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Virgil
has been hiding something… But then again that isn’t anything new to him. He
doesn’t fit in with the family that doesn’t even know who he really is. Learning
long ago that he wasn’t normal, he strives to just fit in. Fate just doesn’t
seem to have it in the cards for him.
Moreo
and Foma have been searching for their other mate for centuries. Now that they
think they’ve found him, Virgil’s running from them. Panicked that he’s only
staying in Greece a few days and confused by his reaction, they decide to take
desperate measures. After their plan backfires instead of
opening up Virgil to being their mate, can they convince him they were only
trying to help? Or will it be the last straw to push Virgil over the edge and
leave everything behind to start over somewhere else, saying goodbye to the
Mariuses forever?
Excerpt
“Virgil,
are you going to come meet Caleb’s people or stand there?” Stefan asked
jokingly but I could hear the slight concern in his tone. “Dude, you okay?”
“Yeah,”
I answered, clearing my throat. “Just weird seeing Caleb like this with all the
grandeur.” I gestured around, lying through my teeth. “That and the flight.” I
shrugged.
“Sorry. Just kind of spaced out.”
“Then
we should show you to your rooms for some rest,” Mareo said as he moved closer
to me. “I didn’t catch your name.”
I
swallowed loudly as I stared up at the massive man. Yes, I had to stare up at
him. He was maybe an inch shorter than Foma but at least seven and a half feet
tall. “Virgil Marius.”
“Nice
to meet you, Virgil,” he said in a slightly husky voice. We shook hands and I
noticed that Stefan and Patrick were talking to Liam and Lorcan again, everyone
else distracted. They wanted to see their new baby before we settled in.
“Same,”
I mumbled, trying to get back my hand and not breathe at the same time. If I
took in his scent with how attracted I was to him, my fangs would come right
back out and I’d be busted.
“Virgil
did you say?” Foma asked, suddenly right next to his mate, both of them
practically surrounding me but keeping a polite distance… Technically. To
everyone else it might have looked as if we were just in a private
conversation. “Lovely fangs you have.”
“Thanks,
I’m, um, th–thirsty,” I lied. “Tired and thirsty.”
“Hmm.”
Foma glanced at his mate and I had a feeling they didn’t believe me. “Then we
should check on you during your nap.”
“Maybe
keep an extra close eye on you,” Mareo agreed as he let go of my hand only for
Foma to take it in his massive one. I stared into his light brown eyes and
found myself twenty seconds from swooning. I swear he had gold flecks swirling
around in them or something. It was hypnotic and alluring all at once. “Like as
you’re lying naked and sated in our arms.”
I
felt a thrill of desire go through me and my fangs, the fucking things, popped
back out. I shook my head and pulled my hand back as I got them to
retract. “I’m sorry, no thank you. I appreciate the offer but I’m straight.”
Mareo
leaned in until his shoulder- length black hair brushed against my ear. “The
erection you’re sporting would suggest otherwise. Why do I get the feeling most
everything you’ve said is bullshit, Virgil?”
Because
you’re smart. But I couldn’t say that. “If you’ll excuse me, I want to meet my
nephew.” I cleared my throat and went to step around them.
“Running
won’t stop us from pursuing,” Foma warned.
Who is Joyee?
Joyee dreams of one day living on enough land to have a
few horses, and find a couple of cowboys or pool boys of her own. A lover of
men, Joyee is all about them in any form in her books; vampire, werewolf,
shape-shifter, military…It’s all good! She loves to get lost in fantasy that
only books can bring. Her wide interest in reading is reflected in her writings,
whether short stories, romance, or mystical. Currently Joyee lives with her dog,
Marius, named after a vampire from Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire
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