Thursday, July 4, 2013

Gabriel's Inferno - Prologue

PrologueFlorence 1290The poet dropped the note to the floor with a shaking hand. He sat silently for several moments, motionless as a statue. Then with a great clenching of teeth he stood to his feet and swept agitatedly through his house, ignoring tables and fragile items, disdaining the other inhabitants of his home.There was only one person whom...

Gabriel's Inferno - Chapter 34

Chapter 34Julia reclined on her back on the terrace’s banquette, staring up blissfully into Gabriel’s sparkling eyes. He’d divested himself of his suit jacket and loosened his tie, but refused to remove it, remembering how arousing it had been when Julia tugged on it at the Ponte Santa Trinita.She was captivated by him — his nose, his cheekbones, his...

Gabriel's Inferno - Chapter 33

Chapter 33At eight o’clock that evening, Miss Julianne Mitchell put the finishingtouches on her hair as her sweetheart gazed at her longingly from the doorway of the bathroom. He adored her. It was evident in every look, every touch, and the way he stared, unblinking, at her simplest actions.She’d curled her hair and pinned it up, coaxing a few tendrils...

Gabriel's Inferno - Chapter 32

Chapter 32Julia awoke the next morning stark naked.Or so she thought.She was in Gabriel’s bed with their bodies wrapped around each other. Her head rested on his shoulder while his left arm ran across her right hip, their legs scissored, their hips pressed close.She moved a hand down his back until she found soft cotton covering his most beautiful...

Gabriel's Inferno - Chapter 31

Chapter 31By Friday, Professor Emerson was in a foul mood. He’d spent almost an entire week without Julianne, and he’d had to watch her walk away with Paul after his seminar, without so much as a glance in his direction. He had to keep his distance when all he wanted to do was touch her and tell everyone she was his. Sleeping naked in the darkness,...