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Hot, Hard & Howling
The redhead stuck her face back in front of the camera. Her green eyes were full of
tender emotion. “Come back to Paris, Nelly. I am only half without you. If his heart is
not yours, you know mine is.”
“Jeania,” Nell said with a fake French accent, “you sexy bitch. Quit teasing me.
You’d never give up the rest of the nest and settle down with one simple Demon.”
“Ha!” The Vampire laughed. “Nothing simple about you.”
Trent shook his head. Had they had a relationship? Nell’s tone was joking, but he
heard a hint of truth in the French woman’s voice and he definitely saw real affection in
those green eyes. He knew that look, understood its cause. She wanted Nell.
He pushed his fingers through his hair and scratched the back of his head. Nell sat
in front of him, a few inches away. And he wanted her badly. He could reach out, put
his hand on her shoulder and feel her skin. Simply to have his hand there would be a
physical connection and maybe it would be enough for him at this moment.
He doubted it, and it wouldn’t be fair to her.
The two women said their goodbyes as if Robin weren’t there. He interjected his
goodbyes just before ending the call. Trent pulled his brain away from Nell and her
friends. He needed to be in investigative mode.
He ran the facts through his mind. He had a dead human, an Egyptian puzzle box
with what looked to be a real diamond as the key, a Voodoo talisman reeking of serious
blood magic and Crey, the creep of a Sorcerer who, by reputation, hadn’t the brains to
manage either. Was he after money or power? Trent supposed it really didn’t matter.
Crey was trying to hurt Nell either way. And Trey would love to get his hands on the
guy.
Until then, the council needed to be brought in. This was too big now for him to
keep under wraps. The dangerous necklace needed to be in safe hands. “I need to take
this to the Council. They’re meeting this weekend.”
Nell spun around with her brows pinched and her eyes on fire. She’d gone from
tender to furious in about two seconds. “No.” She stood directly in front of him and put
her hands on her hips. She stood as tall as possible to get right in his face. He would
have found it amusing if it didn’t turn him on a little.
She struggled to find her words. “You will not take my property to the Council.”
“I have an obligation to protect every being in this region. From what your English
friend said, that trinket can cause major damage. It needs to be in the hands of someone
who understands its power.”
“No.”
Mi-ma got back to her feet. “Come on, ladies. It’s time to let Nell and Trent work
things out.” Sonja started to object but held her tongue with a look from Mi-Ma, and she
and Trina followed the old Demon upstairs with no more hesitation.
Nell stood her ground. Trent didn’t like the look in her eyes. She was going to fight
him tooth and nail for this. Maybe she needed to.
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