Scarred Warrior (Dark Warrior Alliance #7) - Brenda Trim Page 0,25
warrior who had fought like he had nothing to lose.
His dress wasn’t as foreign to her as her own. She recognized the kilt and billowy top as was common to the Scottish. He even wore knee-high socks and black shoes, as well as, the small pouch tied around his waist. He was gorgeous and she couldn’t help but wonder what he wore under the kilt.
He pulled her into his arms, kissing her on the mouth and she knew his embrace, his taste. She melted into him, playing her lips across his. A gasp escaped as he pulled her tight against his broad chest and enveloped her in his strong arms. Gone was the pain and disgust that she had felt when she was touched. To have a male evoke passion and desire rocked her.
She ran her hands over his biceps and wrapped them around his neck, tunneling her fingers into the silky strands of his hair. He made sounds of pleasure against her mouth while she pulled the leather tie free. Gripping his hair, she nipped his lower lip, preparing herself for her fangs to descend but she didn’t feel her fangs at all. She also didn’t feel any bloodlust.
She opened her mouth to ask him what was going on, but he took advantage and slid his tongue inside. He was aggressive and took charge, taking what he wanted from her. All thought but of this male and his kiss fled her mind. He was everywhere at once. Tugging at the strings of her blouse, he loosened it before he broke the kiss. Lifting her head, she sucked in a breath. “Gerrick,” she intoned.
“Mmmm,” he murmured against her neck as he caressed her side, making his way to her breast. “You feel so good, Evanna.” Two things should have intruded into the intimacy of the moment, but there wasn’t enough room in her brain. One, he was speaking with an accent she hadn’t noticed before, and two, he’d called her Evanna. Who the hell was Evanna? What was going on? Her name was Shae…wasn’t it?
She opened her mouth to ask a question, only to shut it when he chanted a spell that caused the fabric draped over his shoulder to float to the ground, acting as a blanket. He kissed his way back to her lips, coaxing her to the ground. He fisted the length of her hair and brought it over her shoulder before she lay down.
The strands were blonde. Startled, she looked up into his eyes. He laid his palm over her cheek and the vision ended as quickly as it began.
Between one blink and the next, she was back in the dungeon and Gerrick was standing in front of her with his hand against her cheek. She jerked back and nearly spilled the contents on her tray.
“Where’d you go? You froze up for several minutes,” he commented.
She must be losing her mind. “Do I know you?”
“Yeah. We met a few hours ago when we rescued you from Kadir.” He stepped back and leaned against the wall behind him, crossing his ankles, confusion clear on his face.
“No, I mean before that. I could swear…” she trailed off not sure what to say to him. No way was she going to admit to him that she imagined making out with him in a field of flowers, dressed in clothes from centuries ago.
“We’ve never met before that. I wouldn’t forget you,” he admitted. He may have been standing there with his arms relaxed at his sides as if he didn’t have a care in the world, but his eyes told another story. He was attracted to her, as well, but it was obvious he didn’t like it. “Eat,” he ordered.
She sat on the bed and crossed her legs, picking up the bowl. Groaning as she took a bite, the rich, warm broth tasted like heaven. “Thanks for bringing this to me. I figured I wasn’t going to get food,” she remarked.
He scowled at her. “Did you think we would let you starve? We aren’t savages, Shae.”
She chewed and swallowed the bite in her mouth and narrowed her eyes at him. “I know Zander would never torture one of his subjects like that. I just figured that with the failed experiment, feeding me wouldn’t be a priority tonight.”
“You don’t know the Dark Warriors very well, then. None of you are experiments,” he practically snarled, he was so angry. “Jace told me what you said. He never meant to harm her.”