Page 63 of Death Bringer

She paused. “Which one?”

“Having sex under your parents’ roof.”

“I was kidding.”

“No you weren’t.” His gaze fastened on her bra and the tight buds of her nipples. “Maybe I’ll make you scream when you come, so they’ll hear you.”

“And make my dad all awkward over his breakfast cereal?”

He advanced toward her. “Then you’ll have to keep quiet, won’t you? And I know how difficult that is for you.”

He moved even closer until he was right in front of her. One gentle push on her chest and she was flat on her back, with him covering her. She couldn’t help grinning up at him as he lowered his head. Who would ever have imagined sex could be so much fun?

“Now, lie back and enjoy, Ms. Walsh, and for God’s sake, keep it down.”

10

Ella satup in bed and scrabbled to find her weapon. It wasn’t under her pink fluffy pillow. As it was still dark, she assumed something had woken her up, but what was it? Where the hell had she left her gun last night? Even as she thought about nudging Vadim, she froze, her attention on the end of the bed, where her naked mate was confronting something that gave off the strongest Otherworld vibe she’d ever encountered.

“Morosov?”

He didn’t reply, and she crawled to the end of the bed. His attention was fixed on the shimmering image of the man she knew as Adam. Up close, the resemblance to Vadim was so startling, it was like seeing double.

“Morosov.”

She tried using her mind instead of her voice, but her thought bounced back from the strength of his shields.

“Tell her.”

Adam’s voice shuddered through her, breaking the silence and her fear. Her purse was on the floor and she lunged for it, bringing it up onto the bed, where she could finally retrieve her weapon. She fumbled to open the clasp.

“Hold on, Morosov. I’ve got it.”

“Tellher.”

She found her weapon and pointed it at Adam. Vadim slowly turned to face her. His smile was cold, his expression pitiless.

“I’m leaving, Ms. Walsh.”

“What?”

“I’m going back to Otherworld with Adam. He has convinced me that the only way we can meet and battle as equals is in my homeland.”

“But you don’t need to battle him anywhere.”

“I do. I can’t stand to be defeated.”

“That’s just stupid! If you go back, they’ll kill you!”

He shrugged. “It’s my destiny. I cannot escape it.”

“Fine, but I’m going with you.”

A muscle twitched in his cheek. “I don’t need you, Soul Sucker.”

“We’re partners.”

“You’re human. In Otherworld you’re also a liability. You’d slow me down and make me more vulnerable.”

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