More tears welled up, but I blinked them back. My head became suddenly light. I nodded.
Tristan clutched me to his body and stood with me in his arms in one smooth move. He carried me to the bedroom. In a move that defied human strength, he held me close as he pulled the bedding aside with a free hand. My head sank into my soft pillow.
I didn’t protest when Tristan slowly removed my clothes. He took his time and infinite care with each article of clothing as if afraid I’d shatter. There was no seduction in his movements, though, no attempts to take advantage of my weakened emotional state. Only gentleness existed in his moves. He left my panties and bra on and then stood to remove his own clothes, leaving his black boxer briefs in place. He crawled into the bed beside me, gathered me in his arms and whispered into my ear, “It will be okay, Andy.”
If only I could believe that.
The warmth of his body pressed against mine. Eventually, his breathing evened out, and his arms slackened. I twisted around to snuggle into his side. Still cradled in the protective cocoon of Tristan, my eyelids drooped. I could no longer fight the heavy lids or the sleep that beckoned, yet I tried anyway. Tristan’s face looked so serene in the night. Such hard angles and chiseled features, yet the smoothness of his porcelain skin gave him an angelic appearance. I hoped to dream of him tonight.
Yet I knew I wouldn’t.
Karma was a bitch. I’d dream of Demons.
A word about the author…
Born and raised on the Haida Gwaii, off the West Coast of Canada, J. C. McKenzie grew up in a pristine wilderness that inspired her to dream. She writes Urban Fantasy and Paranormal Romance. You can visit her website at
www.jcmckenzie.ca
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Table of Contents
Excerpt
Praise for J. C. McKenzie’s Carus Series
Carpe Demon
Copyright
Dedication
“Ever notice ‘Demon’ in the word Pandemonium? Coincidence? I think not.”
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Chapter Thirty
Chapter Thirty-One
Chapter Thirty-Two
Chapter Thirty-Three
Chapter Thirty-Four
Epilogue
A word about the author…
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