Welcome to this Sunday's House of Manlove Hop~
Today I want to share a snippet (unedited) from The Vampire's Coqui, Diablo's Pack. I'm very excited because I just signed a contract with Siren~ release date February.
Enjoy and keep hoppin'
Kristoph’s heart skipped a full beat or maybe two
and the sweat trickled down his back at the bomb just dropped on his lap. The
polo shirt began to stick to him and he hoped his deodorant did the job. Diablo
Rivera-Calderon was an imposing figure of a man. Sexy, wore a pair of jeans as
if they’d been painted on, Kristoph’s new boss, and oh yeah— his mate. Never
did Kristoph think he’d move hours away from his current home not only for a
job but also to find his mate—life mate as Diablo called him. Coquíes did not
necessarily mate for life nor believe in life mates. Usually their unions were
arranged by the parents or some older relative for the sake of procreation and
keeping their shifter population thriving. They rarely mated outside the
species. Kristoph’s parents were a perfect example. An arranged marriage and
six children later, Kristoph sometimes wondered if they only stayed together
out of habit. He certainly didn’t think they loved each other and when they
tried to arrange a marriage for him, Kristoph left his island home of Puerto
Rico for the sunnier pastures of Florida. Unfortunately, or maybe fortunately,
his move to Pennsylvania to study paid off in more than one way.
Confused, Kristoph wondered if all the ramblings of
his parents about survival and procreation was just their way to keep him in
line, especially once he told them he was gay. They were appalled and screamed
it was his duty to marry a nice coquí-shifter girl and keep the species
thriving. Once his parents informed him they had an arranged marriage for him,
Kristoph left and never looked back. Lies. Everything they told him—lies.
“I don’t know if I believe in life mates.” Kristoph
had a hard time looking Diablo in the eyes. He already didn’t want to
disappoint his mate. “My parents always told me coquíes married for
procreation, rarely love. We only bred with each other.”
“Cariño, I can’t speak for your parents, but I can
sure as hell tell you with one hundred percent assuredness, you are my mate. A
vampire’s nose is never wrong, nor hearing, and you smell like sunshine and sea
salt.” Kristoph kept his eyes transfixed on their joined hands and the slight
caress of Diablo’s finger on his wrist.
“But what if you’re wrong and I’m not the man for
you. Are you even gay?” whispered Kristoph.
Slight pressure on his chin forced his face up, and
he peered into Diablo’s eyes. Dark pupils dilated with understanding and lust,
Kristoph inhaled before speaking again. “Are you? Gay?”
“Yes, I am, but even if I wasn’t, a mate is a mate.
And we never forsake a mate. Do you understand what I’m saying?” Kristoph
timidly shrugged his shoulder at Diablo’s words. “You are it for me, Dr.
Kristoph Karlisle. My life mate. And no matter how long it takes, I will prove
myself to you.”
2015 ©Evelise Archer All rights reserved. This is a work of fiction. All names, characters, locations, and incidents are products of the author’s imagination, or have been used fictionally. Any resemblance to actual persons living or dead, locales, or events is entirely coincidental. No portion of this work may be transmitted or reproduced in any form, or by any means, without permission in writing from the author.
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