“Lucan?” She pressed a hand to her chest, stunned.
He merely nodded at her. “I see we’ll be starting at square one.”
“What are you talking about? What the devil are you doing?” She frowned.
“We’re not starting anything. Where’s Marrok?”
He shrugged, his black T-shirt clinging to his lean frame and broad
shoulders, outlining every ripple of his pectorals and abdomen. Her mouth went
dry. He’d always looked fit and masculine when they’d been mated. Now he looked
so incredibly male. Virile, formidable. Like the warrior he’d become.
“With Caden, presumably whipping Duke’s arse back into shape. A few days
away with the humans to try to contain the Morganna situation and…” He shook
his head with faint regret. “No one here gets a break for any reason. That
should probably be your first lesson.”
She wrapped her arms around herself, thoughts flying. It wasn’t as if
she’d asked for a break; she’d begged to be here. But Anka refused to start an
argument with Lucan, even if he seemed to want it. “Lesson? I’m waiting for
Marrok or Bram, so we can start my training. I certainly wasn’t expecting you
to sneak up on me and attack. Don’t do that again!”
A grim smile lifted his mouth—one she’d seen curl up in joy, turn down in
sadness, open to her with passion before he took her lips in a tender kiss.
This caustic expression was one she’d rarely found him wearing. “You’ll be
waiting forever on them. I’m it, love. I’m your trainer. Over the next weeks
and months, I’ll come at you at any way I damn well wish to make you learn, and
you don’t get to tell me no.” He raised a sharp brow. “Still want to be here?”
Anger pricked her, followed by horror. What the devil was going on? Anka
shoved her confusion aside and focused instead on quelling the hurt that Lucan
clearly didn’t want to be here with her. “You’re
my trainer?”
Lucan simply smiled. The expression wasn’t nice.
The ground fell out beneath her. “But Bram said—”
“What you wanted to hear. I drew the short stick, love. If you’re
determined to fight Mathias, I’m the one who’s going to teach you how. Unless
you’d like to quit.”
His tone told her that he’d ten times rather she gave up. That’s what the
old her would have done, whatever he wanted her to do. Now? She crossed her
arms over her chest and glared at him, one brow raised.
“Bram has a sick sense of humor.”
“I won’t argue with that,” Lucan quipped.
“I’m not quitting.”
Impatience crossed his familiar, dear face. Being this close to him
filled her with a longing that almost made her knees give way beneath her. Anka
drew in a deep breath. This weakness wouldn’t help her fight Mathias. She had
to focus.
“Pity, but as you pointed out earlier, it’s your choice. That’s your only
choice, though. Everything else is my call. Remember that, love. Do as I say or
quit. Are we clear?”
“You’re being a bastard.” And somehow his hard attitude was arousing.
“Is that a yes or a no?”
She gritted her teeth. He’d always had a frustrating stubborn streak.
Apparently, it had grown during their parting.
“Yes,” she hissed.
Lucan smiled smugly, and she fought to stifle her anger. He wanted her to
get mad, goad her into losing her temper, so he’d have a valid reason to refuse
to train her. Figuratively speaking, he’d shoved her to her knees and forced
her to heel. It annoyed the piss out of her.
She shifted her weight from one foot to the other, painfully aware of the
fact that his attitude also made her wet.
Damn it.
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33 comments:
Okay... WHY have I not heard of this author before?? Sounds really good! I will be checking out a few of her books!
Read the excerpt, now I am curious as to who and why she wants to go go after Mathias, why she needs training. And I have to find out the tipping point, when does training become....something more? =)
I really have to get all of Ms. Black's books and read them, they all sound really good!
Great excerpt. This book sounds fantastic. Can't wait to read it.
Thanks for the excerpt! I'm slowly but surely getting Ms. Black's books and I can't wait to start reading :)
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What a great excerpt! I'm definitely interested in seeing how the rest of this book goes.
ANOTHER great excerpt...thx for the giveaway op! :)
She always has book covers that peak my interest. Very sensual and sexy covers. I hope I win
Awesome excerpt! Can't wait to read her newest
I am dying to put my hand on SB's new titles!!! And her backlist...it's Erotica Wonderland!
What a tease, I want to read more and see what happens!
Great excerpt! The more I read about this book and the more excerpts I read, the more I want to read this series.
So wanna start this series!!! I own all the books except Tempt Me With Darkness but can't seem to find it anywhere!!! Or Embrace me At Dawn either! I'm getting frustrated here! Lol.
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I just LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Shayla Black a.k.a. Shelley Bradley & have read mostly all of her Books & they were ALL Fantastic!!!!!
The only 2 I have not read yet are:
“Mine To Hold”, Wicked Lovers, Book 6
“Arresting Desire” in the Hot in Handcuffs Anthology Sexy Capers, Book 3...& this one ins't released yet.
I've read her Wicked Lovers Series,
Doomsday Brethren Series, Sexy Capers Series...& also “Their Virgin Captive”, Masters of Ménage Book 1, “Her Fantasy Men” in the Four Play Anthology, “Dangerous Boys and Their Toy”, Shelley Bradley’s “Naughty Little Secret”.
You can't go wrof with picking one of her Books up, you don't know what your missing.
Take Care & Stay Naughty,
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I have a couple of her books in my to read group on my Kindle. I need to get busy!
I loved the excerpt. I'm excited about this.
Thank you for the giveaway! I hope I win.;)
Great giveaway, thanks ladies!
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Very awesome excerpt!! So far their relationship looks so exciting!
I can't wait to put my hands on Tempt Me with Darkness! Thanks for the chance to win!
Kanya ;)
I have just started the Doomsday brother series. I so need book #2!
Mel
Love the excerpt!
thanks for the excerpt..
wish i could win this ^^
thanks for the chance
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Great excerpt. Love the cover.
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I absolutely loved Embrace me at Dawn. At one point in the book I couldn't stop so I opened it on my phone and was reading it while I was in line waiting for a book signing at RAGT. And it almost had me in tears.
Can't wait to read Shayla's other series!
Looking forward to reading this one!
I haven't read any books by this author yet but they look good. Especially love that some take place in Lafayette LA, the area where I grew up. That alone makes me what to read more. The sex, intrigue, well, icing on the cake. YUM!!
I absolutely love the Doomsday Brethren series.
Thanks so much for the generous giveaway.
Shayla is one of my favorite authors! Thanks so much for the contest!
Shayla Black is one of my favorite authors. And I love her Doomsday Brethren. Thanks for the excerpt!
Mmm... Shayla can always be counted on for a great, hot read! And she's got a huge generous streak. Thanks for the intro to this latest!
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