Free Dracul's Revenge 01: Dracul's Blood by Carol Lynne, T. A. Chase Page A

sold something like that, the public would know about it.” He shifted in his seat. “We’ll probably be called on the carpet tomorrow.”
    Jablonsky sighed. “What for?”
    Even though Bobby tried to stay under the lieutenant’s radar, he and Jablonsky got more than their fair share of verbal ass-kicking.
    “Our lieutenant will be receiving a phone call from somebody important, I’m sure, and ordered to release our cask into the hands of a restoration expert at the Smithsonian.”
    “You didn’t okay it with her first?”
    Bobby nodded, forgetting Jablonsky couldn’t see him. “Yeah, I did sort of. I asked her about removing the seal and sending it to another expert. She wasn’t thrilled about it.”
    “I bet.” A soft sigh crept over the phone. “If your gut’s telling you that letting some expert look at it is the right track for our case, I’ll back you and, you know that the lieutenant will take the heat for us as long as it brings us results. Now, I’m hanging up and getting ready for brunch with the family. You have fun at the track.”

    DRACUL’S BLOOD
    Carol Lynne and T.A. Chase

    54

    “See you tomorrow, Jablonsky.”
    He flipped the phone shut and tossed it in the passenger seat. Traffic was surprisingly light for the city, so he pulled up in front of Nik’s house right on time. Climbing out, he stretched for a moment and looked around. The houses were older, probably built by the men who worked the docks or in the meat packing plant. Being a professor must earn Nik some serious cash because realty prices in Chelsea were high, now that the section of town was desirable again.
    Bobby jogged up the front steps and knocked on the door. He leaned against the doorframe, watching people wander down the sidewalk.
    “Hey, Bobby.”
    Turning, he smiled and shoved his sunglasses to the top of his head. “Nik.”
    Without really considering his actions, he leant forward and brushed a kiss over Nik’s lips. Those gorgeous dark green eyes Nik kept hidden behind his glasses widened in surprise. Bobby pulled back before he was tempted to take the kiss further.
    “You feel lucky today?”
    Nik hesitated before nodding and joining Bobby out on the porch. Even though he watched Nik lock the door, he couldn’t help reaching around him and testing to make sure it latched. Nik eyed him as they headed towards his car.
    “Sorry. Occupational hazard, I guess.” He shrugged and opened the passenger side door for Nik.
    “It’s okay. I just don’t want you to think I’m so scatterbrained that I wouldn’t remember to lock my own house.” Nik frowned.
    Bobby shut the door and ran around the car to get in. Before he started the car, he turned to look at Nik. He reached out and cradled the man’s face in his hands.
    “I think you’re the kind of guy who gets caught up in a book or an interesting piece of research and forgets to eat. You might forget where you left your backpack or cell phone, but I don’t think that makes you scatterbrained. I think that makes you intensely focused and I find that a total turn-on.”

    DRACUL’S BLOOD
    Carol Lynne and T.A. Chase

    55

    Resisting temptation had never been one of Bobby’s strong suits. Lifting Nik’s chin a little more, he brought his lips close to Nik’s and ran his tongue over the seam of Nik’s mouth, asking for permission. Nik moaned slightly and opened for Bobby. Eager for another taste, Bobby plunged his tongue in, learning all the nooks and crannies of Nik’s mouth, teasing Nik’s tongue into his own mouth, and sucking on it.
    Nik trembled, and his hands lay, clenched in his lap. Bobby eased back a few inches and whispered, “You can touch me if you want.”
    His words seemed to break Nik’s control and the man launched himself into Bobby’s arms, wiggling like he wanted to climb onto Bobby’s lap. The steering wheel stopped that from happening, but Bobby made a silent vow not to let too much time go by before he experienced Nik straddling