The Vampire King's Human Wife

explanation. It was the way he looked at me that made the back of my neck prickle, as though he wasn't seeing a woman he'd j

most conversations, but somehow I noti

lowered their voices. A woman who had been laughing a second earlier suddenly looke

black. Not flashy, not trying to attract attention. He didn't n

it almost looked unreal. But his eyes were what held me. Damn.. those dark and cold were fixed di

My friend nudged my arm. "Don't." I frowned

ed walking toward us. My pulse betrayed me immediately. Ridiculous, right? I know.

hout him asking. And nobody seemed wil

t unnaturally pale. His eyes weren't merely dark. They were so deep I had the ridicu

mething. "Do I know you?" I asked. His expression

Something flickered across his face. Recognition... G

ticed. Of course he noticed. His gaze dropped briefly to my throat before returning

lder. Something my mind couldn't name. He held out

s hand was freezing. Not cold from being outside. Like freezing in a way I couldn't e

othing." He gave that stern look. "You look lik

eartbeat, I saw a corridor. Black marble, nlood smeared a

d of the corridor with blood covering h

was staring at me. He knew. "You saw something," he said q

He was staring at us. The stranger's expression hardened. Lucien ste

. Lucien walked toward him, i watched. They exchanged a few words too quietly for me to hear. Then th

tant." "That didn't look like

is expression. Concern; not for himself but me. "Who are

int smile touched his mouth. It was the first time he looked genuine

e left. Instead, I stayed. Maybe it was curiosity. Maybe it was attraction. Maybe it was the str

His voice dropped. "

uld ask what he meant, his fingers brushed mine again. This time, the re

. They were crimson, and behind his lips, something

was almost afraid. Then he whispered the words that mad