Free Stalked by Death (Touch of Death) by Kelly Hashway Page B

really is.”
    I sat back down, worried that my outburst had only hurt Alex. I hadn’t meant to go off like that, but I couldn’t handle listening to Randy forgive Victoria for what she’d done.
    Alex stood up. “I’m going to call it a night. See you all in the morning.”
    “Alex,” I said.
    “In the morning, Jodi.” He walked away, leaving me staring after him.
    Chase got up and sighed. “Well, if Alex gets out of sharing, I’m going to bed, too.”
    “I think it’s best if we all turn in for the night,” Tony said.
    I turned to him. “Sorry. It was a nice idea to get to know each other better.”
    He nodded and picked up the severed hand. I followed him up the stairs and said goodnight when I reached my floor. I saw Chase walking down the hall to his room, and I ran after him. It wasn’t too late to get the answers I was looking for.
    “How did you do it?” I called after him.
    Chase stopped and turned around. “Do what?”
    “Mason was dead set against coming. How did you change his mind in a matter of minutes?” I stopped dangerously close to him. Something told me Chase wouldn’t be willing to shout the answer or risk anyone overhearing us. I had to be close enough for him to whisper.
    He leaned into me. “Chase Baxter charm, I guess. You know all about that.” He inched closer until our faces were almost touching. I tried to turn away, but I couldn’t. Being this close to Chase was making my blood go crazy. My arms tingled with the desire to touch him. My brain told me to stop him, but I stayed frozen as he leaned in to kiss me.
    Alex’s bedroom door swung open. “What’s going on?”



Chapter 8
    “Alex!” I jumped, breaking free from my trance. “What are you doing?”
    “I was coming to talk to you.” He looked back and forth between Chase and me. “The question is what are you doing? Because it sure looked like you were going to let this creep kiss you.”
    I backed away from Chase and shook my head. “No! I wasn’t. I mean, he wasn’t.”
    “Oh, I was.” Chase smiled at me.
    “Jodi, go to your room. I don’t think you’re going to want to see this.”
    “Go to my room?” I shook my head. “Alex, you can’t send me to my room.”
    “Fine. Please , go to your room. I’d rather you didn’t see me kick this guy’s ass.”
    Chase laughed. “Jodi, stay. This should be funny to watch.”
    Alex lunged at Chase, but I stepped between them, putting my hands on Alex’s chest. “Enough.” I leaned into Alex, hoping my touch would have some sort of calming effect on him. “He didn’t do anything. He only made a stupid comment to get a reaction from you. Let it go. You’re better than that.”
    Alex backed off slightly, but not much.
    I reached up and kissed him softly on his lips. “Let it go.”
    Alex wrapped his arms around me, kissing me harder. He pulled me through the open door and into his bedroom. The second we were both inside, he slammed the door on Chase, locking it tight.
    “What are you doing?” I asked, breathing heavily.
    He shrugged. “Nothing.”
    “Nothing? Oh, really? So, you didn’t pull me in here because you wanted Chase to think we’re…” I couldn’t say the words. I really liked Alex—loved him—but well, our relationship hadn’t exactly reached the level of spending the night in each other’s rooms.
    “Let him think what he wants.” Alex moved closer and kissed me again. The kiss was so passionate, my head spun. My body tingled. No wait. Not my body. My blood. My blood was mixing. Why was kissing Alex making me use my powers? I tried to control it, tried to calm my blood, but something was wrong. I pushed my hands against Alex’s chest and forced my way out of his arms. Out of the kiss.
    “What’s wrong?” He looked hurt.
    “I don’t know.” I stared at my hands and arms. “My blood is mixing, but I’m not doing it on purpose. It just happened when you kissed me.”
    Alex raised an eyebrow and smiled. “I knew I was a