Amber & Lochlann (Flesh & Blood) Read Free Page A

built men but somehow Lochlann had the balance just right. It was as if he was naturally built for the outdoors, not over worked like bodybuilders tended to be. She had never seen a vampire with a body like that before. All the ones at the club were normally quite slim. They were toned of course, vampires were incredibly strong, but never had she met one so healthy looking. She wondered how old he was, what he was before his turning to be gifted a body like that. Finally her gaze fell on his face, though she did not look him in the eyes again, afraid that she would be lost if she did so.
    He was beautiful, the most handsome man she had ever seen. His short dark hair seemed win dblown, perfectly messy, a style that humans seemed to spend hours trying to achieve. He was smiling softly with plump kissable lips. His nose had a slight kink to it as if it had been broken in the past. She was happy to see that little imperfection; it made him seem more real, less a thing of fantasy. Why did they have to be so good looking? And he seemed even more so than the others.
    “You do not need to fear me Amber, though I understand why you do. I am much older than the majority of members here, have more control. All I want from you is your company and for you to dance for me, that is all.” His voice was just as enticing as his face and body, smooth but masculine. There was a hint of an accent to it, something familiar but she couldn’t put her finger on it as it was so slight. She fidgeted with her fingers in her lap, not knowing what to say to him. “Would it make it any better to have someone else around for the first few nights? Put you more at ease?”
    “I thought you wanted private dances,” she asked quietly, a little taken aback by the offer.
    “Oh I do, and they still will be private to a degree. I was thinking about asking Tristan to have Tex or Al close by. I want you relaxed Amber, comfortable around me.”
    He spoke so kindly to her that it confused her even more. Why was he being so nice? She could not refuse t he offer though; having one of the guys around would be a relief. “That would be great.”
    “Then I will arrange it. Is there anything you would like to ask me?”
    There were a million questions racing round her head, she opened her mouth as if to ask one then another would present its self. Finally she settled for the one that she had asked herself a lot since the offer had been made, “Why me?”
    He seemed to think over his answer before he spoke, “Honestly I don’t really know. You fascinate me, the way you danc e, move, everything. No one has captured my attention like that in a very long time. I want to find out why you do and the only way to do that is to spend more time with you.”
    She didn’t know how she felt about that.
    There was a brief knock on the door before Rachel walked back in, Tristan following shortly behind. “You ok?” she asked.
    “Fine.”
    “Tristan, Amber would be more comfortable if Tex or Al could be present for the first few nights if that is possible?”
    Rachel smiled broadly at this, clearly happy with the idea. Tristan nodded in understanding, “I’ll see what I can do, the next few nights should not be a problem but I will need them back in the club full time by the weekend,” looking intently at Amber.
    She understood, the weekends were the busiest nights, the number of humans in town increased tremendously on those night and the younger vampires tended to be more trouble as the smell of blood and lust increased outside. When that happened she would be on her own.
    Lochlann bade her goodnight and hea ded out of the office with Tristan, while Rachel escorted her up to the suite she would be staying in.
    She had never been up to the top level where elite visiting members sometimes stayed. The lift opened up onto a long wide corridor, broken only by sets o f large doors leading to each suite. Lochlann’s was at the far end.
    The doors opened up into a large open