

And there was nothing she wouldn’t do to keep Kayley safe.

Until she’d fulfilled her contract and paid the debt in full, Lucifer was within his rights to grab her sister. Not with her life and that of her sister hanging in the balance. Softness was not something she could afford. He made her remember who she’d been, not what she’d become. He woke long forgotten yearnings from back when she’d been nothing more than an unsuspecting human living her ordinary life. They were dressed in an almost identical manner, blending seamlessly with the night. A black tank top stretched across his massive chest beneath a light leather jacket. And his eyes seemed to hold all the secrets of the universe, all the pain.īlack pants clung to his powerful thighs. In person, his features were even more rugged. The only thing soft about him was his silky black hair. Maccus was almost seven feet of muscle and menace. It made sense to discover all she could about her target before setting the trap. If she tried now, she was as good as dead. It would make it easier to kill him when the time came. It was smart to go with him, maybe find out where he lived and discover his weaknesses, if he had any. Then she’d met him in person and decided it might not be such a hardship after all. And if sex with a stranger helped keep her alive, she’d been prepared to do it. Her boss ordered her to sleep with him if necessary. That was a turn-on.īut she was no closer to understanding exactly who or what he was beyond his name and that fact that he was badass. Not exactly designed to make a girl want to rip off her panties and jump into bed.īut Maccus knew what she was and wasn’t the least bit intimidated or bothered by it. And since then, the only contact she’d had with the opposite sex was either demon–no thank yo–or human scum like the group she’d encountered tonight.

Being dragged into Hell to train as a bounty hunter had killed her libido. It had been more than ten years since she’d had a sexual reaction to a man. Her lips still tingled where he’d kissed her. She hadn’t followed Maccus because Lucifer wanted the man dead.
