Page 96 of The Satyr's Guilt
“I didn’t go in. I stopped outside the doorbecause she was the wrong woman. I knew it the minute I walked herto the back, where I apologized before returning to the table.”
What? Rule three is taken care of.
She needed to get her attention back on thejob. They were here to study Arisen Dawn, to see why they wererecruiting, and to verify their tie to a bothersome new drug. Withhis chest smashed against her breasts, his arousal thick and hardagainst her belly, it was nearly impossible.Damn.How longhad it been since she’d had a male inside her? Long time. Nymphsweren’t meant to go so long without sex.
That’s what happens when you’re raised by awarlock father who doesn’t let you hang out with other nymphs inyour formative years. You get silly ideas, such as boffing a fellowFirebrand is wrong. You skip feeding or avoid regular sex. Worst,you only bed males who respect you. Yeah. I was raised with somereal warped ideas.
When Nico shoved a heavy thigh between herlegs, her hips automatically went to work, grinding her sex againsthis leg like a nymph in heat.
Kissing her neck on his way to her chin andnorth, he said, “Let me feel how bad you want it.” He crushed herlips, opening her mouth with a stab of his tongue, doing thein-and-out thing like he was fucking her.
Sabine’s hands tangled in Nico’s dark, silkyhair as she moaned.
God, I’m weak when it comes to thismale.
Their tongues tangoed, his taste masculine.Woods and spearmint gum. Gahya, he knew how to kiss.
His hands cupped her ass, lifting her,pulling her against his arousal. He wanted her here. Now. And shewas willing.
Wait.Think about this.
Sabine wiggled out of his grasp, punchingher fingertips into his chest, catapulting him away, one of thehardest things she had ever done.
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When Ram hot-footed itthrough the door, his boots thudding on tile, Kole was wearing apath in the carpet. Whatever the fuck was going on was serious.Even if he couldn’t read the commander’s grim expression, he couldcount the new burn holes in the wall.
Denim bumped into Ram’s back when he hauledup short. Her gaze followed the fire shooting from Kole’s hands. Ashe jerked his head up, he touched his fingers together to containit.
“Animus demon problem. Sit. I’m throughscorching the place.” He swiped a huge palm across his militarybuzz-cut hair, dropping into the chair behind the desk.
Rein sauntered in, crossing his arms overhis chest. He settled against the wall beside Ram, nodding agreeting.
Kole opened his mouth to yell out the doorto Bounty, but she beat him. “They’re on their way.”
“Hey.” Galena ushered herself in ahead ofthe wolf shifter, Thorn. She took a seat next to Denim, popping herboots on Kole’s desk until he shot a fire-gold glare in herdirection. “Sorry, Comm.” She planted her feet on the floor.
The claw mark on Thorn’s face twitched as heclamped his jaw tight, situating himself alongside Ram.
Kole snarled. “You know what? I get damntired of a crick in my neck. I’m going to be the first demon inhistory to get arthritis. The wall’s not going to cave in. So takea fucking seat.”
Rein was the last Firebrand to grab a chair.He didn’t look happy.
“Incoming,” yelled Bounty.
Kole picked up the landline on his desk.“Yeah? … Where did they exit?” He slammed the phone onto itscradle.
Bounty peeked her head through the doorway.“Other parents say the female vamp hasn’t been home either.”
Kole pursed his lips together. “Gear up.You’re heading to the portal off Jackson Square. You’ve been there,Ram. Two young vamps haven’t reported to Mommy and Daddy. Normally,no biggie, but with the shit going down in the Big Easy, we need tobe on top of this. To make things more interesting, the young maleis the offspring of Viktor the Lawgiver.”
Brows raised on each face in the room,except Denim’s. Ram filled her in with a whisper in her ear.
After Kole shared the rest of theparticulars, his blazing stare latched onto the team. “Okay,children. Arm up. Fuck it. I’m coming along.” He shot up out of hisseat, but Rein heavy-handed his shoulder.
“Right now, Commander, this is a simplesearch mission. We’re all thinking the bad guys finally got somelive Aeternals, but we don’t know for certain. The vamps might bepartying. Let us gather intel. As it is, you hardly make it home toSkyler now. Too much on your plate.”
Ram nodded. “You’re working with Alarik onfinding the identity of Cerberus. You’re keeping tabs on Tyr andDax as they investigate the shifters’ drug problem in NorthShelters. You’re getting intel from Sabine and Nico on Arisen Dawn.You’re monitoring our ride-alongs with healers looking fordescendants. Let us check this out first. Could be nothing.”
