her.
“I’m Sarah. Sarah Jasmine White,” she said, extending her hand.
He gave a quick nod as he extended his. Their fingers met, his hand engulfed hers. A dizzying jolt of electricity surged through her and hot unadulterated need exploded deep within her gut.
Sarah’s breath rushed out as she pulled her hand from his and stepped forward. She reached up, let her fingers slide into his hair, and pulled his dark, scowling face down as she kissed him.
He stood rigid and frozen in her arms. His hot breath caressed her cheeks.
Her wanton tongue traced over his lips.
A soft moan escaped him, leaving behind a half-opened mouth and ragged breath.
Sarah slipped her tongue in, and tasted warm, dark chocolate.
She winced as he grasped a fistful of her curls and kissed her back. His tongue, lips and teeth worked her. Angry, demanding and hungry. As the kiss grew, everything physical between them—flesh, muscles, bones—seemed to evaporate. Until his taste invaded every pore.
Need pooled hot and wet at her core.
With a shudder, he broke the kiss and pulled in a gasping breath. His body heaved against her.
“Thank you, Rukh.” OMG, she’d just jumped the poor guy. Burning with shame, and the lingering imprint of the kiss, Sarah turned and ran to her car. She wrenched open the door, threw herself in, slammed and locked it. With shaking fingers, she tried to insert the key into the ignition. The damn thing slid all over the place.
On her third try, the key went in and twisted, and the car rumbled to life. Only then did she swallow and look out her window.
He stood and watched her, almost melting into the shadows.
Chapter Two
What the hell just happened? Rukh wondered as he watched the taillights of Sarah’s car disappear.
Too many things that shouldn’t have happened. He rubbed his stinging lips.
Sarah Jasmine White was dangerous, unpredictable. He took a deep breath. Exhaled. Focusing on his breathing, he crouched low and broke into a run. When he’d gathered enough speed, Rukh launched himself into the ethereal plane to follow her at a safe distance. Staying out of sight wasn’t the issue since humans were blocked from that dimension, but staying out of touching, kissing, influencing range seemed imperative. The woman played havoc with his control.
A harsh breath spilled out of him as he rode the air currents, moving toward his destination. Then there’d been the other djinn in the parking lot. As soon as he’d stepped out of the building, awareness had knocked into him and Rukh’s essence had vibrated like a tuning fork going nuts. He’d known, even though the other had been cloaked and hidden. Was he or she just a curious rubberneck?
The djinn world and human world intersected in certain places and thrived parallel to each other. Sometimes the veils between the two thinned like worn cloth, unraveled in places, and glimpses from both sides were possible. Fortunately, not too often.
Or had there been a purpose behind the presence? He couldn’t even begin to guess. Not being sure shattered his calm, made him waver in flight.
Rukh shook his head clear and concentrated on the view below. Lights lit up downtown buildings, the pink dome of the State Capitol, the white-and-orange University of Texas tower. City lights glittered like spilled jewels underneath him and the streaming lights of vehicles moved like underwater fireworks. The breathtaking display calmed his inner turmoil.
Stay calm, stay in control. Assassin 101.
Yeah, he aced that one. Not. And the blame lay, largely, with Sarah.
Just seeing her and her aura of sainthood had shaken him. Her jumpiness through the parking lot had set him further on edge. The new djinn hadn’t helped. Could she feel both their presences? Impossible.
When the two humans had stepped out of the shadows, he’d almost leapt at them. Fortunately, years of training had kicked in and he’d stayed invisible. So had the other djinn.
Rukh had probed their
“I’m Sarah. Sarah Jasmine White,” she said, extending her hand.
He gave a quick nod as he extended his. Their fingers met, his hand engulfed hers. A dizzying jolt of electricity surged through her and hot unadulterated need exploded deep within her gut.
Sarah’s breath rushed out as she pulled her hand from his and stepped forward. She reached up, let her fingers slide into his hair, and pulled his dark, scowling face down as she kissed him.
He stood rigid and frozen in her arms. His hot breath caressed her cheeks.
Her wanton tongue traced over his lips.
A soft moan escaped him, leaving behind a half-opened mouth and ragged breath.
Sarah slipped her tongue in, and tasted warm, dark chocolate.
She winced as he grasped a fistful of her curls and kissed her back. His tongue, lips and teeth worked her. Angry, demanding and hungry. As the kiss grew, everything physical between them—flesh, muscles, bones—seemed to evaporate. Until his taste invaded every pore.
Need pooled hot and wet at her core.
With a shudder, he broke the kiss and pulled in a gasping breath. His body heaved against her.
“Thank you, Rukh.” OMG, she’d just jumped the poor guy. Burning with shame, and the lingering imprint of the kiss, Sarah turned and ran to her car. She wrenched open the door, threw herself in, slammed and locked it. With shaking fingers, she tried to insert the key into the ignition. The damn thing slid all over the place.
On her third try, the key went in and twisted, and the car rumbled to life. Only then did she swallow and look out her window.
He stood and watched her, almost melting into the shadows.
Chapter Two
What the hell just happened? Rukh wondered as he watched the taillights of Sarah’s car disappear.
Too many things that shouldn’t have happened. He rubbed his stinging lips.
Sarah Jasmine White was dangerous, unpredictable. He took a deep breath. Exhaled. Focusing on his breathing, he crouched low and broke into a run. When he’d gathered enough speed, Rukh launched himself into the ethereal plane to follow her at a safe distance. Staying out of sight wasn’t the issue since humans were blocked from that dimension, but staying out of touching, kissing, influencing range seemed imperative. The woman played havoc with his control.
A harsh breath spilled out of him as he rode the air currents, moving toward his destination. Then there’d been the other djinn in the parking lot. As soon as he’d stepped out of the building, awareness had knocked into him and Rukh’s essence had vibrated like a tuning fork going nuts. He’d known, even though the other had been cloaked and hidden. Was he or she just a curious rubberneck?
The djinn world and human world intersected in certain places and thrived parallel to each other. Sometimes the veils between the two thinned like worn cloth, unraveled in places, and glimpses from both sides were possible. Fortunately, not too often.
Or had there been a purpose behind the presence? He couldn’t even begin to guess. Not being sure shattered his calm, made him waver in flight.
Rukh shook his head clear and concentrated on the view below. Lights lit up downtown buildings, the pink dome of the State Capitol, the white-and-orange University of Texas tower. City lights glittered like spilled jewels underneath him and the streaming lights of vehicles moved like underwater fireworks. The breathtaking display calmed his inner turmoil.
Stay calm, stay in control. Assassin 101.
Yeah, he aced that one. Not. And the blame lay, largely, with Sarah.
Just seeing her and her aura of sainthood had shaken him. Her jumpiness through the parking lot had set him further on edge. The new djinn hadn’t helped. Could she feel both their presences? Impossible.
When the two humans had stepped out of the shadows, he’d almost leapt at them. Fortunately, years of training had kicked in and he’d stayed invisible. So had the other djinn.
Rukh had probed their
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