fallen angel when he cracked a smile. She looked away for a moment and cleared her throat. He was too beautiful. He exuded strength and confidence with a hint of calm.
“Miss Reinhold?”
She started at the use of her ex-husband’s last name.
“Please, call me Miss Zealand. Or Jes is fine to.”
“Sorry ma’am,” he held out his hand in greeting. “My name is Gabe, if you will follow me the captain and the rest of the men are waiting in the conference room.” The halls were decorated in dark reds and light browns. It wasn’t sterile as she originally expected, it was warm and comforting. The double doors to the conference room swung open and she was faced with seven men all sitting in variou s positions at a long table. Some looked relaxed and others looked tense. She immediately picked Oliver out of the group. His daughter Teresa looked just like him.
“Oliver?” She asked with a hesitant voice. He sat up straighter and crossed his hands on the table.
“Do I know you?” He asked.
She shook her head and felt stupid for blurting out his name like that. He was handsome, but all vampires were, especially i f they were from the Royal Houses . They all had a diamond like quality that was hard to miss. Sharp and flawless.
“No,” She answered looking him straight in the eyes. She owed him that. “Your daughter Teresa was the one . ”
He was in front of her before she even blinked. He grabbed her forcefully by the arms and shook her.
“You know where she is!” Oliver shouted.
He’d shaken her so bad her teeth felt misplaced. Her arms were on fire from the pain he was inflicting from the freezing touch of his fingers. Panic was setting in, threatening to take her back to horrible memories. Think of something else. Anything . H e wouldn’t hurt her he’s concerned about his daughter. Jes took a deep breath. What had Bells said? Vampires weren’t dead but living. Only Reg s as she called them went cold from not enough blood. Regulars were vampires not part of the Royal Houses. Oliver was either a Reg or newly joined to the Royal family. His skin was cold and clammy. Before she could answer , Gabe began prying her as gently as possible from Oliver’s bruising grip. She took a steady step back and tr ied not to wince from the pain.
* * * *
“Olly, man ease up she’s mortal man, damn.” Gabe growled.
He gently rubbed her arm where Olly had taken hold of her. She was nervous enough meeting him and knowing she was the one that would have to tell him she didn’t know where his daughter had been taken. It would be another reason for him to go on the attack. Marcus moved his locations every other month and the only reason she’d stumbled onto where he was keeping the vampires was due to a mix up with one of his goons. She was suppose to meet Marcus for a lunch date and instead of Vince giving her the directions to the restaurant he’d sent her the GPS coordinates of one of the apartments Marcus owned. She mentally cursed her own stupidity. She’d been so excited he’d allo wed her to come and meet him in public that she’d jumped at the chance to make things right. Save your marriage. That’s exactly w hat her mother would have said.
When she’d first met Marcus he was charming, had a great sense of humor. It had been right after the entire debacle of her summer vacation with her best friend Bells. They’d sat next to each other on the plane back to the states. She’d known it was too fast to jump into anything, but he hadn’t tried to fuck her, and then leave her. One night stand and you consented. She reminded herself for the millionth time. No, Marcus took her out to the theater, they ate at regular places. Mr. No Names didn’t even get to that stage in the game. Marcus made it a point to see to her happiness. He’d even been there for her when she found out she was pregnant.
She’d been just as shocked as he was since they weren’t having any sorts of between the sheet time.
“Miss Reinhold?”
She started at the use of her ex-husband’s last name.
“Please, call me Miss Zealand. Or Jes is fine to.”
“Sorry ma’am,” he held out his hand in greeting. “My name is Gabe, if you will follow me the captain and the rest of the men are waiting in the conference room.” The halls were decorated in dark reds and light browns. It wasn’t sterile as she originally expected, it was warm and comforting. The double doors to the conference room swung open and she was faced with seven men all sitting in variou s positions at a long table. Some looked relaxed and others looked tense. She immediately picked Oliver out of the group. His daughter Teresa looked just like him.
“Oliver?” She asked with a hesitant voice. He sat up straighter and crossed his hands on the table.
“Do I know you?” He asked.
She shook her head and felt stupid for blurting out his name like that. He was handsome, but all vampires were, especially i f they were from the Royal Houses . They all had a diamond like quality that was hard to miss. Sharp and flawless.
“No,” She answered looking him straight in the eyes. She owed him that. “Your daughter Teresa was the one . ”
He was in front of her before she even blinked. He grabbed her forcefully by the arms and shook her.
“You know where she is!” Oliver shouted.
He’d shaken her so bad her teeth felt misplaced. Her arms were on fire from the pain he was inflicting from the freezing touch of his fingers. Panic was setting in, threatening to take her back to horrible memories. Think of something else. Anything . H e wouldn’t hurt her he’s concerned about his daughter. Jes took a deep breath. What had Bells said? Vampires weren’t dead but living. Only Reg s as she called them went cold from not enough blood. Regulars were vampires not part of the Royal Houses. Oliver was either a Reg or newly joined to the Royal family. His skin was cold and clammy. Before she could answer , Gabe began prying her as gently as possible from Oliver’s bruising grip. She took a steady step back and tr ied not to wince from the pain.
* * * *
“Olly, man ease up she’s mortal man, damn.” Gabe growled.
He gently rubbed her arm where Olly had taken hold of her. She was nervous enough meeting him and knowing she was the one that would have to tell him she didn’t know where his daughter had been taken. It would be another reason for him to go on the attack. Marcus moved his locations every other month and the only reason she’d stumbled onto where he was keeping the vampires was due to a mix up with one of his goons. She was suppose to meet Marcus for a lunch date and instead of Vince giving her the directions to the restaurant he’d sent her the GPS coordinates of one of the apartments Marcus owned. She mentally cursed her own stupidity. She’d been so excited he’d allo wed her to come and meet him in public that she’d jumped at the chance to make things right. Save your marriage. That’s exactly w hat her mother would have said.
When she’d first met Marcus he was charming, had a great sense of humor. It had been right after the entire debacle of her summer vacation with her best friend Bells. They’d sat next to each other on the plane back to the states. She’d known it was too fast to jump into anything, but he hadn’t tried to fuck her, and then leave her. One night stand and you consented. She reminded herself for the millionth time. No, Marcus took her out to the theater, they ate at regular places. Mr. No Names didn’t even get to that stage in the game. Marcus made it a point to see to her happiness. He’d even been there for her when she found out she was pregnant.
She’d been just as shocked as he was since they weren’t having any sorts of between the sheet time.
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