Helaine
“We should get cleaned up.” His eyes flitted down my body at his handprints all over me in crimson red. “It’ll only be a few hours before my . . . acquaintance shows up at my place.”
His lips pressed into a thin, uneasy line. “That is, if she’s willing to help us at all.”
The way Evan shifted his weight between his feet did nothing to assure me. Typically, the man radiated confidence, but something about this so-called acquaintance seemed to put him on edge.
Of course, the photo didn’t help, I was sure. If I did something to Evan’s soul, I couldn’t blame him for acting strange.
But . . . I was only human. The idea of meeting someone who scared my vampire lover wasn’t an easy pill to swallow.
“Who is she?” My brow furrowed suspiciously. “I’ve never seen you look this nervous b
