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Tawny Taylor Carpe Nocturne 2: Kiss Me, Kill Me - 16 <br />
Her libido went wild when their eyes met, sending frenetic bursts of heat<br />
through her bloodstream. She staggered backward and bumped into someone or<br />
something behind her. The air leaked from her lungs until they threatened to collapse.<br />
“I’m glad to see you’re okay,” Miko said, stepping into the room and reaching<br />
for her.<br />
Every minute part of her body -- especially the girly ones -- wanted him to touch<br />
her. Yet she threw her hands up, blocking him. “Don’t.” Her voice sounded a whole lot<br />
firmer than she’d expected it to. She glanced behind her to see who she’d backed into.<br />
“I’m sorry,” Lisa said, still holding Lulu. “I called before I let you in. I was<br />
scared. I thought I was doing the right thing --”<br />
“Your friend was worried about you,” Miko said.<br />
Sylvie spun around and nodded, trying not to notice the spark in his eyes. The<br />
swell of his shoulders. The flat plane of his stomach. “I… uh, kind of got that.”<br />
“I was worried about you too,” he said. “It nearly killed me to watch you get<br />
dragged away by that bastard, Langton.” His words eased her nerves and weakened<br />
what little remained of her resolve to keep some distance between them. “If he’d hurt<br />
you… I would’ve killed him,” he whispered.<br />
Oh God, she was in the middle of a huge mess. A huge mess that involved two<br />
men she couldn’t resist no matter how hard she tried. Her body, her mind, her will,<br />
none of them belonged to her anymore. She was being tugged this way and that. It was<br />
both frustrating and thrilling at the same time.<br />
What to do? “He didn’t hurt me. I swear.” She looked into Miko’s eyes, searching<br />
them for the answers she desperately needed. He was her second Master. What a<br />
shocker that had been when Burke had flipped his arm over to reveal the mark. Though<br />
she shouldn’t have been so surprised, considering her reaction to him.<br />
She instinctively knew she could trust him not to harm her, but how much could<br />
she trust him otherwise? Should she tell him the truth -- that Burke didn’t kill those<br />
people? Would he believe her? Was he unable to harm Burke, since they were in some
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