Blood Magic (After Dark Book 7) by Sarah Bailey (ereader for android txt) 📗

He leant down, brushing his nose against hers.

“I’m glad you came over and I’m equally glad you came all over my cock,” he murmured.

She flushed, wanting to bury her face in his chest so he couldn’t see how much his words affected her.

Friends. We’re friends. So why does this feel so intimate?

“Do you not want me to leave?”

“No. Stay with me. Talk to me. I want to know all of you.”

Her heart hammered in her chest. His mouth twitched. He could hear it, of that she was sure. Vampires and blood. Forever connected. I want to be connected to him. I want to know all of Jamie too.

“All of me?”

“Mmm, I want to understand what goes on in your head, learn what makes you tick. I want to know about your childhood, what makes you smile, what makes you laugh and what makes you cry.”

“Why?”

“Because we’re more than just simple friends. I want to be the one you confide everything in and I want to give you that in return. I want you to know me.”

He took her hand, entwining their fingers together.

“Like best friends?” she whispered.

“Exactly like that.”

And she knew in that moment, there was no going back. She wanted all those things with the vampire. Not even the threat of her family tearing her away if they ever found out would keep her from him.

I don’t care what anyone else says or does.

I just want this.

I want him.

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“I swear to fucking god you never listen to me about anything,” Gavin said, his voice laced with barely concealed anger.

Jamie raised an eyebrow, but kept his mouth shut. They were in Gavin’s flat. Jamie sat on the sofa. Gavin paced the room.

“Did I or did I not tell you to stay away from her?”

Jamie looked down at his hands.

“You did.”

“So why the fuck did I have to hear from my underlings that you’ve been seen with her in ObliVion?”

He’d known a lecture from Gavin was coming from the minute his brother had text him earlier this evening demanding he come over and explain himself. It really shouldn’t have surprised Gavin considering what Jamie was like, but somehow, his brother had thought better of him.

“What I do with Dani has nothing to do with them or you.”

“Has nothing to do with me?”

Gavin slammed his fist down on his dining table, his green eyes blazing with fury.

“What on earth are you shouting about?” called a feminine voice from the hallway.

In walked in a woman with pale skin, dark hair and hazel eyes. She wore a simple outfit of jeans and a t-shirt, but she moved with grace. Jamie knew immediately who she was.

So this is his wife.

Gavin’s eyes snapped to hers, softening immediately despite the tension still radiating from his body. Her eyes fell on Jamie.

“Is this your other brother?” she asked before Gavin had a chance to say anything.

Jamie stood, walking over to her and putting out his hand.

“Jamie. I assume you’re Daisy.”

She shook his hand, giving him a smile.

“Gavin hasn’t told me much about you, but that’s hardly surprising given how much he keeps from everyone.”

Gavin scowled, striding over and tugging Daisy into his side.

“Don’t you get any ideas about her either,” he said to Jamie.

Jamie put his hands up.

“I was just being polite. You really need to chill out, Gav.”

Daisy looked up at her husband with a frown.

“What exactly is going on?” she asked.

“My brother can’t keep it in his pants, that’s what’s going on.”

Jamie rolled his eyes before strolling back to the sofa and lounging on it.

Well, that’s a fair point considering how many times I’ve fucked Dani, but that’s better left unsaid.

“I haven’t done anything other than show her ObliVion and talk to her. Am I suddenly not allowed to be friends with a woman?”

“Not when she’s a princess of the fae court, no,” Gavin replied.

Daisy went up on tiptoes and kissed Gavin’s cheek.

“He’s your brother and he’s helping Neave, be nice,” she said quietly.

Jamie could see the wheels turning in his brother’s head as he stared down at his wife. There was affection and pure adoration in his gaze.

She really has got him head over heels. I wonder what she was like as a human.

“You don’t know what he’s like.”

“And you’ve been grumpy and sullen for weeks. Don’t take it out on him.” She looked at Jamie. “His business is suffering because of some underhand dealings.”

This was the first he’d heard of it.

“More like someone is out to tear me down,” Gavin muttered.

“So that’s why Neave made me help her interrogate those humans,” Jamie said.

She hadn’t asked him since. She knew he hated that side of things. He didn’t see humans as toys or disposable. His maker had tried to teach him to be a good, obedient vampire, but in his eyes, she was just a monster who enjoyed killing for sport. It was something he could never abide by.

“Now do you understand why I do not want you bringing further trouble? If King Mitah gets wind that you’re getting friendly with his daughter, you’ll force my hand. I wouldn’t care if she was anyone else. I am asking as your brother, please leave her alone.”

Even if he wanted to leave Dani alone, he couldn’t. He’d found something in her. A confidant. Whilst he’d not told her everything, they’d spoken of their childhoods together the night she’d turned up at his doorstep. It’d been a long time since he’d shared any sort of real connection with another person. He wasn’t going to throw that away because she was fae and he was a vampire.

“And what if I refuse?”

“Jamie—”

“I don’t see what’s so