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“Fine,” Luken said. “Whatever, but I think I’ll meet you folks at Antony’s villa. I’m heading back to the landing platform now.”
Endelle laughed. “That would probably be best because who knows what’s going to happen next.” Endelle even waved a dismissive hand as he marched away, turned the corner and disappeared from sight.
To Rachel, Endelle said, “Is that it? You going to keep your man in pain? I was enjoying the show.”
Rachel rolled her eyes.
“Come on, Madame Endelle,” Merl said, taking her by the elbow and coaxing her in the opposite direction. “I think these two need to talk and even you can’t fold straight out of here without setting off all the alarms.”
Endelle grimaced, but she turned in Merl’s direction and moved into step beside him. When their voices faded as they headed around the corner, Rachel could breathe again.
Duncan hadn’t moved very far away. He held her gaze, shaking his head repeatedly. “Shit,” he said softly. “I’m sorry I lost it, Rachel, but the way you smell … ”
“I know. And you have a bizarre but extremely erotic scent as well.”
At that, his thick brows rose and he held her gaze. The man had the most gorgeous green eyes. She never tired of looking at them. “I do?”
“Uh-huh. Like spicy ale and it gets me everywhere.”
He relaxed a little and moved close again, connecting his hips with hers. “Whatever this is, it’s still on me.”
“Endelle seems to think this is the breh-hedden.”
He stared at her for a long, long moment, his nostrils flaring, the tips of his fangs still showing. “Jesus H. Christ,” he whispered. “I thought that was a Warrior of the Blood thing.”
“Yes, but everything is changing and didn’t you hear what Endelle said? You’re a What-Bee now. And I’ve felt your power. You’ve changed.”
He stroked her cheek with the back of his fingers. “I was ready to take you, right here against this wall. And I would have if you hadn’t shouted into my head like that.”
She leaned up and kissed him on the lips. “I almost let you. But why couldn’t the men see us? Endelle could, but not the men.”
Duncan frowned slightly. “I must have missed that part.”
She touched the sides of his fangs because he hadn’t yet fully retracted and she was still achy between her legs, wanting release.
For a moment, she got lost in Duncan, in being this close, in his new scent that kept her wanting more. What would it be like with him now, when this thing was on them both?
She shivered.
“What was that?” His voice sounded almost gravelly as he leaned close and kissed her temple, her cheek, her ear.
“Just thinking about possibilities.”
His erection stroked her, pushing at the juncture of her thighs through her cotton dress. She moaned and again that same sensation rode her body like a wave of power that kept crawling over her skin. But it felt good and she kept it flowing between them.
She heard footsteps.
“Someone’s coming.”
Duncan stopped and eased back once more, but Rachel held onto him, the odd power still creeping over her and over Duncan as though she was surrounding him.
Luken appeared at the end of the hall. “Hey, are you two still there? We’re waiting for you at the landing platform.” His gaze skated up and down the hall and side-to-side, searching.
In that moment, Rachel knew for a fact that Luken, with so much essential power as a Warrior of the Blood, really couldn’t see them. “Duncan, we’re invisible to him.”
“That’s not possible.”
“Oh, I think it’s exactly what’s happening. Now watch Luken’s expression.” She began to let the power recede and as soon as it uncovered Duncan, Luken’s brows rose and he made eye-contact with Duncan.
