“Nothing like coming full circle,” he mused as he poured the wine. Jena was still demi-vampir and mortal. They had decided that barring some unforeseen circumstance, Jena would stay mortal until the babies were a bit older. They weren’t quite sure how becoming immortal would affect Jena’s unique body chemistry, so they didn’t want to take the chance of her not being able to be there during the day while the babies still needed her.
Ian was able to spend some time in the very early morning sun, but did even better in the late afternoon and twilight. With Jena’s magic demi-vampir blood and multiple orgasms sustaining him, he fed only from her and was stronger than he had ever been before.
“I liked it when you were watching over me, Ian. Though at first I found it a bit annoying.” She toasted him with her wine. “You grew on me.”
“Like a fungus, huh?”
She chuckled and tucked into the light meal she had ordered while he just stared across at his good fortune. He still sometimes found it hard to believe this miracle had come to him. She was his salvation, his raison d’être. He didn’t know how he had existed for so long without her and couldn’t envision a time when he could live without her. She was necessary to him now, in so many ways. Without her, he would cease to exist.
“Actually, I came to enjoy you glowering at me from the shrubbery and I missed you when you weren’t there. Last Valentine’s night, for example, when I went out to my car to meet Dick Schmidt,” he growled at the mention of the other man’s name, “you weren’t there. I never told you, I nearly panicked, thinking something happened to you. It worried me when you suddenly weren’t there.”
Ian reached across the small table, much as Dick had done the year before, but with much more successful results. She turned her palm into his, smiling warmly up at him.
“I’ll be with you always now, my love. For eternity.”
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Bianca D’Arc has run a laboratory, climbed the corporate ladder in the shark-infested streets of lower Manhattan, studied and taught martial arts, and earned the right to put a whole bunch of letters after her name, but she’s always enjoyed writing more than any of her other pursuits. She grew up and still lives on Long Island, where she keeps busy with an extensive garden, several aquariums full of very demanding fish, and writing her favorite genres of paranormal, fantasy and sci-fi romance.
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OTHER BOOKS BY BIANCA D’ARC
Paranormal Romance
Brotherhood of Blood
One & Only
Rare Vintage
Phantom Desires
Sweeter Than Wine
Forever Valentine
Wolf Hills*
Wolf Quest
Tales of the Were
Lords of the Were
Inferno
Tales of the Were ~ The Others
Rocky
Tales of the Were ~ String of Fate
Cat’s Cradle
King’s Throne
Jacob’s Ladder
Her Warriors
Tales of the Were ~ Redstone Clan
The Purrfect Stranger
Grif
Red
Magnus
Bobcat
Matt
Tales of the Were ~ Grizzly Cove
All About the Bear
Mating Dance
Night Shift
Alpha Bear
Saving Grace
Bearliest Catch
The Bear’s Healing Touch
The Luck of the Shifters
Badass Bear
Loaded for Bear
Tales of the Were ~ Were-Fey
Lone Wolf
Snow Magic
Midnight Kiss
Tales of the Were ~ Howls Romance
The Jaguar Bodyguard
Guardians of the Dark
Half Past Dead
Once Bitten, Twice Dead
A Darker Shade of Dead
The Beast Within
Dead Alert
Gifts of the Ancients: Warrior’s Heart
Epic Fantasy Erotic Romance
Dragon Knights ~ Daughters of the Dragon
Maiden Flight*
Border Lair
The Ice Dragon**
Prince of Spies***
Dragon Knights ~ The Novellas
The Dragon Healer
Master at Arms
Wings of Change
Dragon Knights ~ Sons of Draconia
FireDrake
Dragon Storm
Keeper of the Flame
Hidden Dragons
Dragon Knights ~ The Sea Captain’s Daughter Trilogy
Book 1: Sea Dragon
Book 2: Dragon Fire
Book 3: Dragon Mates
Science Fiction Romance
Hidden Talent
Talent For Trouble
Shy Talent
Jit’Suku Chronicles ~ Arcana
King of Swords
King of Cups
King of Clubs
King of Stars
End of the Line
Diva
Jit’Suku Chronicles ~ Sons of Amber
Angel in the Badlands
Master of Her Heart
Futuristic Erotic Romance
Resonance Mates
Hara’s Legacy**
Davin’s Quest
Jaci’s Experiment
Grady’s Awakening
Harry’s Sacrifice
* RT Book Reviews Awards Nominee
** EPPIE Award Winner
*** CAPA Award Winner