Her head snapped his way once more. “You’re not joking, are you?”
“Not even a little.”
Orianna sighed. “Where are you taking me?”
“To my house. You’ll be safe there.”
“Safe from the vampires?”
“Safe from everything,” he muttered.
Except me.
Ten minutes later, Eclipse pulled the Bugatti into the garage, the big door closing silently behind him.
By the time he was out of the car, Orianna was slack-jawed once again, eyes wide as saucers as she gave the cars a good once-over.
“Is that a Lambo?”
He smiled. “It is.”
She turned and surveyed the rest of the vehicles in the garage. Aside from the fact they parked their vehicles there and kept a vast array of tools in monstrous metal boxes, it wasn’t much of a garage. Theheurospmaintained the space as though it was the main living area. There were no grease stains, no dirt, only shiny surfaces and sparkling clean cars, trucks, and SUVs.
“That’s a … a Koenigsegg CCXR Trevita?” Her mouth fell open. “I heard they’d planned to make three of these but only ended up making two.”
Eclipse nodded at the car. “I won’t tell if you won’t. You definitely know your cars.”
Orianna smiled. “You could say I’ve got a fascination with them.” Her hand went to her chest. “And that’s a LaFerrari. Holy shit.”
For whatever reason, it pleased him she was impressed, more so that she was so well versed in high-performance vehicles. He found it interesting she had noted all the sports cars, not paying much attention to the Range Rover or the GMC truck. Seemed she had a preference.
Taking her hand, Eclipse led the way into the house, down the wide corridor.
“You live here?”
“Along with my brothers,” he confirmed. “As well as thefiestreigh.”
“Fiestreigh?”
“Soldiers.”
She stopped suddenly, peered up at him. “Soldiers?”
Seemed they were getting nowhere with the explanations.
“I really need you to talk to me,” she implored him, eyes cautious.
“I will,sezari. I promise.”
He saw the way her throat worked when she swallowed, felt the slight tremble in her fingers. The adrenaline was waning, and fear was taking over.
Unable to help himself, Eclipse cupped her face. “You can trust me, Orianna. You’re safe with me.”
“Why is it so easy for me to believe you?” she whispered. “Everything inside me tells me to run, but I can’t seem to.”
Because she was meant for him, but he kept that tidbit to himself for now.
“Come on. Let’s find somewhere quiet to talk.”
