Free ShadowsofNight by Erin Simone

superiors
decided to do an undercover sting and I was sent in.”
    “What’s the name of your organization?” he asked.
    “I’m sorry, that’s classified.” She raised her chin
defiantly.
    He’d get it out of her eventually. “Interesting, most humans
don’t know we exist.”
    “We’ve known for a while, actually.”
    “So are you finally going to tell me your real name? And don’t
lie. You’re not that good at it anyway.”
     
    “My real name is Emma Hayes.” She frowned. It was her job to
be a good liar, and here he was, telling her she sucked at it. Great…
    “Your government isn’t very original when it comes to
aliases are they? Your real name is pretty though,” he smirked.
    “Very funny,” she sighed.
    “So what did you uncover?” He turned to face her.
    “Not much. You run a large corporation. Honestly, the
assignment was rather boring. I was beginning to think we’d made a mistake
until this evening, when—well, you know.” She started to fidget.
    “I didn’t plan for that to happen between us. My attraction
to you isn’t something I’ve experienced before with a human.”
    “I find that hard to believe.” Great, my freak-of-nature
personality draws them in.
    “It’s the truth. Normally I stay away from humans as much as
possible.”
    “I guess it’s my lucky day.” She leaned forward and placed
her elbows on her knees.
    “You fight well for a human.”
    “It didn’t seem that way. Most people don’t get the upper
hand with me.”
    “I’m not human, remember?”
    “I could’ve fought harder. But at the time I didn’t want to
blow my cover.” Yeah, keep telling yourself that and maybe eventually you’ll
believe it too.
    “So you let me fuck you because you didn’t want to blow your
cover? Nice,” he hissed.
    Emma felt a shiver skate down her spine, along with
irritation. “That’s right. I’ll fuck a target if it gets me closer to my
objective.” She became defiant.
    He drew closer. “And if I wanted to fuck you now, would you
fight me?”
    “Probably. I don’t have to pretend anymore.” She knew he
wasn’t fooled, not with her accelerated heartbeat and the rush of heat between
her legs.
    “Your body and mind are at odds.” He regarded her with a
raised brow.
    She swallowed hard as he drew closer. They were definitely
at odds. “I can resist.” She scowled at him.
    “Let’s test that theory.” He reached for her.
    “Forget it. That’s not going to happen again.” Emma jumped
over the couch to put something between them. He already knew she wanted him.
But she wasn’t going to give in this time. It was wrong. He was the enemy. Not
her lover.
    “Why do you keep resisting what you feel for me?” he asked.
    “It’s not natural. I’m human. We’re too different. Can’t you
see that?” It was the closest she could get to the truth without causing
herself pain.
    “You can’t deny the chemistry between us. What we shared was
good.”
    “Yeah, up until the part where you tried to sink your fangs
into me.” He was right. It was very good between them. He made her feel
alive. But it didn’t matter. She closed her eyes. Please quit reminding me. She didn’t want to remember what it felt like to have him inside her.
    “Emma, look at me.”
    “How did you…” He was standing in front of her and she
hadn’t even heard him move.
    He lifted her chin. “That was an accident. If you want, I’ll
wear a muzzle.”
    “A dog muzzle?” His enchanting eyes met hers. She tried not
to grin. Why was he being so damn sweet?
    “Whatever it takes.”
    His mouth came down hard, tongues colliding in a swirling
dance that had her melting against him . She had no idea why her
attraction toward this male was so strong. A bond was forming between them that
she couldn’t deny. It felt right to be in his arms.
    He backed her up against the wall as he continued to explore
her body. His hands slowly inched their way up her rib cage toward her breasts,
and