The Nightlife Moscow (Urban Fantasy and Paranormal Suspense) (The Nightlife Series Book 5) Read Free

done to Katya, even though he had
saved her life at the time.
    Her stare became uncertain as he read the question in her
poorly masked mind. She wanted to ask, but hated the fact that she needed him.
“Katya, you never need to ask. Come here.” With open arms he waited for her.
    “Bloody hell! Get out of my head you bastard!”
    She tried to turn away, but Aaron wouldn’t allow her to put
a wedge between them. In a split second he flashed across the hallway and
enveloped her in a warm embrace. He whispered against her neck and ear. “If I
could undo this, I would. If I could go back in time, and avoid the bonding, I
would do it right now. None of that changes anything. Katya, please don’t hate
me. I’m not your enemy.”
    She nodded, her lips parted as if she would speak of what
she felt towards him, an indication that he meant something to her. No words
emerged. Her eyes glistened with unshed tears as she leaned her neck aside and
pulled back her shoulder length hair. Silently, she gave him access to what she
needed so badly, yet was too proud to ask for. He bit down softly and sank his
teeth in, without feeding. With his tender bite he gifted her the magic of his
venom and took nothing in return. He practiced extreme caution with Katya.
Vampires can kill a human in seconds, by accident. He tried his best to feed
from her only once nightly, though he bit her several times.
    She sighed into his embrace, and her hands found their way
around him for a tight hug. The knowledge that he could have had a real friendship
with the remarkable woman in his arms ate at him. The potential had been there all
along.
    Regrets. Aaron had his share and then some. This
mistake could not be undone. Aaron had bonded Katya to him … for life .
To the best of his knowledge, wolves lived every bit as long as a vampire. They
had many years of strife to look forward to – together.
    Aaron heard the door click open, and a second later Urvashi
slid up behind him. Her tingling power coursed over his back as she caressed
his skin in passing. His master’s touch was like plugging into a battery – an
instant energy jolt straight to his groin.
    She smiled sweetly, and for the millionth time, Aaron wished
he could get inside her head and expose her inner secrets.
    Urvashi cleared her throat. “There is little time, Aaron. We
must be moving.” As soon as the words left her lips she flitted off, disappearing
into her room down the hallway.
    He caught a hint of her thoughts, only what she let him see.
Urvashi already knew of their plans to hit the bar down the street. The woman
rode the edge of his consciousness, forever there, tied to his mind. He had no
privacy when it came to Urvashi.
    Despite her casual tone, she was not making a suggestion.
She expected Aaron’s unquestioning obedience. When she wasn’t trying to fuck
his brains out the fallen angel acted like his damn mother. Technically she was
his master, but, she rarely pulled on her reins of authority. Urvashi preferred
to seduce cooperation.
    Aaron let up his bite from Katya, licked the wound once to seal
it, and kissed her on the lips. “Keep sharp. We’re going hunting before we
change hotels.”
    Katya smiled. She wanted in on the hunt.
    Aaron held her gaze and tried to impart his concern. “Ivan’s
spooked about Dmitri. I’ve never seen him this worried.”
    High on his venom she grinned and winked at Aaron then
slipped out of his arms without a word. How wonderful it would be to have her
like this all the time, happy, willing, a pleasure to be with. He wondered if
Katya would ever accept his domination of her life and stop fighting the
inevitable. Probably not .
     
     
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    Katya zipped up her black leather coat hiding her shoulder-holstered
Makarov pistol and secured her hair in a ponytail. Can’t have anything getting
in the way on a hunting expedition. Wearing jeans, knee-high leather boots, a
sweater and heavy coat, she was ready to take on the world. Now,