WARRIOR'S SURRENDER by Marisa Chenery
Book Three in the Warrior Hunger Series
Jaxon never wanted to tie himself down to a single woman, not even when he was mortal. When a sexy temptress collides with him on the street, dumping her coffee all over his chest, he sees the opportunity for another installment of his modus operandi - seduce, bed and then leave. But this fiery woman sees through his attempts and refuses to be just another notch on his bedpost.
Chyna is prepared to walk away when it becomes clear Jaxon plans to hit it and leave. She has a plan of her own and knows seduction is a two-way street. Once she gets him in bed, he won’t want to leave. But she gets more than she bargained for when her lover shows his other, furry side and reveals his true nature - as a shifter and warrior to an ancient Egyptian god. She must then decide if she is brave enough to stay...or if she will be the one to walk away.
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Chapter One
Jaxon strolled down the street with no real destination in
mind. Even though he’d hunted his prey for most of the night before, he’d taken
to the streets of San Diego the following day, midafternoon. Not to hunt. He was
just restless. The thought of sitting at home, waiting for the sun to set once
again so he could seek out evildoers, as was his job as one of Anubis’ warriors,
wasn’t something Jaxon wanted to do. Thus, he was out wandering.
French
by birth, he’d been alive since 1772. He’d taken his vow to serve Anubis in 1798
when he’d been a soldier with Napoleon’s army. They’d been in Egypt to take the
first step against British India to drive the British out of the French
Revolutionary War. Taking part in the last battle where the British had defeated
the French, Jaxon had almost lost his life, had been pretty near death. He’d
been wounded during a naval attack by Nelson in the Aboukir Bay, just off the
coast of Egypt. Jaxon had been on the French ship Orient. Wounded by British
cannon shot, he’d managed to escape the burning ship before it exploded. Barely
reaching the shore, Jaxon had called out to any Egyptian god to save him, and
Anubis had been the one to answer.
Now he lived in San Diego. For the
most part, he was content with his new life. Every once in a while he’d get
restless, but he always managed to get over it. He’d grown accustomed to being
alone. And he didn’t miss the fact there wasn’t a woman at his side to share his
life. Even as a mortal he hadn’t wanted a wife.
He turned a corner, which
took him to the front of a coffee shop. Jaxon grunted, then sucked in a sharp
breath as a woman talking on her cell phone, who had come out of the building,
crashed into him, spilling her hot coffee on the front of his shirt. Ignoring
the stinging burn on his chest, he grabbed her by her arms to right
her.
She pulled her cell away from her ear and gave him a look of horror.
“Oh my god. I’m so sorry. Are you okay? Were you scalded by the
coffee?”
Luckily for him, being immortal meant whatever burn he received
had healed in a matter of seconds. The only damage done was to his shirt, which
had a big stain across the chest.
“I’m fine,” he said. “No harm
done.”
The woman said a few words into her phone before she ended the
call and put it inside her purse. “Look what I did to your shirt. Here, hold
this.”
She passed him her cup of coffee before she dabbed at the front of
his t-shirt with one of the paper napkins she held. Obviously not satisfied with
that, she pushed another up under his shirt and dabbed it from the inside as
well as the outside.
Jaxon’s cock stirred as the backs of her fingers
rubbed against his chest. While she was busy trying to clean him up, he took the
time to get a really good look at her. She was pretty with the kind of looks
that drew him to a woman. Her long, brown hair fell over her shoulders, looking
soft to the touch. He had the sudden urge to sink his fingers in the silken mass
and take her mouth with his until she moaned. His dick liked that idea because
it went rock hard two heartbeats later.
She must have noticed the state
he was in. Her movements stilled just before her brown-eyed gaze lifted to his.
Her breath seemed to catch as she stared at his mouth. A pale shade of pink
appeared on her cheeks. She pulled her hands away.
“Ah, I’m really
sorry,” she said. “Let me make it up to you. I’ll buy you a drink this evening.
And I’m Chyna, by the way.”
Jaxon ran his gaze down her body, liking what
he saw outlined by her blouse and fitted skirt. The high heels she wore made her
legs look long and toned. He wouldn’t mind getting her into bed for a night,
having them wrapped around his waist as he pounded into her. He could afford to
take the night off from hunting. With the crime rate in San Diego low, there
weren’t as many evildoers around as there had been when he first moved to the
city over ten years ago.
He nodded. “A drink would be nice. I’m
Jaxon.”
She smiled. “Great. Meet me at the Waterfront Bar, say around
seven? Do you know where it is?”
“Yes. And seven sounds
fine.”
“I’d stay and talk but I’m in the middle of my lunch break and I
have to get back to the office. So I’ll see you later this
evening.”
After taking her coffee back, Chyna gave him one last smile,
then walked away. Jaxon turned to watch her, his gaze landing on her bottom. The
restlessness he’d felt earlier had magically disappeared with the prospect of
meeting up with Chyna again, and the chance of getting to know her a whole lot
better while he had her in his bed.
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