Читать книгу Bayou Shadow Protector - Debbie Herbert - Страница 3

“Bet you have a million secrets buried under that beautiful, innocent face.”

Beautiful. He thinks I’m beautiful. That was something April could grasp and hold on to while facing his disgust.

“I’m not considered particularly beautiful by the other Fae,” she said casually.

Chulah snorted. “Impossible. Harder to believe than the fact you aren’t human.”

“I’m half human. On my father’s side,” she said quickly. As if this might make her appear more acceptable and less foreign.

“Why didn’t you tell me the truth to start with? I’m a shadow hunter. I’ve fought supernatural beings most of my life. Hell, I have my own powers.”

“I’m well aware of your heightened senses. And your strength.” April’s eyes roved over his broad shoulders and chest, the lean, muscular biceps of his arms. Her throat went dry remembering how it felt to be wrapped in those solid arms and how much she’d desired his touch over the years.