He issued more terse commands, but her head spun out of control. She felt sick. And used. The voice belonged to Gavin, all right. The man she’d trusted. Only, the people he commanded didn’t call him Gavin. They called him Gavril.
Kalena’s blood thundered. Her heart pounded wildly as she gripped Thane’s hands harder.
More images…
Sex on black satin sheets with a man who could have been Thane. Only it wasn’t Thane. It was Gavin. She was in love with Gavin, but she could tell Gavin did not love her. He didn’t want to commit. He just wanted her body.
Kalena gasped and tried to shake the vampire’s lure, but she couldn’t. She wanted it to stop. The images had to stop. This couldn’t have been her life. It couldn’t have been…but as the moment passed, she realized that it was.
She’d had a lover while working at Silex Pharmaceuticals. She’d met him in the elevators on the way home from work one day.
“Hi there, beautiful lady.”
He was handsome. Tall and dark. Hard-set jawline. A full set of perfect, masculine lips. Impeccably dressed.
“Hi.”
He grinned. A dark smirk that had sent shivers up her spine.
“You look kind of lost,” he said.
“That’s because I am. I forgot where I parked my car this morning. I’m kind of new.”
“Can I help you find it?”
She’d hesitated at first, but then she saw the Silex Pharmaceuticals brand on his briefcase. “Oh, you work for Silex, too?”
He quickly switched the briefcase to the other hand. “Not really. I was on an assignment here today. I’m an independent investor, so to speak.” He held out his palm. “I’ll help you find your car.”
“I don’t even have your name.”
“My name is…Gavin. And you are?”
“Kalena.”
They’d met for dinner the next night. They’d gone out on dates at least two nights a week. She’d been intimate with him on the first date and every date thereafter. She’d never seen him at Silex Pharmaceuticals again. And not once had she made the connection between Gavin, her lover, and Gavril Silex, the CEO.
Tomas siphoned ounce after ounce, drawing on her memory until she was too weak to decipher them anymore. Without warning, the vampire extracted his fangs and shoved back away from her as if revolted.
Kalena’s eyes flew open and connected directly with the confused gaze of Thane.
“Oh, my God,” she panted and grasped her chest.
“What’s wrong?” Thane helped her toward the chair.
“She…your brother…” the vampire muttered from the opposite corner of the room.
“My brother what? Did you get the code?” Thane urged impatiently.
“Yes, but…” Tomas didn’t have time to finish.
Jugkar pushed a pad and pencil into the vampire’s hand. “Write down the damn code before you lose it.”
Tomas did as he was told, and Jugkar snatched the notepad from him and got to work on all three laptops.
“I’m sorry, Thane,” Kalena muttered, her eyes watering on instinct. The betrayal she’d felt back at the labs when she’d found out Gavin—Gavril—wanted his men to get rid of her still fresh from the memory retrieval.
“Why? Why are you sorry?” Thane looked panicked beyond reason. He turned to Tomas. “Why is she sorry?”
Tomas arched a brow at her. “Are you gonna tell him?”
“I didn’t know…I didn’t know he was your brother.”
“She might be confused,” Tomas said and then slit his wrist with his own fangs and held it out to Thane. “The memory is still fresh in my blood for the taking. Won’t be for long…”
Thane shook his head. “I’m not interested in taking vampire blood.”
Tomas nodded toward her. “Then she’ll have to tell you herself.”
“Tell me what, Kalena?” Thane urged.
“I was with your brother,” she said.
“With him?” Thane’s gaze switched between her and Tomas. Without another word, he approached Tomas, lifted the wrist to his mouth.
Thane took the vampire’s blood for a minute and then literally stumbled back in the same manner Tomas had. Kalena was certain that the look of scorn and hurt on Thane’s face would be one she’d remember for ages to come.
“Kalena?” he spoke calmly, but his veins rose on his neck and his skin darkened as his face heated. She saw his markings like never before. They were the deepest black—every line, every curve. “My twin brother?”
She nodded and then shook her head as if trying to clear away the memory. “I couldn’t remember.”
Thane lifted his face up to the ceiling, took a ragged breath, and then scrubbed his hand down his face.
Kalena could tell he was doing everything in his power to keep his composure. He looked the way she’d felt the day Gavin—Gavril—had revealed his true colors. She was no more than a sex buddy for him. It was why she’d been hesitant to refer to him as her boyfriend. She was someone for him to relieve himself inside of whenever he felt like it. She’d wanted the sex just as much as he had. She’d agreed to those terms. She’d always known a committed relationship with him was not an option. For several weeks they saw each other, and he’d hinted many times that he would never be anything more than dating material. Something had told her to call it quits with him, but she had ignored her gut instincts.
“Thane? I’m in! I hacked the old Silex system!” Jugkar jumped up from his chair and did a little happy dance. “I did it!” He was the only one in the room with a cheesy smile on his face.
Thane blinked once, dropped his gaze away from Kalena and stormed out of the room.
* * *
The adventure and suspense saga continue in RECLAIMED (Wolf in Exile Part 4)…
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In the conclusion of Wolf in Exile, Thane’s bond with Kalena is shattered following a devastating revelation. They survived exile, but now the real test begins…
Thane is under scrutiny for his family’s involvement in the production of a life-altering drug. Kalena feels deprived of her memories and takes matters into her own hands. Everything is falling apart around them. Is their love for each other strong enough to battle the forces trying to tear them apart?
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RECLAIMED is the fourth in the serialized paranormal romantic suspense story, Wolf in Exile.
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OTHER PARANORMAL ROMANCE TITLES
AMBER ELLA MONROE
writing as AMBRIELLE KIRK
BLOOD LEGENDS
The Protector
CAEDMON WOLVES
Wolf’s Haven
Wolf’s Promise
Wolf’s Touch
Caedmon Wolves Volume One (3-book bundle) - Includes Books 1-3
Wolf’s Desire
Wolf’s Strength
Wolf's Honor
Caedmon Wolves Volume Two (3-book bundle) - Includes Books 4-6
DRESDAN COVEN (Coming Soon)
Prelude
Donor
Requiem
WOLF IN EXILE
Part 1: Captured
Part 2: Unchained
Part 3: Ascend
Part 4: Reclaimed
Part 4.
5: Bound
ASPEN VALLEY PACK (BAD BOYS)
Shifter Untamed
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Ascend (Wolf in Exile Part 3)
Copyright © May 2015 by Amber Ella Monroe
Published by Obsidian Gem Publishing LLC
Edited by Michelle Olson
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