feel that pussy again, hmm, pet?”

“I’ll give you ‘pet’,” she muttered and sprung at him, gripping his forearms. She tried to siphon his energy. Unlike the last time, he didn’t release it but used their tie to bring her closer to him.

She quickly let him go, stunned that he’d manipulated her so easily, especially since she’d been on her guard. “What did you do?”

“You surprised me once. But fool me twice, shame on me. I shifted my guer. You might find it harder to control me now.” He grinned, showing a lot of teeth. “Closer, sweet. You have too many clothes on.” He nodded to his men.

She did her best, but after a few minutes she wore nothing but the skin God gave her.

The men surrounding her exuded power, lust, and need like a living, breathing entity.

Vicki