Free A DANGEROUS BARGAIN (The Sentinel Demons) by J. S. Scott Page A

the control of the bargain she’d made…he could have taken her any way he wanted to. Unfortunately, the man in him wouldn’t allow himself to do it. Taking his woman under compulsion wouldn’t give him satisfaction. It might appease his demon nature, but he would be disgusted with himself.
    He twirled his glass of whiskey, watching the ice circle in the glass. Could he handle six more days of this constant wanting? He shifted positions on the couch in his spacious den, trying to get comfortable, which was damn difficult when his cock was nearly always standing at attention.
    Six more days of the initial demon bargain, but she wouldn’t have to be with him for the life bargain…if he set her free to live her own life. The life agreement would last the duration of her human years, would protect her even though she wasn’t near him physically…though he would never be free of Kat, of wanting her, needing her. That thought nearly rubbed his emotions raw. He was getting addicted to her company, and his sexual urges were driving him mad.
    Afraid to let her out of his sight after their shared nightmare, Zach had taken her to his bed and held her, both of them talking about anything and everything as he held her close to reassure himself that she was safe. Kat loved history, and when she found out how old he was, she had begged for every story he could tell her about significant events in the last two hundred years. She never seemed to run out of questions and he never tired of hearing her voice.
    She’s a balm for my loneliness, a light to my darkness. Mine. My radiant.
    Zach tossed back a swallow of whiskey, feeling the burn of the liquid as it flowed slowly down his throat. Demons couldn’t get drunk…but they could appreciate the taste of a great Scotch.
    He smiled as he thought about how Kat had shooed him out of his own home office a few minutes ago, claiming that he was distracting her while she worked on the computer to do some of her business paperwork. Her sister Nora was covering her jobs this week, Kat having told her sibling that she was taking a vacation. Oh yeah, fun in the dark demon realm with soul sucking Evils. That would have been relaxing. Zach shook his head and took another sip of alcohol, trying to let the burn make him forget what Kat would be suffering right now had he not rescued her. Did the woman not have any sense of self-preservation?
    She beguiled and fascinated him…and not just because she was his radiant . Any woman who gave up her entire life for two of her relatives was nearly a saint in his eyes. The human women he knew-mostly the women he had fucked-wouldn’t give five minutes for any problem but their own, and their idea of a tragedy was generally a broken nail right after a manicure. Kat had been a history major in college and had dropped everything to help her twin and her nephew. What kind of woman did something like that?
    Only Kat.
    On the flip side…the woman did have a temper and he had to admit that he liked to get her riled up just to see her green eyes flashing fire. She had an untapped passion that he was dying to wallow in. Everything about her delighted him, and that was an emotion that was completely new and intoxicating.
    Kat attracted him like a moth to the light, making him constantly seek her out, eager for her warmth and illumination. His soul grew lighter every moment he spent in her presence and he was starting to get concerned that he wasn’t going to be able to survive without her. Damn it…he already didn’t want to be without her. The woman made him experience feelings that he hadn’t experienced since becoming a demon. Actually, to be honest, he had never felt this way about a woman. Ever.
    The fact that she actually didn’t think she was attractive was almost unbelievable to Zach, because every single thing about her captivated him. He knew she was under that impression because he still read her thoughts. She was his radiant and her feelings and