In this scene, Tornahdo is having a quiet drink at the bar when another member of the Ghost Corps shows up and tells him to go home.
From across the bar, Ravenstongue sauntered toward him. "Why you here?"
Tornahdo kicked back in his chair. After stretching out his legs, he crossed his ankles. "Why do you care?"
"Big ops tomorrow. Lights out in ten. Time for you to go home and go to bed."
Behind the bar, the keeper closed up shelves and battened down doors.
"Yeah?" Tornahdo flicked a hand toward the door. "I'll follow you out."
"I'm not leavin'. Didn't you hear? We passed inspection with the highest scores. Got a free night out." Ravenstongue jabbed a finger toward Tornahdo. "But you gotta go home like a good boy."
In no kingdom in the galaxy would that happen.
Ravenstongue lifted two fingers, signaling his cohorts.
The keeper ducked behind the bar while the goons flanked their wannabe boss, imbecilic grins in place.
A pair of demons usually sat on Tornahdo's shoulders. The bad demon laid out strategy while the good demon discouraged action. Tonight, the good demon flipped a middle finger toward Ravenstongue with a not-so-subtle suggestion to kick his ass.
Tornahdo took his time rising, slid his chair under the table. "What did you say?"
"I said, 'You gotta go home like a good boy.'"
Hanging his thumbs in his belt, Tornahdo gave him a slow smile. "Go back to the bar, finish your drink and we'll pretend we're all friends and leave together. This is your last chance for a peaceful end."
"Peaceful." With a scoff, Ravenstongue jerked his head toward Short Goon. "You hear that?"
"Yeah. Maybe we oughta do what--"
Ravenstongue jabbed him with an elbow.
"I mean, yeah! I heard that." He leaned closer to his boss. "We gonna?"
"No, you idiot. Shut your face and back me up."
How did these hotheads enlist? Ghost Corps must have been desperate for bodies. Literally. A fighter's corpse they could reanimate. Which was a sobering thought.
Was that what the corps thought of him?
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With his career threatened and his life at risk, Wulf must seek help from the one man he swore he would never trust again, Luc Saint-Cyr, a.k.a. the Harbinger. An enigmatic man whose legendary power makes him the most feared person in the empire.
For the Harbinger, saving Wulf is a simple matter of asserting his will. Luc's ties to the Thieves' Guild grant him access anywhere. He can protect Wulf without difficulty.
Until Luc brings Wulf home for safekeeping, and discovers the real reason for the threats. Protecting Wulf has not only put his and Wulf's lives at risk, it's also risked the life of Luc's teenaged son. This is beyond protection, now. To the Harbinger, this is personal...
In this scene from Wulf - Tales of the Chosen, Luc has brought Wulf with him on a flight between two planets.
Luc introduced Wulf to the captain, ordered dinner for the two of them, and then took Wulf to his private stateroom. It held a desk with a built-in bench seat and an oversized bed with a pull down mesh covering that protected sleepers during low gravity.
Finally alone with the man he'd craved all day, Luc shut and locked the door, and leaned against it.
Wulf ambled around, trailing his fingers across the built-in dresser. Dressed in conservative business clothes, he fit in the room as if he'd been born to be there. He sat on the end of the bed and gazed back at Luc with an appealing mix of shyness and come-hither seduction.
Luc shrugged out of his jacket. "Is the room cool enough for you?"
"Mmm hmm."
"Good." He started opening his shirt. "We'll begin with a shower."
Wulf blushed, as Luc expected he would.
"Time for you to tell me all about that fantasy you confessed to having."
He cleared his throat. "Nothing much to tell."
Luc chuckled. "Oh no. You're not getting out of it. I want every delicious detail."
Wulf crossed to him, and rested both hands on his chest. "We can do what you want first."
"Absolutely not." Bracing his feet wider apart, he drew Wulf between them and up against his body. "I want to hear what turns you on." He unfastened the top button of Wulf's white shirt. "I'm going to do everything to you that you dreamed about."
A small sound of pleasure left Wulf's mouth as he leaned up and kissed him. Luc drew him close, sliding down the planes of Wulf's firm body to his hard ass. He lifted his hands and held Wulf's face between them as he took his mouth in a drugging kiss. Lips still connected, he traded places with him and pushed Wulf up against the door.
Luc licked Wulf's mouth, sweeping his tongue inside to taste every part. He ripped open his lover's shirt, shoved it back off his shoulders and down his arms.
Wulf let it fall to the floor and reached over his head and pulled off the T-shirt.
"Don't move, Wulf. Let me look at you." All that tawny bared skin, his chest rising and falling... "You are luscious. Masculine. I love that about you." Luc ran his hands across Wulf's chest. His skin felt cool, the texture perfect, his muscles hard. "I never visualized you as smooth. In most of your modeling shots, you're not."
Wulf lifted his whiskey-colored gaze. "I shaved it the other night when I got drunk." He gave a half-hearted laugh. "I have no idea what possessed me to do such a thing."
"I'm glad you did. I like you this way. Keep it, love." He bent and ran his tongue across one brown nipple, smiling when Wulf shivered and tossed back his head. "You like that. Good. So do I." He swirled his tongue across it again.
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They say cheaters never win and winners never cheat. But when you're addictive and no one must touch you, sometimes you have to break the rules.
Isolated. Untouchable. And in love.
How long can he deny his heart?
How is this ever going to work...
Ordered by the Empress to find out if the lover of a friend is having an affair, Alitus investigates. As Minister of Imperial Intelligence, Alitus has access to every camera and remote in the empire. Which is a problem, because Wulf's affair is with Alitus.
As a Better, an enhanced human, Alitus can touch no one -- his pheromones are addictive. Isolated and under scrutiny, he keeps his affair with Wulf secret, because Wulf belongs to another, a powerful man allied with the empress. When the man asks the empress to investigate, Wulf's relationship with Alitus could be exposed. Complicating matters, the empress reveals her immortality, and requires Alitus to prove his loyalty. Her test throws him straight into Wulf's arms, right in front of the empress and Wulf's lover. Hiding what he and Wulf are to each other has taken discipline and denial.
Now, it will take a miracle...
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She wants her world back; he wants her heart.
Tilly Morgan and her four-legged companion, Kodiak, are trying to survive an alien arrival.
Two years ago, the unearthly visitors unleashed devastation--a worldwide EMP followed by a deadly virus that wiped out more than half of humanity.
Traversing the lonely landscape, she runs into an alien on patrol with one order: eradicate all human life. A charismatic, dark-haired stranger named Jareth comes to her aid, and she reluctantly allows him to join her quest to find her sister.
As her group travels the desolate world and inches closer to her goal, she's forced to examine her unwanted feelings for Jareth and come to terms with her heart, even if the truth threatens to destroy her and everything she's come to believe.
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In Luc's hoversine on the way to shop, he taught Senthys an important rule to protect him. Now that they've arrived, how well did the first-time-father get it across?
At the entrance, two women who were leaving both greeted the boy. One wiggled her fingers at the tyke, and each gave Luc an appreciative once over.
He'd grown used to that over the years, but this appraisal had a different impact.
More sweet than sensual.
Interesting. Women found a man attractive because he was with a child. How had he missed knowing that?
Inside, the store had a clean smell, like freshly pressed linen and well-oiled wood, with an undertone of vanilla.
Senthys drew in a lungful. "I want some cookies."
"It does smell like cookies in here, doesn't it?"
A selection of clothing displayed various sizes and colors of sportswear, casualwear, and in the back, a sign designated formalwear. Formalwear for kids? Did boys need tuxes?
Before Luc could investigate, Senthys tugged at his hand and pointed to a play area near the front of the store. "I wanna go see that."
"What was the rule?"
The boy stuck a finger into his mouth, rocking himself side to side. "Stay with you."
"That's right."
"If you go see it, I can see it." He tilted his head. "Please?"
Luc could find no fault in that logic, nor resist the appeal. "Since you asked politely. Let's go see."
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I'm dying.
You'd think the worst thing that happened to me was being abducted from college by aliens. But no. The icing on the cake is I've contracted a debilitating disease, and I'll be dead in the next couple months.
Unless I get the vaccine.
It won't do me any good to convince the Quasar aliens to take me home to Earth. I'd just end up giving the virus to everyone there. As soon as Bren the Captain realizes our dilemma, they contact their planet's Council to arrange for the vaccine.
But the Quasar Council wants a ten-year commitment from me and my friends!
Ten years of being poked and prodded and studied… or die. Since their men are mating to other Earth women—something that hasn't happened to their kind in thousands of years—they want to study why. The Quasars have nano technology in their bodies, and they'd assumed the matings dying out were an evolutionary eventuality.
But was it? Because now they say they've located my mate on Quasar. Despite my skepticism, I'm intrigued. They've assure me he's waiting for me.
Will having him there make the years of being studied tolerable? Do I really have a choice?
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In this scene from Alitus - Tales of the Chosen, the hero gets news he feared would come.
Betters are enhanced humans whose pheromones can addict and whose voices put a human in thrall.
Now regulated by the imperial government, they must wear an electronic veil that alters their voices and removes their pheromones. Protests have broken out around the Empire. As the Minister of Imperial Intelligence, Alitus must be kept apprised of the situation.
"Alitus." Byrin beckoned to him. "Her Majesty sent word. She needs you immediately."
He joined Byrin, who walked with him toward the elevator. "What's wrong?"
Byrin used the call button. "Three Betters protested outside Parliament by burning their veils. When police moved in, things got out of hand. Seven of them were killed."
Alitus stepped into the elevator, holding the doors open. "I thought you said there were three Betters."
"The Betters were working together to prevent the police from moving them. When their pheromones combined, it killed seven of the cops."
The impact of that event would have far-reaching consequences. "One Better alone can kill. We've seen that. Ganged up? Byrin, this is going to get much worse." He stepped back from the door.
"There's a full-fledged riot going on down there." Byrin put out his hand to stop the doors from closing. "Hey."
Alitus met the man's grim gaze.
"Watch your back."
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She can't forget the past.
He can't change it.
Will they escape the encroaching nightmare before it's too late?
From the paranormal urban fantasy series by Jami Gray.
Genre Paranormal Romance
Bitter betrayals and hidden truths forge shattered dreams…
Cheveyo, the most powerful Magi in the Northwest Kyn, lives with one regret—walking away from Tala Whiteriver. When he is sent to broker an alliance with the Southwest Kyn, he recognizes his chance to rectify his mistake, but soon realizes the challenge may be more difficult than expected.
As the youngest Kyn to lead a house, Tala's a force to be reckoned with, but her role came at a steep price. When an unprovoked attack by the Southwest alpha threatens her position and forces her to face judgment, she finds an unexpected ally in the man who once claimed her heart.
A series of deadly events unfold with Tala firmly trapped in the center as tensions rise among the Southwest houses. Before she and Cheveyo can quell the approaching storm, they must untangle a treacherous plot and expose the architects of a devil's bargain designed to fracture the Kyn.
Will Cheveyo and Tala move beyond the confines of their positions and trust their hearts to forge new dreams before the impending nightmare sweeps them apart forever?
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Jami Gray is the coffee addicted, music junkie, Queen Nerd of her personal Geek Squad, Alpha Mom of the Fur Minxes, who writes to soothe the voices crammed in her head. You don't want to miss out on her multiple series that combine magical intrigue and fearless romance into one wild ride -- Arcane Transporter, Kyn Kronicles, PSY-IV Teams, or Fate's Vultures.
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