Stone Romance (Stone Passion #2) Read Online Free PDF

“It’s alright, we don’t want to do anything we’ll regret….”
    “We wouldn’t regret it,” he grumbled, his lips quirking upwards in a dazzling smile, making him look like Loki, a mischievous god among mere men. Bringing her hand up to his lips, he kissed her knuckles once more in that courtly way of his and his eyes sparkled, “Just so you know, I fully intend on getting you into my bed.”
    She crinkled her nose as she chuckled softly, “ Then I will look forward to that day.”
    “Night,” he corrected.
    “Night.” She laughed as he pushed open the door and they stepped out into the frigid Minnesota winter. The only drawback of a festival in winter was the fact that it took place in winter. Rhys wrapped his arms around her and the cold wasn’t so bad, even if her heart ached with what could have been.
    But life was frequently unfair and it could change so quickly between one heart beat and the next; she was just going to enjoy the moments she had with the charming Rhys Nosuntres.

Chapter 2
     

    Rhys knew they had spent too much time in Nod’s presence when Jenna offered sex ; her eyes widened in alarm at the words that came out of her mouth and he had to bite his lips to keep from accepting . The little sprite tended to have that kind of effect on humans: lowering their inhibitions and making them behave as if they were intoxicated on alcohol and aphrodisiacs. And foolishly, Rhys had wanted her offer to be genuine; had it been made in earnest he would have taken her upstairs and have her naked and in his bed in a heartbeat , though he probably would have saved the restraints for another time.
    His heart thudded dully in his chest as he held the exquisite, raven-haired beauty in his arms. Her delicate scent of night-blooming jasmine wrapped itself around him, the exotic scent more erotic than any of the more cloying perfumes favored by many women of his acquaintance. He hadn’t expected to like her so much, and on such short acquaintance. There was just something about her that he found vastly appealing and he had to get to know everything about her and he had to get her into his bed. If nothing else, he better understood Vaughn’s strong reaction to Jenna’s sister.
    At the time he had encouraged the infatuation, not knowing the drastic measure Vaughn would take to keep Melanie safe and not understanding the need to do so. He had enjoyed watching Vaughn behave like a fool even if a part of him had been a little envious of the strong attraction between Vaughn and Melanie. Knowing the impossible choice Melanie was going to have to make in a few days, he had ceased envying his brother. Until he met Jenna as a man .
    While Melanie might choose to accept Vaughn’s gift, Rhys knew that there was no chance in Hell that Jenna could; she had a young daughter who needed her mother. If she had been anyone else, he could have played his games with her and they both would have been sexually sated. But she was the type of girl who wanted forever, not a casual fling, no matter how sweetly she asked. Glancing down at the beautiful woman, he let out a sigh; for the first time in his very long life he wished he wasn’t what he was, that he wasn’t a gargoyle.
    He wished he could offer her forever and she would be able to accept it.
    Was this how Vaughn felt when he met Melanie? This instant connection that was as devastating as it was inexplicable? He was powerless to resist it even as he knew they couldn’t have anything more than a few stolen moments. And if Melanie accepted Vaughn’s gift in a few days, if she became a gargoyle, Jenna would despise him and with good reason: she would lose Melanie. And the thought of Jenna suffering made his chest ache. Why couldn’t she be a beautiful stranger, as Melanie had been to Vaughn?
    Rhys vividly recalled the first time he had seen Jenna. It was shortly after Melanie had moved into the closet that had been converted in a hurry when a pixie needed a place to stay.