He’d not tuned out yet to the din of humanity, and just as he
thought about doing that, he heard the heartbeat. Why it called to him out of
all the others he could hear, he didn’t know, but it did. The swish of blood,
the sudden onslaught of female pheromones put a tingle of desire up his spine.
He looked around for the source, and there she was.
Sascha’s entire body clenched with sexual need. Longed for
sensations coursed through his thighs, his balls, and his cock stirred
deliciously. The young woman walking past him filled his head with pictures of
kisses. Her scent infused him with yearning for soft skin under his fingertips,
a woman’s cream on his lips, and his tongue against her clit. Sascha stood. He
stepped into her path.
She gazed up at him and in that second he wanted her so
badly, he thought he would fall down.
Sascha’s expression softened. He looked into her eyes and
saw desire.
Her eyes were dark with it.
Her scent flooded over him.
She pulsed with sexual need that matched his.
Sascha felt the seconds fall away as they gazed at each
other in the silent dance of communication between strangers who suddenly
connect on that deep mysterious level.
She must have become embarrassed because she suddenly smiled
in a self-deprecating way, her hand fluttering to her cheek, and down, to
smooth the blue velvet dress she wore.
Sascha couldn’t let this meeting pass.
“Hi.” It was all he could muster. His voice throaty with
emotion, he smiled sincerely at the young woman.
She smiled at him, quickly, and answered, “Hi,” but then she
walked on, around him.
Sascha turned to watch her go. Is she with someone? Is she with a man? His thoughts churned.
She greeted two other young women who sat at a table on the
far edge of the dance floor.
Sascha listened.
“Hi, Melissa, you’re late again. You can spring for drinks.
We’ll have cherry vodkas.”
“I worked late. Okay.”
Melissa turned away and wove through the crowd to the bar.
Sascha got there before her. He stood close and soaked up her
presence. He stared ahead through the strangely bronze tinted mirror behind the
bar.
She looked at him in the mirror, her expression conveying
interest, encouragement.
Fuck,
I’m so out of practice. I have no idea how to do this. Sascha
slumped in pain. He left the bar and the nightclub in a haze of regret.
The soft pad of his boots echoed back into his sensitive ears
as he walked down the alley. He wanted that girl so much. He couldn’t just
leave. He glanced around for observers and finding none, he leapt to the
balcony of the nightclub. The club management opened the doors on summer nights
such as this. People made their way up to the mezzanine floor above the dance
area where they could watch the moving crowd below and talk. This generally
happened around one in the morning when the club was full to the gills and
pungent with bodies and drink.
This midnight a couple lay entwined in each other’s arms on
one of the black faux-leather sofas and a solitary man chatted to the barista
at the coffee counter there. Sascha entered from the balcony casually. He
walked to lean against the smoked glass and black wrought iron safety barrier
around the edge of the mezzanine. Eagle eyed, he sought out the girl whose
heartbeat thumped through his chest like the deep base of a rock tune through a
high volume speaker. There she was. Sascha sighed with satisfaction.
Copyright Elodie Parkes , Hot Ink Press, CHBB
Sascha has secrets and it’s a long time since there was a woman in his life. He hesitates, even though he’s drawn to her until...
When she is threatened, he acts. When he is hungry, she hunts.
Unknown to both of them someone watches jealously.
Will this jealousy stop the budding romance between two people who both have something to hide?
An erotic, paranormal romance, full of surprises.
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“From the minute I met out hero Sascha, I was intrigued and
a bit in love. He has an old world quality that endears you, and when you
discover his secret… you understand why. Melissa has her own mysteries.
Independent and feisty, she has an instant connection with Sascha. They come
together in a dazzling display of lust, possibility, and emotion. Their bond
deepens swiftly, and as the story goes on, we begin to really understand why.
Black lion is a fantastic short. Sexy, inventive, and
charming, it’s the perfect novella to cuddle up with when you’re looking for a
paranormal romp in fantasy land. I highly recommend it.” 5 stars Goodreads
