Page 71 of To Crave Darkly
“And you want me to help find out who did that magic?”
Alec nodded. “Yep. Surely that’s a piece of cake for a mighty witch like you?”
“Hardly,” she scoffed. “Nulling a mage is powerful magic. There are probably only a handful of people who would be able to create something strong enough block the kind of magic Fenris has. And they are not gonna take kindly to me poking my nose around, or have you forgotten I’m a Rogue Witch?”
“No, I’ve not forgotten,” he said, “but we need your help. Lori needs your help. It’s her they’re coming after.”
I winced. That was a low fucking blow, and judging by the death stare Rae was levelling at Alec, she thought so to.
“Fine, I will see what I can do.” Rae turned to me and gave me a hug. “I’ll swing by later.”
I walked with her to the door. “Tequila and tacos?”
“You know it, babe. I’m sure the rest of your guys would enjoy that too.”
Her words were not lost on me. “They are notmyguys.”
She laughed. “You keep telling yourself that babe.” She gave me a kiss on the cheek, and then she was gone. I was so happy my best friend was back. She brought with her a sense that I was more myself. I knew my life had completely changed, the jury was still out on whether it was for the better, but having Rae here made me feel like me. Like Rae had said earlier, she was still the same person, she could just do magic as well. Perhaps that meantIwas still the same person, I just happened to be a demon too? It gave me hope that the person I was, the person who I had always been, was still the person I wanted to be. There was just more to me now then there was a couple of weeks ago.
“She’s quite the character, isn’t she?” Alec remarked as he sauntered towards me, his hands buried in the pockets of his trousers that hung perilously low on his lean hips.
“Did it take you years to become a dick, or does it just come naturally to you?”
He took another couple of steps closer, a very wolfish grin spreading across his face. It was like facing off with a predator and it had my heart racing. That was the only reason. Honest.
“It definitely takes practise, but like a lot of other things, I’mreallygood at it.”
Urgh. He was so arrogant, and I bet he thought he was God’s gift to women. Or perhaps he just couldn’t communicate in any other way. It was probably all an act and I realised, I could probably have some fun with that.
I took a step towards him and his eyes widened in surprise. “Hmm, I still think there are areas where you are…lacking.”
“Are you going to be the one to take me in hand?” he drawled. His eyes darkened and his cocky expression transformed into one of pure hunger. My heart raced and my stomach flip-flopped. This was a dangerous game to be playing.
“I don’t think your ego could handle the criticism.”
He slow-blinked and rolled his bottom lip between his teeth. It was so sexual to watch and I had to bite back a moan.
“I think I could take the pain.” His voice dropped an octave and he leant closer still. I could feel his breath caress my cheek. “I’ve been very, very bad. Will you take me in hand? Will you point out my flaws until I’m begging for you to stop?”
My chest tightened and my heart hammered in my throat. I needed to look away, before I did something stupid. Like give in to him. I laughed softly. “You’re such a tease, Alec.”
His lips found the soft shell of my ear. “You have no idea, love. You think my words are bad. Just wait until you see what I can do with my tongue. I can tease you a lot better with that.”
Oh, sweet Lord. Yes.
Shit, what was I doing? I took a step backwards to ease the butterflies currently somersaulting in my stomach. “Pfft. You’ll never get the chance.”
He shrugged. “We’ll see.”
“Nope. Not gonna happen,” I said with more confidence than I felt. My head was already filling with wanton images of him and his bare torso. Not to mention his hands, what he could do with his fingers… Fuck. I let out a ragged breath and took another step backwards, hoping that some distance between us would knock some sense back into me.
“Well, if you change your mind, you know where I am.”
He brushed past me on the way out of the room and I almost took a step after him.Almost.
As soon as he left, I let out the moan that had been threatening to make an appearance. God, what was I doing? That man was insufferable, and I was letting him get under my skin. I had set out to teach him a lesson. I wanted to put a dent in his ego, not let him tempt me into bed. I didnotwant to get into his bed.
Did I?
