She swallowed hard. Despite everything, she loved him too but that didn’t mean
she had to be nice. “Don’t call me that. And having a husband doesn’t count if he isn’t
human.”
Everyone in the nearby vicinity turned and stared, gaping and blinking their eyes.
Had she really said that so loudly? Crap. This was so not what she needed right now.
“You certainly don’t act human,” she said to cover her slip. “Being such a liar and all.”
She tried to get away but Ethan was too quick for her. He tugged her arm, pulling
her away from the crowd and down a quiet hall just past the dance floor. She kicked
and struggled but it was no use. He wouldn’t let go.
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“Where do you think you’re taking me?” she asked, digging her heels into the
carpet so hard one of them snapped off. Cheap shoes. “Damn it. Stop. My heel broke.”
In answer, he pushed her up against the wall and kissed her. Hard. His tongue
snaked into her mouth, thrusting against hers in a show of possession. Jane tried to
school her reaction but she couldn’t help it. Being this close to Ethan made her knees
weak. Almost of their own volition her arms came up, wrapping around his neck. Her
fingers tangled in his soft, thick hair. A moan welled in her throat and spilled over.
Why did she want to give this up again?
Oh yeah. Calling a vampire and a vampire slayer oil and water was the
understatement of the year. She couldn’t stay married to him. It would never work.
So why was she hoping with everything she had that it would?
When he broke the kiss, she opened her mouth to tell him off for being so
presumptuous but he shook his head. “I’m sorry, Jane.”
“About kissing me?” How could he regret it so soon?
He brought his hand to the side of her neck and squeezed. “No. About this.”
Those were the last words she heard before she blacked out.
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Chapter Two
Ethan paced the floor in the bedroom of the suite, trying to avoid looking at the bed
where Jane lay on her side, still unconscious. He hadn’t meant to knock her out for so
long, but what else could he have done? She wouldn’t listen to reason. Things had gone
from bad to worse. If she’d kept going the way she had, she would have started a riot.
He’d spent so much money and so much time making sure everything would be
perfect on their wedding night. The three-room honeymoon suite complete with a full
kitchen stocked with champagne and chocolate. Bubble bath and white candles for the
Jacuzzi tub. Huge baskets of flowers matching her wedding bouquet on every available
surface. If things kept going the way they were, it would all go to waste.
Being a vampire didn’t automatically make him a bad guy. So he drank blood. So
what? He wasn’t the killer she seemed to think he was. He was just a regular guy who
happened to live on a diet built around protein and blood. He was also a man deeply in
love with his wife. He’d never stopped loving her, even when he’d had to leave.
Walking away had been a mistake, one he didn’t plan to repeat. Okay, so kidnapping
her on their wedding night was a little rash but if they’d stayed she would have gotten
away from him before he’d had a chance to explain.
He hadn’t gone to that party expecting to find her again. Jane had been a complete
surprise. Before he’d turned, he’d always known she was the one woman for him. Once
he’d scented her at the party, it had confirmed what he’d already known. The fact that
she was still human didn’t bother him. That could be easily remedied. Her job posed a
little bit more of a problem. Once he found out she worked for one of the immortalsanctioned hunting agencies and wasn’t a vigilante, his mind had eased. So she killed
the bad guys. Since he wasn’t one of them, he could deal with that.
Janey was being less than accepting.
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She was meant for him. She loved him too, even after all that had happened. He
saw the truth in her eyes whenever she looked at him. Now he just had to make her
admit the truth. He’d tried reasoning with her but it hadn’t worked. Now it was time to
bring out the big guns. Jane had a fantasy she’d told him she wanted him to act out. At
the time he’d refused, claiming it was too intense to even think about, but now he’d
given it some thought and he was ready to play. Whatever it took to show her he was
totally devoted to her. What better way to show her how much he cared about her than
fulfilling her biggest fantasy on their wedding night?
Finally unable to resist the temptation, he stopped pacing and glanced toward the