Free Lacey and Lethal by Laurann Dohner

late. “I’m not.”
    “You should feel exhausted.”
    “You mean because of the sex? It was amazing but I told you, I’m not going to snooze afterward. That’s a male trait.”
    “I gave you my blood. It should have hit your system. You’ll pass out for a few hours.”
    “You had no right to do that.” It made Lacey angry all over again that he’d tricked her.
    He suddenly rolled away, getting to his feet in one swift motion that left her gawking at the display of his speed as he paced naked at the end of the bed. “You can’t be normal. No, not my bonny lass.”
    She sat up, drawing her knees to her chest to shield some of her nudity. “You’re mumbling.”
    He paused, flashing his glowing eyes. “I had plans.”
    “What kind?” She didn’t like the sound of that.
    “You’re mucking them up.”
    She wasn’t sorry but it did make her nervous enough to slide off the side of the bed and inch toward her clothes. “I think we should get you to a doctor, Lethal. You’re acting crazy again. I think it’s some kind of allergic reaction to something in the blood I brought you.”
    He growled again, his gaze turning electric blue as his eyes shone even brighter. “Sleep,” he demanded in a deep voice.
    “That hypnosis shit doesn’t wor—” Her knees gave way and she would have crashed to the floor except strong arms caught her.
    “You’ve got my blood in you now.” He chuckled. “You are highly susceptible to my suggestions.”
    She didn’t even have enough time to be afraid before everything turned black.
     
    Lethal carefully laid Lacey back on the bed. He took the time to cover her with a sheet and gently brushed back the strands of hair from her cheek. “Ah, I’m gonna enjoy this rare moment, lass.” He straightened and located her cell phone. The call he placed was answered on the third ring.
    “Any luck yet, Chase?”
    “I have some leads. I heard about what my pack did. I’m sorry. They didn’t get within twenty feet of the female.”
    “Good thing.”
    Chase hesitated. “She’s important to you?”
    “Very.”
    “Understood. What do you need?”
    “A pick-up would be great. I’m bringing her in.”
    “Oh.”
    “Is there a problem?” Lethal strode into the next room and found a neat pile of folded clothes.
    “I just thought you liked this woman since you gave her your name to use. Blaron figured the same. We were hopeful.”
    “What does that mean?” He bent, using his shoulder to hold the phone while he put on the faded jeans. They were comfortable and freshly laundered.
    “You’ve kind of grown cold in the past few decades.” Chase sighed. “This is a revenge thing then? You didn’t want anyone else to make her pay for taking you?”
    “It sounds as if you and Blaron were doing a lot of speculating.”
    “We care,” Chase admitted. “We worry about you. It’s what friends do. We also had some time on our hands since you disappeared. It’s been a long day.”
    “I’m grateful you are my friends. She is special but the lass is a little stubborn. I knew she’d put up a fight. My blood is going to keep her down for a few hours so I’d like to get her somewhere safe. She works with a team of human hunters but she doesn’t trust them. It’s implied they can’t find us but I want her where I know for sure they can’t get to her.”
    “You with a stubborn woman?” Chase laughed. “Imagine that. I knew she’d have to be something to pry your given name from your lips. Want to share how she did that?”
    “Shut up and come get me. I assume you’ve been tracing the call to find my location?”
    “We were prepared after the first time you made contact. We’ll be there soon. They located the closest cell towers and we have triangulated the area of the address. Leave the line open and we’ll signal when we’re there. I persuaded the police to be helpful to our cause. They won’t remember doing it tomorrow.”
    “Thanks.” He set the phone face up on the