Summer Sin (The Anthology Novella Series Book 2) by Darlene Kuncytes Page B
Authors: Darlene Kuncytes
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hell; you filthy son of a bitch,” Cam ground out between clenched teeth as his eyes blazed with murderous rage. “I won’t let you get anywhere near her. We end this now. You and me.”
Victoria held her breath as her body trembled from the onslaught of emotions rushing at her at breakneck speed. Hate, anger…betrayal. To realize that Camden had been sent out here to watch over her pissed the ever loving hell out of her. At the same time, it was like an enormous punch to the heart.
And…Dimetri Barlow was here! Within her reach. She could finally kill the man who had taken her family away from her! This was her chance!
Without thinking…going purely on instinct, she spun around in front of Camden and threw her knife, hitting her mark with deadly precision. Her blade went straight through the bastard’s chest, pulling a scream of pure rage and pain from him. He looked at her for a moment in surprise before dropping to his knees and collapsing to the floor.
In that next instant, all hell broke loose. Cam pushed her across the room as the three other men lunged for them. Cam shifted and pounced, going for and ending one of the three Weres in an instant before Victoria could even think to react. She spun and kicked the Were that was coming at her, hitting him in the throat and knocking him to the ground as she grabbed Cam’s knife from the floor and hit once again with deadly force. The other Were shifted and went straight for Cam, his jaws snapping as he jumped through the air.
“Camden!” Victoria screamed as she pulled the knife from the man laying at her feet and threw it at the Were. There was a roar of rage as the wolf dropped to the floor with a heavy thud and lay still.
Cam shifted back and turned to Victoria, his eyes scanning her body quickly for any signs of injury. Jesus, that had been fast.
He could see her breathing hard as she met his eyes with what looked to be anger and a hurt that was earth-shattering…and it nearly killed him. It clenched at something deep inside of him and nearly took the very breath from his body.
He took a tentative step towards her raising his hands, but she quickly shook her head…stilling him.
“You were sent here to protect me?” she asked shakily, and Cam wanted to crawl right through the floor. “By whom?”
“Malcolm,” he answered softly, unable to lie to her. “He found out that Barlow had put a price on your head and sent me here to make sure that you were kept safe.”
Victoria was silent for a very long, painful moment, her brows furrowed. After what seemed to be an eternity to Cam, she took a deep breath and nodded slightly. “You spending time with me,” she questioned softly, her voice barely above a whisper, “that was just to keep an eye on me?”
Cam cautiously edged a little closer to her, wanting nothing more at that moment than to pull her into his arms and hold her. To feel her heart beat against his. To simply reassure her.
“No,” he replied honestly. “I was only supposed to protect you. I was asked to just sit next door and keep watch. Nothing more.” He took a shaky breath. “Being with you, that was fate…destiny; I don’t know, but whatever it is…it’s right. I won’t apologize for wanting to be with you, Victoria.” He took another tentative step towards her and they were now mere inches apart. “I meant what I said. This isn’t just a one-night deal. My past has been… colorful to say the least, but from the moment I laid eyes on you…I knew.”
Victoria swallowed hard, her eyes shining like emeralds in the light of the moon as it filtered through the room.
Cam felt his heart clench painfully in his chest.
“You knew what?” she asked quietly.
“That you’re mine. That you belong with me. And I will move heaven and earth to stay at your side.” It was blunt. It was direct. It was the truth.
Victoria took another shaky breath and just stared at him, not sure what to do. Her heart and head were
Victoria held her breath as her body trembled from the onslaught of emotions rushing at her at breakneck speed. Hate, anger…betrayal. To realize that Camden had been sent out here to watch over her pissed the ever loving hell out of her. At the same time, it was like an enormous punch to the heart.
And…Dimetri Barlow was here! Within her reach. She could finally kill the man who had taken her family away from her! This was her chance!
Without thinking…going purely on instinct, she spun around in front of Camden and threw her knife, hitting her mark with deadly precision. Her blade went straight through the bastard’s chest, pulling a scream of pure rage and pain from him. He looked at her for a moment in surprise before dropping to his knees and collapsing to the floor.
In that next instant, all hell broke loose. Cam pushed her across the room as the three other men lunged for them. Cam shifted and pounced, going for and ending one of the three Weres in an instant before Victoria could even think to react. She spun and kicked the Were that was coming at her, hitting him in the throat and knocking him to the ground as she grabbed Cam’s knife from the floor and hit once again with deadly force. The other Were shifted and went straight for Cam, his jaws snapping as he jumped through the air.
“Camden!” Victoria screamed as she pulled the knife from the man laying at her feet and threw it at the Were. There was a roar of rage as the wolf dropped to the floor with a heavy thud and lay still.
Cam shifted back and turned to Victoria, his eyes scanning her body quickly for any signs of injury. Jesus, that had been fast.
He could see her breathing hard as she met his eyes with what looked to be anger and a hurt that was earth-shattering…and it nearly killed him. It clenched at something deep inside of him and nearly took the very breath from his body.
He took a tentative step towards her raising his hands, but she quickly shook her head…stilling him.
“You were sent here to protect me?” she asked shakily, and Cam wanted to crawl right through the floor. “By whom?”
“Malcolm,” he answered softly, unable to lie to her. “He found out that Barlow had put a price on your head and sent me here to make sure that you were kept safe.”
Victoria was silent for a very long, painful moment, her brows furrowed. After what seemed to be an eternity to Cam, she took a deep breath and nodded slightly. “You spending time with me,” she questioned softly, her voice barely above a whisper, “that was just to keep an eye on me?”
Cam cautiously edged a little closer to her, wanting nothing more at that moment than to pull her into his arms and hold her. To feel her heart beat against his. To simply reassure her.
“No,” he replied honestly. “I was only supposed to protect you. I was asked to just sit next door and keep watch. Nothing more.” He took a shaky breath. “Being with you, that was fate…destiny; I don’t know, but whatever it is…it’s right. I won’t apologize for wanting to be with you, Victoria.” He took another tentative step towards her and they were now mere inches apart. “I meant what I said. This isn’t just a one-night deal. My past has been… colorful to say the least, but from the moment I laid eyes on you…I knew.”
Victoria swallowed hard, her eyes shining like emeralds in the light of the moon as it filtered through the room.
Cam felt his heart clench painfully in his chest.
“You knew what?” she asked quietly.
“That you’re mine. That you belong with me. And I will move heaven and earth to stay at your side.” It was blunt. It was direct. It was the truth.
Victoria took another shaky breath and just stared at him, not sure what to do. Her heart and head were
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