Excerpt: Power Unleashed by Savannah Stuart

Posted July 19, 2010 by Holly in Promotions | 0 Comments

Check out an excerpt from Power Unleashed by Savannah Stuart, book 3 in the Miami Scorcher series.

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Paz stared into the greenest eyes she’d ever seen and tried to concentrate on his words instead of his sinfully sexy voice. There was the slightest trace of an accent, but she couldn’t place it. No, Adam Tucker most certainly wasn’t a jackass Neanderthal. He was approachable and sexy to boot. And that little dimple that appeared in his left cheek every time he spoke was going to drive her crazy. Not to mention the sleek, muscular lines of his forearms and broad shoulders straining against his shirt. Things she should not be noticing. She needed to keep her distance. And more importantly, keep her cool.

“My pack lived in a very tight community, but I’m sure you’re already aware of that. Somehow Morales poisoned our water system with silver. Not with copious amounts at first. I think he must have started small to weaken us. I don’t really know much after that though. I’ve been informed that he killed most of the pack and only kidnapped some of us, but that’s not from first-hand knowledge. I woke up in a lab with ten other wolves. By the time Perez and his doctor were finished…” She didn’t finish because she didn’t need to. He knew only two of them walked out of that lab.

“Do you know what he did with the other bodies?”

Swallowing hard, she shook her head. She’d watched too many of her packmates slowly die—writhing in agony from all the injections and experimentation. If she thought about it too long, she knew she’d fall into a pit of depression and she couldn’t allow that to happen. Not until Morales was caught. Only then could she grieve.

“Do you know what he was doing with your blood?”

Again she shook her head. As the questions continued she tried to compartmentalize her thoughts. Where is the human he injected? Were you ever allowed outside? What kind of experiments was he performing? The questions were never ending and her head was starting to hurt. Memories flooded back in a sickening rush. No, she wasn’t allowed outside. She hadn’t seen sunlight in over a year and that disgusting doctor had touched her however and whenever he’d wanted. At least he hadn’t raped her. Paz pressed a hand to her stomach.

Frowning, Adam sat up straighter. “Are you okay?”

No. “I’m fine. Do you think we could finish these questions later?”

He paused, nodded and stood. When he did, he held out his hand to her. She stared dumbly at it until she realized what he wanted. For some reason the thought of touching him scared her, but she placed her hand in his. An unexpected electric zing shot through her like lightning. It coursed up her arm and through her body all the way to the knot in her stomach.

She met his gaze and what she saw there startled her. It was lust. Plain and simple. That surprised the hell out of her. Tucker had such a reputation for being scary, but maybe the way he got his information from she-wolves was by seducing them. She yanked her hand away and wrapped her arms around herself. “I think you should wait to question Shea. She had a worse time of it than me and it’s too crowded for her right now. Question her tomorrow morning. I’ll bring her over to your house.” It came out like an order. As she spoke she realized it was stupid to bark orders at him of all wolves, but she couldn’t help it. She was worried about her friend and the truth was, Paz had lost a lot of her social skills and couldn’t seem to rein in her big mouth.

His eyebrows snapped down as he regarded her, but he nodded. “That’s fine. Make it early and maybe we can go for a run in the morning.”

The request startled her. “Oh ah…okay.”

His gaze softened on her face as he held open the door for her. She couldn’t help but wonder what the hell was wrong with him. He was an enforcer. Why was he being so nice?

He cleared his throat and suddenly looked nervous as they stepped inside. “Would you mind introducing me to everyone?”

“I don’t exactly know everyone either.”

“All right. Want me to refill your drink then?” He plucked her wineglass from her hand without waiting for a response.

She frowned at him. She hated that her insides had turned to mush around him since he was no doubt trying to use her. “I don’t know what this nice guy routine is, but I know who you are and why you’re here so if you think you can seduce me for whatever reason, you’re out of your mind. And you better not think you can try that crap with Shea.”

His emerald eyes darkened until they were practically black. He leaned closer until he was inches from her ear. She tried to ignore his earthy scent but found it impossible with his hot breath against her neck. “I do want to fuck you, long and hard, but not for any other reason than I want you. For the record, I haven’t been with a woman—wolf or human—in over two decades.” He shoved the glass back into her hand before stalking away.

Like a mute, she stood there staring after his very tight backside. Well, shit.