Free Wanted: Undead or Alive by Kerrelyn Sparks Page A

eyes.
    “Quick! Unmute it!” Brynley snatched the remote away from Marta and punched the mute button. She couldn’t miss hearing his voice.
    “Hello, ladies.” Phineas’s deep voice filled the room.
    An electric thrill sizzled through Brynley. Oh God, his voice could melt chocolate. It certainly left her feeling all warm and gooey.
    “He’s so handsome!” Marta exclaimed.
    “Shh,” Brynley hushed her so she wouldn’t miss anything he said.
    “Would you care to join me on the beach?” Phineas focused his dark chocolate eyes on the camera with an intensity that made Brynley forget to breathe.
    “Look at the man beside you,” Phineas continued. “Now look at me. Him? Or me?” The camera zoomed in on his chest. “Yes, ladies. You made the right choice.”
    “Wow,” Sarah breathed.
    “Hey.” Teddy gave her an injured look.
    “He’s so hot,” Marta whispered.
    “Shh,” Brynley hushed them again.
    The camera pulled back to show a beautiful blonde jogging toward Phineas, her breasts jiggling in her skimpy red bikini. “Oh yes, Dr. Phang! I want you!”
    He gave her a seductive look. “Of course you do. Now look at my hand. Yes, I have the family jewels.”
    The blonde gasped, then the camera jumped to Phineas’s hand. In his palm was a stash of loose diamonds and rubies.
    “Oh, Dr. Phang! What lovely stones you have.”
    “All for you, baby.” In a flash, the jewels were gone, and Phineas was regarding her sternly, his fists planted on his narrow hips. “What do you have for me?”
    The camera shifted to a bottle clutched in her hand. “I brought your favorite drink—Blardonnay!”
    Phineas smiled. “A moonlit beach, you, and Blardonnay—what more could a man want?”
    “I could think of something.” The blonde leaned into him and caressed his muscular chest.
    Brynley’s hands curled into fists.
    “Later, baby. First, we’ll enjoy our Blardonnay, and then—” He whipped off his towel.
    Marta and Sarah squealed. Brynley’s heart lurched up her throat.
    He wasn’t naked, but the little swimsuit he had on left no doubt that the Love Doctor was truly gifted in his field of expertise.
    “Oh, Dr. Phang.” The blonde’s hand drifted down his washboard abs. “Let me pop your cork.”
    Phineas took the bottle from her and gazed into the camera. “Remember, ladies. If you want me, you’ll want my Blardonnay.”
    Brynley dragged in a shaky breath as the commercial ended. Another one started, one for Vampos, the vampire after-dinner mint guaranteed to get rid of blood breath, and she muted it.
    “I just love the Blardonnay commercials!” Marta exclaimed. “Phineas is so hot!”
    Brynley clenched her jaw shut. Stay cool. Don’t let anyone know how strongly he affects you.
    “He’s a nice guy, too,” Sarah added. “He helped rescue Lara and me at Apollo’s compound.”
    “He sounds wonderful. And so hot !” Marta gave Brynley a sly look. “Don’t you think he’s hot?”
    She squeezed the remote in her fist. Did they suspect her true feelings? “He’s a Vamp. He’s not my type.”
    Marta scoffed. “Handsome, muscular hunks aren’t your type?”
    She shrugged. “I’m used to werewolf guys. They’re all well built. Phineas is nothing special.”
    Toni chuckled as she strode into the room. “Then you won’t mind seeing him. He’s waiting for you in the main office.”
    The remote control tumbled from her hand.
    Vanda grabbed it off the floor. “I’ll take care of this while you go talk to him.”
    “What?” Brynley whispered in a faint voice.
    “You need to talk to him.” Vanda’s mouth twitched. “You remember how to talk?”
    Her mouth dropped open. Phineas was here? He wanted to see her?
    “Dr. Phang is here?” Marta pressed a hand to her chest. “Oh my gosh, do you think he would give me an autograph?”
    Sarah lifted a hand. “I’d like one, too.”
    “He’s here for me ,” Brynley snapped, then winced at the fierceness of her tone. Dammit. She was too