All in the Chemistry [The Royal Wolves 4] (Siren Publishing Allure)
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Authors: Honor James
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The Royal Wolves 4
All in the Chemistry
This man is a dynamite package of brains, a body to make women sweat, and manners of a true gentleman. Just as happy in the outdoors as he is in the lab, Kristof Farkas has no time for the frivolities of the world or the silliness of women. And then, across the divide of their dog-eat-dog world comes the shock of a lifetime in a confusing little package.
She's always believed that she could outthink and outsmart any man on the planet, but that she had nothing any man would want. Living dual lives, she's the straight-laced bookworm by day and vibrantly sensual sex kitten at night. Both sides of Courtney Warsaw want the one person she's always dreamed of having, but the down-to-earth side of her knows he's out of her league. A chance encounter that leads to steamy dreams of what could be seals her fate.
Intrigue, back stabbing, and a brush with death have these two spinning out of control with each other and with their lives. Enemies without and enemies from within are all determined to ensure these two never have the life that destiny has set before them. Will this pair mate for life, or will they be destined to fail?
Genre:
Contemporary, Paranormal, Vampires/Werewolves
Length:
58,423 words
ALL IN THE CHEMISTRY
The Royal Wolves 4
Honor James
EROTIC ROMANCE
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ALL IN THE CHEMISTRY
Copyright © 2013 by Honor James
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To my support system, you all know who you are. You kept me going and saw me through the long nights when my characters led me round in circles. You have helped me with laughter, wild and crazy ideas that led to some wild and crazy plot twists. Without you, some of these characters would likely still have me hostage in the basement. Thank you for the great and hilarious rescues!
Table of Contents
ALL IN THE CHEMISTRY
The Royal Wolves 4
HONOR JAMES
Copyright © 2013
Prologue
Late winter, Early Spring 1819
It had been four long months since they had left the Palace in the dead of night to go on the run. The night their parents had been taken from them was the very worst of his short life. They’d gone back, a couple weeks later when the Rebels had moved on, to the burned out shell of their former home. Past the dead to try and collect a few things that could, potentially, save their lives later. Or so his big brother Laszlo had said at the time.
Now they were at a friend of a friend of a friend of their uncle’s home, only for a couple of days, just long enough for them to rest before they moved on. They had to keep moving. If they didn’t the Rebels might find them and then the Royal line truly would be dead along with them.
But that wasn’t his concern that night. Poking his head around the corner Kristof listened intently to the low sounds of the voices from the front room. Licking his lips he looked down the hall in the opposite direction and planned out his moves. As long as they continued to talk he could make it to the back door and outside. He only needed a couple of minutes, but he had to get out before they caught him.
Chewing on his lip he glanced back to Janos who was sitting wide eyed on the bed and pressed his finger to his lips to signal his brother to silence. When the youngest of the brothers nodded slowly Kristof flashed him a grin and, after one last check to ensure the two oldest brothers were still talking, took off down the hall. Running on light and silent feet he made it to the backdoor and slid through.
Breathing a sigh of relief he grinned before hotfooting it to the edge of the trees. He needed just one more sample to prove that his theory about the moss on the trees was correct. He would have been fine, except that Janos had decided to use it as part of a picture he’d been making for Laszlo. Kristof couldn’t blame him, he was young still so he’d just decided to get more. Course, his older brothers were all up in arms that they stay in the house, but he only needed a minute.
Reaching the trees he quickly found the one he wanted and, taking out the little sack, scraped some of the moss into it before pulling the drawstrings tight. Tucking the little bag in his pocket he checked the clearing between him and the house and then took off at high speed. Easing open the door he raced for the bedroom, he’d made it! No one was any the wiser he thought with a chuckle.
“Kristof!” Laszlo yelled from up the hall causing Kristof to cringe. Turning slowly he just smiled at his irate brother and, in a ballsy move, slammed the door in his eldest brother’s face.
* * * *
The here and now…Kristof
The door creaking open behind him had Kris glaring at his computer readouts even harder. The sign said “Do Not Disturb,” what the hell was so hard to figure out about that? Like, really, he only asked for two things while he was working on a project, absolute peace and quiet and that someone poke him every six days if they hadn’t seen him to ensure he was still alive.
“Dr. Farkas, a moment of your time please,” the voice of the Chairman of the Board said from behind him. Crap, not exactly the guy to ignore, especially when he was responsible for getting Kristof all the funding he did.
Marking his spot he turned to look at the man. “Mr. Johnson,” he said, his voice deep and gravelly, something that drove him insane. He hated to talk around women, they got all silly and giggly when he spoke, a strange phenomenon that he just would never understand. One of his female co-workers had tried to explain that his was a voice that sent shivers down a woman’s spine and made her think of hot and very sexual things, but he still hadn’t understood. Kristof might be a certified genius, but some things really were beyond even his grasp.
“I hate to interrupt since I know you’re almost ready with the latest of the tests, but we’ve had a new case brought in and the Board has requested that you see to it personally since it is from Aegis.”
Lifting a brow Kristof leaned back casually in his seat. “What are they trying to sell the public now?” he asked quietly. Ever since he’d heard rumors of something ten years ago he’d ensured that every secondary trial that was required by law from Aegis had come to him, the Board had been more than willing to accommodate him. Besides being one of their brightest shining stars, Kristof also put a lot of his own money into the facility. Not his own section of course as that would be highly suspect, but into the other divisions that he believed in. The ones that were testing new drugs for children with cancer or, specifically, leukemia. The division that worked on new ways of treating and healing burn victims and so forth.