Ghostwalker 06 - Predatory Game

only when he allowed her, say only things meant for his ears.
    Manacles hung from the ceiling and the wall. He had everything laid out for her—ready for her. She would come to love him in time, love the things he could do to her. And she’d know he was her master, the one she was born to please. She’d be what he wanted her to be, live only for him at his whim, at his pleasure.He sucked in his breath. He was so close. No one would ever find this place. Not the cripple, not the supersoldiers, and certainly not that bastard Whitney.

CHAPTER 13
    Rain greeted them as they pulled out of the drive and headed for Patsy’s estate. Jesse and Patsy’s grandparents had left both of them well off, and Patsy lived only a few miles from her brother, the back of her property connecting to the same thick wooded area. A month after Jess’s legs had been damaged she had purchased the property next to his and bought into the radio station.It actually took longer to drive to her house than walk through the woods to it, as they had to circle around following the roads.
    “What are we going to say to her?” Saber asked.
    “I haven’t figured that out yet,” Jess snapped and then shot her a quick, apologetic look. “I don’t know, but I’ll think of something.”
    Saber swallowed hard and stared out the window into the driving rain. The storm was moving in fast.
    The weatherman had been predicting a major storm for several days and it was finally here, the heavy layer of thick fog blotting out the stars and moon. Lightning veined the underside of the ominous dark clouds swirling overhead, and unease slid down her spine. “I’m sorry, Jess. I should have found a way to tell Patsy without giving away the fact that I’m a trained psychic.”
    “I’m not upset with you, Saber, just the situation. And I have no idea what to tell Patsy at four in the morning, but I have to go. I feel a sense of urgency, which is silly I suppose, but I just can’t take chances with her life.”
    “She’s your family. And I think it’s best to tell her immediately and get her to a hospital.” She yawned.
    “I’m actually tired. It’s still dark and I’m tired. Amazing.”
    He reached over and ran his finger along the back of her hand. Her stomach clenched. It was the first gesture of affection or tenderness he’d shown her since she’d revealed she thought there might be something wrong with Patsy’s heart, and she instantly felt happy.It was odd caring about another human being. You sort of got sucked in whether you liked it or not, because her affection—and her need to protect—carried to his sister as well.
    “I was looking forward to sleeping with you. I love the idea of waking up with you in my bed, wrapped in my arms, your face the first thing I see.”
    It wasn’t fair that he could say things like that to her and make her body go into hyperdrive. But even more unfair was the way he made her heart and soul reach for him.Run to him. Need him. How ironic, considering she’d always been so independent, considering how she’d struggled for freedom. And now Generated by ABC Amber LIT Conv erter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.html
    Jess was holding her as surely as if she were in a cage.
    Lightning flashed across the sky and a few seconds later thunder boomed. The windshield wipers could barely keep up with the pouring rain. Ordinarily she enjoyed storms, but this time her heart pounded and her mouth went dry.
    Jess drove down the winding road leading through the thick grove of trees that separated his estate from his sister’s. “Don’t regret loving me, Saber.”
    She gave an exaggerated flinch. “Don’t be saying ‘love,’ dragon king. I’m not really used to that yet and I’m letting my mind go there slowly.”
    “You’re crazy about me.”
    “I’m crazy, that I’ll agree with. The rest of it…” She trailed off deliberately and waited for the sound of his laughter.
    She loved the sound of his voice, the way it seemed to wash into her body and fill her with warmth and a sense of peace—and she needed peace right now. The storm seemed to be really affecting her, her body wound tighter and tighter, her breath coming in ragged little gasps and her pulse racing.
    Jess sent a quick grin, but it didn’t ease the fear growing in her. She rolled down her window and inhaled sharply, waiting to feel the night around her. “Slow down.”
    His smile faded and he did as she asked. “What’s wrong,