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Her eyes were a storm with my name on it. “Shouldn’t make promises you can’t keep.”
“Is that a threat?”
She laughed. “Finally, you’re getting the idea.”
There was more coming — I was sure of it — but she stopped suddenly, turning to the door. In the space of one heartbeat, her expression went from vengeful to coy.
“Why, there you are, Nash,” she practically purred.
And,whoosh!The wave of anger creeping through me became a tsunami, roaring in my ears. Because that was Nash in the doorway, and the drinks he held were his and mine.
Mine, dammit. Not hers.
But Angelina’s expression said,Mine.All mine.
Chapter Fifteen
NASH
When I’d spotted Angelina in the food court a few minutes earlier, I froze. Luckily, a waitress had walked by with a platter of juicy hamburgers, making Angelina turn. I’d ducked behind a drink machine, then cursed myself. Was I hiding?
Yes, I was. Because any second now, my blood would start calling to her, no matter how much my soul resisted. Me, the mighty dragon, who’d spent his whole life impervious to lesser beings.
So I hid like a goddamn coward, hoping that Angelina would magically disappear. She didn’t, but the waitress had given me a reprieve, and this was my chance to run.
Then I spotted Angelina stalking toward the back deck. A tornado of emotions tore through me, and it was all I could do not to sway on my feet.
Stay away from Erin,my inner dragon roared.Stay away, or I will kill you.
I’d never, ever hated with such a passion. And I’d never, ever been so crystal-clear about what I vowed to defend.
Erin. I would give my life for her.
Er — justice. I would give my life for justice.
I stormed toward the door, ready to tear apart the vampire in plain view of humans, if that’s what it took. The idea appealed more and more with every step I took.
Kill Angelina. Free myself from the power she held over my soul. Power I’d given her, unsuspecting fool that I’d been.
Of course, killing Angelina meant my own death, because vampires benefited from a safety clause, so to speak. If they were killed by someone they’d bitten, that person died too. But, hell. At least I would be free.
Kill Angelina!my dragon took up the battle cry as I raced for the door.
Outside, the cold air hit me, but that was nothing compared to the force of Angelina’s stare. All the blood rushed to the front of my body in a sick race to offer itself to her.
Why, there you are, Nash.Her words locked my limbs. It didn’t matter what my mind vowed. My body was at her beck and call and always would be.
Then I found Erin’s eyes, and they were twin beams of a lighthouse, guiding me away from dangerous shoals.
I’ve got this under control,her eyes declared.Now, you get yourself under control too.
I took a deep breath, then another. With each breath, Angelina’s grip on my soul loosened, a boa constrictor pried away from my core. Faintly at first, then more noticeably.
I strode over to Erin’s side of the table, practically baring my teeth.
“Angelina here was just leaving,” Erin grunted, crossing her arms.
Angelina raised one penciled-in eyebrow. “Was I?”
