Lost Embrace (Immortals of New Orleans #6.5) Read Online Free PDF

Gemma had fallen to the floor. “She’s mine.”
    “Let her go, Sydney,” Kade commanded. “It’s alright. She’s nothing.”
    “Leave me alone.” Wild with anger, she flailed, attempting to free herself. The desire to kill consumed her.
    “Okay, guess we’re going to do this the hard way,” Kade quipped as he slipped in front of her and hoisted her over his shoulder.
    “Put me down! What the hell do you think you’re doing?” Sydney clawed at his suit, barely cognizant of Kade climbing the stairs. How many donors has he fucked? Brought to his house?
    “Almost there,” Kade told her as they reached the landing.
    “Just stop, Kade. Put me down,” she pleaded.
    Removed from the situation, the reality of what she’d done hit her. Sydney had never been one to take shit but she’d always kept calm, made decisions based on facts. Since she’d been turned, her every action tied itself to an emotion, rational or not. She sucked a breath, aware that she’d just bitten someone, intending to inflict suffering. If she’d been truthful with herself, she would have admitted that she’d flirted with the idea of killing the human. And she knew that she’d have done it without remorse.
    As her feet hit the floor, she took in her surroundings. Kade had brought them up to a private terrace, which overlooked the club.
    “Out,” Kade yelled at two young women who were staring at them from a corner settee. Without argument, they scurried down the steps.
    “You have no right to come in here and treat me like that.” Sydney pushed the hair out of her eyes, scanning the balcony to make sure that they were alone.
    “Wrong. I have every right to keep you from killing someone. You were out of control,” he countered.
    “Damn right I was out of control. That woman…that donor…you brought her to our house,” she choked. Pacing, she raked her fingers through her curly locks. “I can’t do this, Kade. You know I love you but I can’t watch you with other women. You can’t expect me to let you bring your lovers into our home.”
    “I’m not sleeping with her. I’d never do that to you.”
    “She told me you slept with her.”
    “I’d never lie to you,” he asserted, deliberately lowering the volume of his voice. “I may have been intimate with her, but it was long before we met. She’s always been a reliable donor and that’s why I had her come to the house. I haven’t touched her since we met. I swear it.”
    “But you did touch her…a few weeks ago…after you turned me…”
    “That day, I brought her for you only. I’m only going to say it one more time. I did not touch her,” he insisted.
    “Why would you ever bring her to our house?”
    “I just told you why. I used her in the past. I know it was wrong but you have to put yourself in my position. I was upset and had to do something. Jesus, you almost died. I needed someone reliable to help. I don’t like to just grab people off the street.” Kade sighed.
    “How many donors have you fucked?” Sydney put her face in her hands and blew out a breath. She lifted her gaze to meet his.
    “That’s not fair. We both have pasts.” Kade paused. “Sydney, I’m really sorry. I know I shouldn’t have brought her, but I was desperate to help you. I made a mistake.”
    “I can’t do this.”
    “It doesn’t have to be this way. If we can find a way for you to feed from a human, we can enjoy this together. Any woman or man is nothing more than food.”
    “But I can’t, can I? Look at what’s happened to me. I didn’t ask for this.”
    “I am looking at you,” he said softly. He approached her slowly and cupped her face, tracing his thumb over her bottom lip. “You’re as beautiful as the day we first met. I can see that you ate. Tell me what happened. Please tell me you didn’t kill anyone.”
    “I knew about this place…I’d been here on a case,” Sydney stammered. She shouldn’t feel guilty for coming here alone, yet shame