Free The Fall by Sienna Lane, Amelia Rivers Page B

Addison was sick of being refused by Archer. She wasn’t going to put herself out there again. She could only handle so much rejection, and that point had been long exhausted.
    When they got into the house Addison went straight to her room, taking off her dress and bra before putting on a t-shirt and jumping into bed.
    ***
    Shit, Archer thought. He hadn’t meant to upset Addison. He’d been silent on the way home, too busy conjugating verbs in Latin to try and get rid of the foot-long tent he had sticking out between his legs. Talking to her, or even breathing in her scent, had proved to be too much.
    Archer didn’t bothered knocking on the door. He walked straight into Addison’s room. The sight of her curled up on the bed made his heart drop . I’m such a dick , he thought.
    “Addison,” he said, sitting next to her. Addison let out a frustrated groan.
    “What do you want, Archer?”
    “What’s wrong?” he asked, reaching out to touch her hand and flinching when she pulled away from him.
    “I’m trying to sleep, and you are really making that difficult,” Addison replied snidely. Archer let out a sigh.
    “Addy, I’m sorry I was so abrupt,” he said, hoping he wouldn’t have to explain why he had behaved like that. When Addison merely ignored him, he took a deep breath and continued. “I couldn’t think about anything but pulling the car over and taking you in the backseat. It took all my damn concentration to keep driving, and your mere scent was distracting me.”
    Addison’s jaw dropped as she turned to him.
    “Addison, do you want to watch a movie or something?” he asked casually. Addison nodded slowly, and Archer let out a relieved breath.
    “Okay, love, you pick something, and I’ll take a quick shower.”
    ***

 
    Chapter 10
     
    Jake went back to the club after he dropped Kitty back at her place. Jake’s thoughts returned to his brother. He was wondering how Archer was doing with Addison. Jake had a really good feeling about those two. His brother deserved a good, strong female to keep him on his toes. Jake had dreamt of them. The vision made no sense, as usual; more often than not, they took form when it was too late. Jake knew that there were going to be trials ahead, and he was going to be there for his brother no matter what. He wanted to try to piece it together, though, so that he could be the valuable brother for once. Even so, he couldn’t deny that hassling Archer about Addison was pretty much his favourite hobby right now.
    Jake hadn’t seen Archer so involved with a female before. Archer was always strictly business, always concerned with duty and obligations. The last time Jake had seen Archer with a woman was around five years ago when he saw a girl named Kate for a few weeks. If Archer had been with someone since then, Jake didn’t know about it. Archer’s attitude didn’t allow him to enjoy a carefree lifestyle like Jake. Then again, not even Jake found it satisfying.
    Jake surveyed his surroundings. Ah, yes , he thought as a curvy brunette walked up to him and sat herself in his lap. Jake loved women: their scent, their bodies, everything . However, he couldn’t help thinking that he would appreciate a challenge. Just once, he wanted to have to work for a female’s attention. The game was becoming far too easy.
    Jake was about to leave the club with the brunette when he saw three Nephilim enter. Jake had never seen these three before.
    All three were tall and muscular, the usual Nephilim traits. The air around them was filled with menace, and Jake could tell they were trouble. He whispered in the brunette’s ear and told her to go dance, and that he would find her later. She obeyed straight away, and Jake thought that this one might be a keeper.
    Although all Nephilim had powers—for example, they were stronger and faster than mortals—they also possessed gifts that were unique to their fathers. The powers were unpredictable. They could evolve and reveal