Assassin: Fall of the Golden Valefar (A Paranormal Romance—Book #6 in the Demon Kissed Series) Read Online Free Page B

Mandor blocking her
path.
    The heat still burned in her cheeks. What the hell was
that? Eric never looked at her like that before, and she certainly didn’t
expect to respond that way. Natalia glanced at the man blocking her path
wondering what was happening, wondering what he wanted with Eric. She didn’t
want to leave. Eric was her kill, and she wouldn’t just hand him over to be
slaughtered by someone else. But Natalia had seen Eric fight and knew it was
more likely that he’d win.
    Eric leaned against the bar, folding his hands casually and
replied, “She’s not with me.”
    Mandor, smiled, amused. Reaching for the girl, he took her
by the shoulder. Natalia tried to shake him off, but he tightened his grip. “Is
that so?” Eric nodded. Mandor smiled, his eyes drifting over her curves, “So,
you wouldn’t mind if I took her with us, used her like the Queen’s sister, and
tossed her aside?” Natalia stiffened. She heard the stories of the Queen’s
sister. She knew Eric’s involvement in that as well. Her mind was reeling. She
couldn’t show them what she was capable of. Not here. Not now. It would blow
her cover and screw everything up. The only chance she had of killing Eric was
if he didn’t suspect her. This Valefar was about to force her to reveal a
secret she managed to keep from Eric for three years. Rage shook her body, but
they only thought she was trembling. They saw her as an insignificant piece of
ass.
    Eric’s golden eyes were hard, lifeless. He locked onto her
gaze, forcing his tongue to say the words frigidly, “Like I said, she’s not
mine, so I don’t give a fuck what you do to her.” He turned his back on them,
gesturing for another drink, but the bartender was out of sight.
    Natalia’s eyes burned, but Eric didn’t look away as he
spoke. This was the bastard she knew—the man responsible for slaughtering her
mother. Rage ignited in every muscle in her body. Without warning, Natalia was
in motion. She transformed from the poor little victim to a fierce fighter,
trying to hold her body in check so her power wouldn’t give her away. Natalia
fought the way Eric taught her. She twisted in Mandor’s grip, while she blocked
his hands, keeping her body out of reach and freed herself.
    She growled, “I don’t belong to anyone, asshole.” He
towered above her like a dark wall of muscle.  
    Mandor laughed, amused by her ferocity. “All
the more reason to catch you, then.” Without warning, he reached for
her, but Natalia jumped back on top of the bar. It wasn’t unreasonable for a
human to jump like that, but she didn’t have time to consider if her movements
seemed human or not. The Valefar was still after her. Mandor’s arm shot out,
reaching for her ankle. The thick muscles under his dark skin rippled as his
hand lurched forward to trap her, but Natalia altered her footing quickly and
kicked her heavy black boot straight into his face. The sickening crunch of a
broken nose was felt on impact.
    Natalia bolted down the top of the bar, muttering, “Dick,”
as she passed Eric.
    Mandor lunged for her, but the lithe girl slipped between
his fingers. She contorted her lean body, moving quickly through the caved-in
storefront and was out of sight before the Valefar could catch her. Mandor
cracked his nose back into place and turned toward Eric with blood dripping
down his face. Eric knew the Valefar was here for him, but he had no intention
of going. The bastard would drag him back down into the Underworld and there
was no way he was doing that. Not yet. It was too soon.
    Eric moved toward the door, leaning hard against the frame.
The girl moved well. She didn’t hesitate. Natalia didn’t hold back. He nearly
laughed when she cursed at him as she ran down the bar. That girl was trouble,
he just didn’t know how much.
    Mandor wiped the blood off his face with the back of his
hand, before saying, “The Queen summons you.”
    “Tell the Queen to...” he was going to say something