on Al. “I have business in town.”
Probably a lie. Al didn’t believe in coincidences. Jude was here because of the Eleven.
“I thought I’d stop by while I was here to find out how everyone’s doing. Fin asked if I’d do him a favor and drive you guys around to night.” His attention returned to Jenna. “And this is?” He turned that smile on. The one that invited a woman into his bed and promised she’d never want to leave it.
Al didn’t give anyone else a chance to answer. “Jenna Maloy. Kelly’s sister. You remember Kelly.” There was no reason for the anger bubbling inside him. None at all. And yet there it was. He focused on inner calm, trying to convince his soul that there was nothing for it to attack here. He was lying, and his soul knew it. Gleaming eyes watched from that cave in his mind.
Jude stepped past Al and moved over to Jenna. “Hi, Jenna. I’m Jude. I’m going to enjoy to night.” The vampire oozed sensuality from every undead pore.
Al’s soul inched closer to the mouth of the cave. It sensed real possibilities in the situation. Al forced his feet to stay in one spot when all he wanted to do was stride over to the vampire, pick him up, and heave him through Fin’s expensive condo window.
“Al.” Fin’s sharp warning came at the same moment Jude and Jenna turned their gazes on him. Jenna looked scared. Not surprising, since she’d picked up on his emotions when he was careless before. Jude just looked amused.
“I have a question.” She smoothed her fingers over her jeans with fingers that shook slightly. Her voice didn’t shake. “Why am I feeling the same emotions Kelly told me she felt when she first met Ty?”
Al looked at Fin. No way was he touching that question even if he was the cause of it. He might not agree with Fin on a lot of things, but he trusted Fin to be able to talk himself out of anything.
“Emotions?” Fin shrugged. “You’ve been under a lot of stress since you got here. Maybe it’s made you more sensitive to what others are feeling. Or maybe it’s your imagination.”
Jenna narrowed her eyes to insulted slits. “I don’t imagine things.”
Well, Fin had certainly handled that with style and tact.
Fin looked at his watch again. “Time to get moving. There’re people on the streets who need you.” His glance at Al clearly said, “Get her the hell out of here.”
Al thought that was a good idea. Any minute Kelly might come searching for her sister. He didn’t think Kelly would let Jenna go off with Jude and him without a battle. Reluctantly, he tossed Jude the car keys he always carried with him just in case he ever got a chance to drive.
The silence in the elevator as it took them down to the ground floor was about as uncomfortable as it got. Jude looked lost in his own thoughts, Jenna looked suspicious as she darted glances at Jude and him, and Al knew that he just looked grumpy. The scary part was that he was beginning to realize what would put a smile on his face. But he didn’t think Jenna would ever be ready for that.
Once in the parking garage, Jude slid behind the wheel while Jenna climbed into the backseat. Al left her there alone because he’d be tempting more than fate by getting in beside her. He grabbed the passenger seat.
And as they drove into the night, Al wrestled with a whole bunch of conflicting emotions. He didn’t like her, but he admired her courage. He didn’t like her, but he longed to be on more than speaking terms with her luscious body. He wanted her to go home. He wanted her to stay. Yeah, and he wanted to put his fist through the car window too.
Jude glanced over, laughter gleaming in his eyes. “Fin would take the cost out of your ass.”
Al agreed. Maybe he’d get more satisfaction from punching his mind-reading driver in his big mouth.
Chapter Four
“Have everything you need, boss?” The worker peered at him from the darkness. Stake should probably remember the man’s name, but then names
Probably a lie. Al didn’t believe in coincidences. Jude was here because of the Eleven.
“I thought I’d stop by while I was here to find out how everyone’s doing. Fin asked if I’d do him a favor and drive you guys around to night.” His attention returned to Jenna. “And this is?” He turned that smile on. The one that invited a woman into his bed and promised she’d never want to leave it.
Al didn’t give anyone else a chance to answer. “Jenna Maloy. Kelly’s sister. You remember Kelly.” There was no reason for the anger bubbling inside him. None at all. And yet there it was. He focused on inner calm, trying to convince his soul that there was nothing for it to attack here. He was lying, and his soul knew it. Gleaming eyes watched from that cave in his mind.
Jude stepped past Al and moved over to Jenna. “Hi, Jenna. I’m Jude. I’m going to enjoy to night.” The vampire oozed sensuality from every undead pore.
Al’s soul inched closer to the mouth of the cave. It sensed real possibilities in the situation. Al forced his feet to stay in one spot when all he wanted to do was stride over to the vampire, pick him up, and heave him through Fin’s expensive condo window.
“Al.” Fin’s sharp warning came at the same moment Jude and Jenna turned their gazes on him. Jenna looked scared. Not surprising, since she’d picked up on his emotions when he was careless before. Jude just looked amused.
“I have a question.” She smoothed her fingers over her jeans with fingers that shook slightly. Her voice didn’t shake. “Why am I feeling the same emotions Kelly told me she felt when she first met Ty?”
Al looked at Fin. No way was he touching that question even if he was the cause of it. He might not agree with Fin on a lot of things, but he trusted Fin to be able to talk himself out of anything.
“Emotions?” Fin shrugged. “You’ve been under a lot of stress since you got here. Maybe it’s made you more sensitive to what others are feeling. Or maybe it’s your imagination.”
Jenna narrowed her eyes to insulted slits. “I don’t imagine things.”
Well, Fin had certainly handled that with style and tact.
Fin looked at his watch again. “Time to get moving. There’re people on the streets who need you.” His glance at Al clearly said, “Get her the hell out of here.”
Al thought that was a good idea. Any minute Kelly might come searching for her sister. He didn’t think Kelly would let Jenna go off with Jude and him without a battle. Reluctantly, he tossed Jude the car keys he always carried with him just in case he ever got a chance to drive.
The silence in the elevator as it took them down to the ground floor was about as uncomfortable as it got. Jude looked lost in his own thoughts, Jenna looked suspicious as she darted glances at Jude and him, and Al knew that he just looked grumpy. The scary part was that he was beginning to realize what would put a smile on his face. But he didn’t think Jenna would ever be ready for that.
Once in the parking garage, Jude slid behind the wheel while Jenna climbed into the backseat. Al left her there alone because he’d be tempting more than fate by getting in beside her. He grabbed the passenger seat.
And as they drove into the night, Al wrestled with a whole bunch of conflicting emotions. He didn’t like her, but he admired her courage. He didn’t like her, but he longed to be on more than speaking terms with her luscious body. He wanted her to go home. He wanted her to stay. Yeah, and he wanted to put his fist through the car window too.
Jude glanced over, laughter gleaming in his eyes. “Fin would take the cost out of your ass.”
Al agreed. Maybe he’d get more satisfaction from punching his mind-reading driver in his big mouth.
Chapter Four
“Have everything you need, boss?” The worker peered at him from the darkness. Stake should probably remember the man’s name, but then names
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