Teaser Tuesday

Teaser Tuesday - Wicked Passion

(Under Realm Assassins #3)

“Your magic is weak and unstable. I felt it and how badly you…” His fingers traced the column of her throat. “I need to help you.”

Her tongue ran over her lips as expectation sizzled up her spine. To know his kiss, his taste, did she dare? A simple kiss, just one, was all she’d need from him to feel rejuvenated and complete.

“Let me hear you say it, dove.”

The darkness of him, it beckoned to her. She couldn’t…she shouldn’t, but…Katya swallowed hard and, finding her voice, she said, “Yes.”

He tilted his head and ever so lightly, he pressed his lips to hers. The touch was chaste, innocent in its gentleness, but she sensed the wicked passion that lurked beneath the surface.

Why the restraint? Was he concerned he’d frighten her? Hurt her? Or did he worry she’d lose control? The thoughts dampened her desire and empowered her doubts. She really shouldn’t—

“Stay with me,” the vampire whispered against her mouth before playfully nipping at her bottom lip.

Katya gasped and he slipped his tongue into the warmth of her mouth. She tensed, momentarily stunned. He tasted of soft mint and brutal seduction and she knew she’d never get enough.

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James Stonewoll is an Elite Assassin for the Under Realm Syndicate—an expert hunter and merciless killer. As a former pirate, he thrives on danger, the more perilous the mission, the better and he can't resist his newest contract: eliminate a rebel shape-shifting magic thief that stalks the border of the Under Realm kidnapping and murdering innocent Others. But never did the centuries old vampire anticipate playing hero to a mythical temptress with luscious curves, tantalizing lips, and hypnotic eyes.
Captured and held prisoner, Katya Moro was trapped in a seemingly endless loop of unimaginable agony as her magic was slowly being torn from her soul. A gasp away from death, she is rescued by a sinful kiss and awakens in the strong arms of a powerful warrior whose roguish smile, sharp fangs, and intense strength unlock dormant instincts within her, an all-consuming madness that demands complete surrender. 
Gazing down at her, James knew he had to kill her. Dark Magic Wielders, like the beautiful female he’d found, were a grave threat to human society and were not permitted to roam the mortal world. But Katya’s smoky voice and sweet kisses stir a fierce hunger inside him. She is unpredictable, uncontrollable and wickedly seductive—his perfect kind of dangerous. To keep her safe, James will protect her from the magic thieves that hunt her and his fellow assassins until he can find a way to return Katya to her home in the Under Realm.

Can Katya’s passion conquer the darkness within his soul?