Page 72 of Thorn Evermore
“Yes. We’re assassins, Kyson.”
I freeze as his words bounce around my head. I turn to meet his eyes. “Come again?”
“Assassins. Hired killers. We have a business catering to the discreet disposal of trouble.”
I blink hard a few times. “You’re paid to kill people?”
“Yep. It’s brilliant really. It keeps the innocent people of New Onyx safe. Otherwise…” He shakes his head. “Well, as Yves puts it, a hungry vampire is a dangerous vampire.”
“I see. How do you get your jobs?”
“It all goes through Yves. Well, Viper now, but Yves approves the jobs. We take out criminals, gang members, mafiosi, pedophiles. While I won’t pretend we are upstanding citizens doing good deeds, we make the city better in the long run.”
“Um, okay. It’s only bad people?”
“Yeah, we make a point of vetting who we take on and keeping others safe. Like, just a few nights ago, I took out a guy on my own. It wasn’t a hit, but he was up to no good. Trafficking young sex workers.”
I gasp. “That evangelical guy that was all over the news?”
He grins. “That’s the one. I kept him alive so he’d have to face what he did. He had to be publicly humiliated.”
“Brilliant. Do you get famous people a lot?”
“Not famous very often, but well known, sure. But, Kyson, you have to know that we love what we do. Our moral compass is not the same as a mortal’s.”
“Will I be like that?”
“We’ll have to see what parts of you rise to the surface.Your truest self becomes dominant, so if you’ve been repressing anything, get ready.”
A shiver of excitement tingles up my spine. “I want to do something crazy right now.”
“What?”
“Anything. Just something I never would have done before.”
A sexy smile spreads across Thorn’s lips. “I know just the thing. Get dressed, sweetheart. We’re going to the roof.”
Chapter 22
THORN
Kyson’s joy bubbles out of him as we race up the stairs to the top of the Orpheus building. He’s already excited by his stamina and speed, but he hasn’t seen anything yet.
I push the door to the roof open and, gripping his wrist, pull him out with me. He gasps, his glee morphing quickly to awe as he gazes out at the cityscape.
“Wow,” he whispers, “it’s beautiful up here.”
“It is,” I say, standing behind him and wrapping my arms around his chest. “It’s very high up too.”
“I noticed.” He shivers in my embrace. “What are we gonna do?”
“Do you want to know or do you want to trust me and be surprised?”
“Hmm.” He leans back into me. “I’m nervous, but I want to trust you.”
“Good. I’m about to show you there’s nothing to fear. Not anymore.” I nuzzle his neck, inhaling deeply. “Gods, I can’t wait to fuck you again.”
“Thorn.” He pouts, wiggling his ass against my growing cock. “Don’t distract me.”