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I’d issued the words before. Now I’d ensure they held true. I’d need to ascertain the level of danger before removing the human from her life. A series of ugly sensations rolled through me. The danger was just beginning.
It was apparent I’d laid claim, my bite the first stages of her becoming my mate. That meant soon not only my people would sense it but other species as well. That would cause a frenzy, even some chaos in outlying galaxies. And the Tantians would become more determined to rip her away from me.
Why hadn’t my father mentioned it? And more important, what other plans did he have?
CHAPTER14
Sunny
“I will return.”
They were close enough to“I will come for you when the time is right”to make me have the heebie-jeebies all over again. He was also entirely too possessive. No man would ever touch me again? I snorted, rolling my eyes. What a jerk.
I could swear I’d imagined the words, yet the echo of his deep voice continued to penetrate the deepest parts of my brain. Just like the heated touch of his fingers had already stained my skin. I wanted to laugh. I hadn’t asked my fantasy creature’s name two years before and I still hadn’t. Zeus suited him just dandy. The beast exuded raw power and dominance, a level of possession that I’d known existed but had never experienced.
Well, okay. Twice. In fantasyland.
I let myself into the apartment, exhausted but elated. The truth was I wasn’t entirely certain the experience with the… alien had really happened or if I’d been pulled into a drug-induced fantasy, which the club was well known for doing. Given he’d been the subject of my fantasy years before, it was logical my mind would shift to the same place. When Tory had found me inside the private room, I’d been fully dressed, standing in front of a three-way mirror staring at myself.
No one else had been there and there’d been no evidence of them either.
Maybe I was losing my mind. If I remembered correctly, insanity was somewhere in my lineage. My great-grandfather had gone completely off his rocker, ending up in a straitjacket until he’d pulled a Houdini act, stealing a primitive transport unit and crashing into a building. I shuddered from the thought. Was that my fate as well?
“Oh, God. What is wrong with me?” I asked no one, grateful my whisper hadn’t been loud enough for my overbearing computer system to hear. I closed my eyes, the image of the beast’s face remaining in my frontal lobe.
As soon as I was inside, Thor came bounding to greet me.
Woof. Woof. Woof!
“Hi, baby. I told you I wouldn’t be gone too long.” I bent over, giving him kisses, still unable to get the experience out of my mind. At least my pup grounded me.
I remembered blubbering something to Tory about being bitten on the throat, which was an old fairytale about creatures called vampires from our ancient history. I’d made mental note to ask my mother about the myth, which was one I barely remembered.
You were bitten on the inner thigh.
I groaned then slapped my hand across my mouth. That was ridiculous. There’d been no signs of it after I’d left the facility. Maybe I should make an appointment with a shrink.
I’d forced Tory to search my neck to try to locate puncture wounds but there hadn’t been any. And as far as semen, I hadn’t found that either, although I’d been wet, my thighs sticky as if I’d orgasmed. Granted, the huge vibrator had been humming on a low setting when she’d walked in. At least I knew that part of my memory bank hadn’t been false. Maybe that was the reason I continued to be hot and bothered.
I glanced down at the treat she’d sent me, rolling my eyes.
A fairy pink box had been delivered just like Tory had promised. Sadly, she’d either forgotten to tell the company to make the delivery discreet or had done this on purpose. Since it was sitting directly under the building’s main light, the wordsEden’s Sinful Closet: Where the wicked keep their toyswritten in glistening gold across the top were clearly visible. I suspected she wanted to embarrass the hell out of me.
I would so get her back for this. She would pay big time.
Every neighbor who’d returned home had seen the box. I had no doubt. I kicked it further inside, finally setting the security code before grabbing the heavy box and trudging up the stairs. I’d paid little attention to the apartment when I’d dropped my puppy off before heading to the club. I’d preferred not to dwell on the fact I’d moved in with my boyfriend in tow, never having spent a night alone until now.
Now the place felt strange to me, more than I’d thought it would.
As soon as I turned on the light in the bedroom, I grimaced, noticing the partially open closet door, the empty space where his clothes used to be.
He who no longer had a name.
A cathartic moment settled in, visions of the girl playing out in my mind. Would I ever be able to let them go? Maybe staying in this room wasn’t a great idea. Thor sniffed then woofed and I sighed. “He’s not here, baby boy. He just didn’t care about us.” Why was it that my thoughts automatically drifted to the hunk I’d nicknamed Zeus? It made no rational sense. But maybe that’s what my psyche had needed.
I tossed my bag onto the dresser and the box onto the bed before studying my face in the reflective surface. I brushed my fingers down both sides of my neck, confirming there were no puncture wounds or bruising. There was no sign I’d been accosted by anyone.
The android must have provided a fantasy when he’d scanned me. There was no other explanation. I glared at the box, laughing as Thor jumped onto the bed, sniffing as if there was a bomb inside. A sudden slice of excitement tore through me, and I moved toward the box, ripping it open.
