Free Blood Lines: Kallen's Tale (Witch Fairy #3.5) by Bonnie Lamer Page A

pull up the hem of her dress, my hand massaging her thigh as I pull her closer, my knee gently pushing her legs apart.
     
    With a groan, I move so I am on top of her, kissing her neck as I push the other strap of her dress aside.  I kiss a trail down to paradise as she arches her back in encouragement.  Her bare skin against mine is dangerously close to pushing me over the edge of reason. 
     
    Damn him to hell and back.  A few more words along those lines pass through my lips as I quickly help Xandra fix her dress to its original state.  She giggles self-consciously as she realizes the reason for my abrupt behavior.  I want to take her in my arms and tell her how beautiful she is, but I have to kill my cousin first.  Granted, we did get carried away and the interruption served as the equivalent of a much needed cold shower.  Perhaps it was the comfort of being home that turned my mind to lustful mush.  Or it is my passion mirrored on Xandra’s face that does it.  I am sure it was a combination of both.  Regardless, I am still going to kill Kegan. 
     
    I give Xandra a quick kiss and then rise from the bed.  I am at the door in a heartbeat.  Whipping it open, I barely restrain myself from grabbing him by the throat, dragging him across the room and tossing him over the balcony.  “What,” I growl into his simpering face.  He is leaning against the wall with his arms crossed over his chest as if he has no cares in the world. 
     
    Pushing against the wall, he walks past me into the room.  His brows rise slightly as he takes in Xandra’s flustered appearance.  Turning back to me without nearly enough fear in his eyes, he says, “Grandmother suggested that I invite Xandra for a swim.  Fancy finding you here as well.”  His comment makes Xandra’s face flush a deeper shade of red than it already was.  I am too angry to speak at the moment.  He takes advantage of that and turns to Xandra.  “Would you care for a swim?” he asks.
     
    “Um, I don’t have a bathing suit, so I don’t think so,” she says and her face is now purple.  She must be thinking about my comment from earlier.  She can rest assured that the only person in this room who is going to see her completely naked is me.  Some day.
     
    Kegan is confused.  “Certainly after the demonstration of your magic earlier you are able to create a simple bathing suit.”
     
    He is not helping matters.  “No, I can’t.”
     
    I slam the door closed simply to rid myself of some of my pent up anger.  “She is still learning to control her magic.”
     
    Now Kegan looks even more confused but he drops it.  “Surely, then, my gracious cousin could assist in providing you with the appropriate attire.”
     
    “I see the place for young men to be is sniffing around our new guest’s room.  I am sure your Grandmother would be thrilled to know that.” 
     
    Xandra starts at Tabitha’s voice.  If she looked any guiltier a written confession would be etched into her cheeks.  Tabitha walks through the door she just reopened to stand in front of Xandra and she smiles.  “I am Tabitha,” she says, holding her hand out.  “I have been waiting anxiously to meet you.  Now, you let me know if these boys are bothering you and I will chase them off like the nasty little gnats they are, alright dear?”
     
    Xandra laughs and her face relaxes.  “They’re okay for now, but I’ll keep that in mind.”
     
    Putting my irritation with Kegan aside, I gather Tabitha to my side with one arm.  “No greeting for me?  After all I have sacrificed to save the realms?”
     
    Tabitha swats at me but her mouth folds up into a grin.  “Yes, I can see what a terrible hardship it was for you in the other realm.  However did you manage being forced into the company of such a lovely and charming young woman?”  She winks at Xandra who laughs again.
     
    I shake my head grimly.  “You have not spent much time with her, dear Tabitha.  You