Free Dark Redemption by Elle Bright Page A

he was a goner.
Without a second thought, Gio brought the Ferrari screeching to a halt on the
side of the road, kicking up a cloud of dirt around them. He barely had time to
unclick his seatbelt before Lindsey climbed into his lap, unzipped his pants,
and proceeded to wreak sweet havoc on his senses with her mouth and body. 
    Lindsey
straddled his lap as she rode him hard. The sex was wild and frantic, the tiny
blonde as explosive as a bundle of dynamite. She awakened the feral animal
within him, the beast roaring with satisfaction as he drove himself harder and
deeper into her.
             
When their bodies stilled, completion found, Lindsey wiggled her skirt down
over her hips and grinned at him as she maneuvered back into her seat. 
             
She looked adorable, all tousled hair and kiss-swollen lips, like a woman who’d
been good and satisfied. Giovanni returned her grin as he righted his own
clothing. “See? No compensation here.”
             
Lindsey arched her brow at him. “That’s yet to be determined. I still haven’t
test driven the Ferrari. I wonder which one offers the better ride.”
             
Giovanni chuckled. “There’s only one way to find out.”
             
They quickly traded places. He leveled a serious look at her as she moved the
driver’s seat forward. “Please don’t break my car.”
             
Lindsey tossed her head back and laughed. “Oh honey, I’d be more worried about
your heart.”
             
Gio shook his head at her, but she accelerated so quickly, the car jerked into
motion and he was thrown into his seatback. The moonlight danced in her blue
eyes, exhilaration radiating from her as she drove like a bat out of Hell.
              She was one
hell of a woman -- sexy, intriguing, and quite possibly insane. Trouble in high
heels and a mini skirt. He was hooked. He knew one thing for certain; putting
her back on a plane to the United States was not going to be easy.
             
Gio tried to shake off the memory and the thoughts it elicited. He focused on
Kate’s smiling face. She looked so happy, so alive as
she locked eyes with Dominic and made her way down the aisle toward him. For a
split second, Gio wished he had a woman who looked at him that way. The
sentiment was gone as quickly as it came. He knew better.
             
Love was not meant for immortals. Love made them weak, caused them immeasurable
pain. No thank you. He’d take temporary pleasure over eternal pain any day. And
his current lifestyle fit the bill. Live for the moment. Yet in that moment, he
couldn’t help the twinge of jealously unraveling in his chest. Dominic and Kate
had a rough, painful road ahead, but they had each other.
     
             
     

 
     
    Chapter
7
     
     
     
     
             
Dominic stood at the front of the empty church with his uncle, Lucan, anxiously
watching and waiting for Kate to emerge at the foot of the aisle. Uncle Lucan
placed a steadying hand on his shoulder. “Are you alright, son?”
             
Dominic grinned at his favorite uncle. “Absolutely, just
excited.”
             
“You’re sure this is what you want?” Lucan asked, his dark eyes betraying the
wise, old soul his immortal body disguised.
             
Having lived the better half of a millennium, Lucan was the oldest wolf Dominic
knew. He would have been the patriarch of the family, but had taken on the holy
mantle of the church shortly after his brother Rafael committed suicide. Rumor
had it, Lucan had been a hell-raiser himself before
his holy days. Dominic liked him even more because of it.  It made his
austere uncle seem all the more human, all the more relatable.
             
Dominic nodded. “I’ve never been more certain of anything.”
             
Lucan raised an eyebrow at him. “There will be consequences, far beyond