Circle of Desire (37 page)

“And that thing you were with. Did it kill the old man?”

He lowered his gaze, but not before she’d seen a brief flash of amusement. A chill ran down her spine. Jack had watched that thing strip the old man of his humanity. Had enjoyed it.

“Dreg. Didn’t matter.” His gaze flashed up again, cold and hungry. If there was any humanity left in her partner, it quickly fled as the vampire rose fully to the surface.

“Sorry,” he continued. “We were good.”

Were. Not are
. She swallowed. It didn’t ease the aching dryness in her throat. “Don’t move, Jack. This time I’ll shoot to kill.”

His laugh was a low, almost inhuman sound. It wasn’t the laugh of the Jack she knew. It was the laugh of a stranger. “Wait for help to arrive?”

Sweat trickled down her back, and her palms felt slick against the cool metal of the gun. “That’s my plan, yes.”

“Not mine.” He flashed a familiar smile, all confidence and teeth.

Too many teeth, in fact.

The vampire was getting ready to feed.

“
Don’t
make me kill you,” she warned softly.
Please don’t
.

The sudden ferocity in his eyes made her take a step back. Even as she did so, he leaped.

Jack had once told her the best way to kill a vampire was to blow its fucking head off.

So that’s exactly what she did.

T
HE
D
AMASK
C
IRCLE
S
ERIES

Circle of Fire

Circle of Death

Circle of Desire

T
HE
N
IKKI AND
M
ICHAEL
S
ERIES

Dancing with the Devil

Hearts in Darkness

Chasing the Shadows

T
HE
R
IPPLE
C
REEK
W
EREWOLF
S
ERIES

Beneath a Rising Moon

Beneath a Darkening Moon

T
HE
D
ARK
A
NGELS
S
ERIES

Darkness Unbound

Darkness Rising

Darkness Devours

Darkness Hunts

Darkness Unmasked

Darkness Splintered

T
HE
M
YTH AND
M
AGIC
S
ERIES

Destiny Kills

Mercy Burns

T
HE
R
ILEY
J
ENSON
G
UARDIAN
S
ERIES

Full Moon Rising

Kissing Sin

Tempting Evil

Dangerous Games

Embraced by Darkness

The Darkest Kiss

Deadly Desire

Bound to Shadows

Moon Sworn