There isn’t anything Annie Pontin won’t do for her lover, the reclusive artifact collector Quin Black. As his personal assistant, she even takes care of the most valuable item in his collection, a ruby-encrusted sword that dates over two thousand years old. One day while cleaning it, she cuts herself on the blade. The next thing she knows, the sword is gone, and in its place ... a young man named Theodotus.<br><br>Theo claims to know Quin, but when she asks Quin the whole story, what unfolds is out of this world. She isn’t prepared to hear how he sold his soul in order to be with his dead lover forever, nor does she want to hear that he’s lived for centuries. The only problem is, Quin refuses to let her walk away. He wants them both. Now he and Theo just need to convince her to stay ...

Blood of Souls

“Always putting others’ needs ahead of your own,” he said softly. “I couldn’t have wished for a better soul to take care of our Quin in my absence.”


Her eyes stung. “You don’t know me.”


“He knew where to find you when I didn’t,” Quin corrected.


Theo flushed at her astonished scrutiny. “I don’t pretend to understand how it could be, but I have come to know you very well these past six years, Annie. I would ask that you now give yourself the same opportunity to know me.” He smiled. “I think you’ll find that I’m not nearly the bear Quin can be.”


Quin’s scowl was almost comical, but it still didn’t ease the knots in Annie’s stomach. “It doesn’t make a difference if I would like you,” she argued. “It’s still going to hurt being on the outside.”


“Nobody’s asking you to be on the outside.” Quin cupped her face, tilting her head to force her to look at him again. “I don’t want you to go anymore than I want Theo to go. Stay with us. Let both Theo and I love you.”


Chapter 14