Free Summer Sin (The Anthology Novella Series Book 2) by Darlene Kuncytes

Victoria Remington stormed through the door to her superior’s office like a force of nature, her green eyes practically glowing with her fury.
    “Just what in the bloody hell , Malcolm?” she spat out, her features tight with anger.
    Malcolm Benet glanced up from the file that he was holding and forced a smile to his lips. He had known this was coming as surely as he had known that the sun would rise this morning, but still…he wasn’t looking forward to it.
    He watched silently as the fiery blonde stormed over to his desk and glared down at him in nothing less than murderous rage. Her body practically vibrated from it.
    At five feet nine inches tall, Victoria was absolutely all woman. Her golden hair hung in thick, voluminous waves to the small of her back and her body was toned, yet curvy in all the right places. Her emerald eyes sparkled in a face that was nothing less than stunning perfection. Both angelic and devilish in a way that took one’s breath away the moment her gaze landed on you. It was stunning.
    The mixture of Fey and Were that was her ancestry complimented the other to supermodel status. She was absolutely breathtaking – yet could be lethal.
    “Whatever do you mean?” he asked as innocently as possible once he regained his composure, which only served to piss her off all the more. He had to admit that there was a very small part of him that thoroughly enjoyed it when she was angry. It was really something to see.
    “Damn it, Malcolm!” she seethed, those incredible eyes of hers spitting fire. “You’re making me take a forced leave of absence? Really ?”
    Malcolm held up his hands in an effort to calm her, but knew instantly that it was useless. Victoria was one of the best hunters that he had and one of the main reasons for that was her stubbornness. Not to mention her fearlessness. The woman was a force to be reckoned with and he knew that he was about to face her wrath. And…it wasn’t going to be pretty.
    “Just calm down, Tori.” He cautioned, but she was having none of it.
    She paced around his office like a caged animal ready to pounce, throwing him a dirty look from time to time that would have sent most men running.
    “Calm down?” she spat out finally, shaking her head viciously as she did and causing her golden hair to fly around her face. “I don’t need a damn leave of absence! Just what in the holy hell is wrong with you?”
    Malcolm couldn’t help but notice that she flinched slightly as she yelled at him and knew that her ribs were still tender from her last mission. He had come much too close to losing her, and now…
    “Victoria,” he replied as evenly as possible, standing and stopping her with a gentle hand to her arm. She turned and met his eyes, her green depths shining brightly. “You almost died,” he reminded her softly.
    “It’s not the first time,” she countered, her lips turning up in a stubborn sneer.
    Malcolm led her over to a chair and motioned for her to sit. He knew going in that this was going to be a battle. Ever since Victoria’s parents had been slaughtered by a band of blood-thirsty demons, she had made it her sole mission in life to exterminate as many of the loathsome creatures as she could. She was smart, tenacious, and deadly; so requiring her to lay low and take some time off was definitely not going to be easy. But with what Malcolm had found out…there was absolutely no other choice. If he wanted to keep her safe, he had to stand firm on this. He could not give in.
    “It’s not a request, Victoria,” he said with much more conviction as he walked around his desk and sat back down. He took a deep breath before letting it out in a long sigh. “I’ve arranged for you to spend a month at the beach. Sun, sand…surf.” He shoved a folder towards her and forced a grin to his lips. “Consider it a much overdue summer vacation,” he chuckled sadly. “God knows you deserve it.” He eyed her critically for a moment. “Not to