Today’s Snippet features characters from Dark Rapture, Dark Legacy, Book #3. Enjoy!
From time to time there’s multi-part Snippet’s that go together. I think of it as a Snippet Serial and I name them. The below Snippet Serial Seduction Conundrum features the books at the time I wrote these Snippet’s that were available in my Dark Legacy series. Eventually when books are released in the Dark Legacy series an Snippet might be written and if it is it will be added to the Seduction Conundrum Snippet Serial. So this Snippet Serial is a continuous one (at my discretion/time permits).
Seduction Conundrum is a multi-part Snippet Serial and best read in order for the most enjoyment. They are usually in order of the Dark Legacy series for which they are written about (unless otherwise noted).
This might be rough draft so excuse any typos and so on.
The Things A Garlven Does For Love
A Dark Legacy Snippet
By Taige Crenshaw & McKenna Jeffries
March 2022
Featured Characters Book: Dark Rapture
Genre: Paranormal
Series: Dark Legacy
Snippet Series: Dark Legacy Vault
Snippet Serial: Seduction Conundrum, Part 2
Length: Snippet
“I still don’t get why people lose all sense at a wedding.” Nia Hudson moved deeper into the alcove away from the madness.
“And I’ll say it again like I did when we first meet—makes them want to grab onto their singlehood and appreciate it as much as they can. Personally, I like weddings,” a deep, masculine voice said from her right.
Unlike the first time they met Nia appreciated the man standing beside her. Although he was going to owe her for attending this wedding with him.
“You look ravishing.” Darius lifted her hand and kissed her knuckles.
“Don’t think that’ll get you out of owing me for coming.” She kissed the back of his knuckles.
“I’m not trying to get out of owing you.” He cupped her cheek and ran his finger down the side. “You’ve had a busy day.”
“Yeah, we caught a new case.”
“You know you didn’t have to leave work to come here.”
Nia leaned against him. “I didn’t. We didn’t have anything pressing we could go on. We’re waiting for forensics.” She glanced at her watch. “So, I might have to cut out early.”
“If you do that’s fine.” He studied her. “I’d rather be spending time alone.”
“Me too.” She sighed, “but I know you need to be here for your friend.” She rolled her shoulders. “Let’s go and socialize.”
He held her hand as they exited the alcove. Nia glanced at the partying guests at the wedding reception. The wedding had been a very beautiful. Now people were letting loose. Suddenly the room changed. She stopped and Darius stopped with her.
“Why did you bring us home?” She smiled as she took in their haven they had created.
“We’ve done the social niceties. Now we can spend some time together before you might maybe have to leave for work.” Darius led her to the couch.
“You’re having powers comes in mighty handy.”
“Being a Garlven is a beautiful thing.” He chuckled. “Although no one has said it was handy to me before.”
Nia sat and he sat beside her. “My very own gargoyle.” She snuggled into him.
“Garlven.” He corrected.
“I know. You and the others get this pissy tone when anyone who knows about you calls you a gargoyle. Hell, when anyone says the word in your presence I can see you all trying not to correct them since they don’t know about you.” Nia laughed.
“It’s…difficult.” Darius scowled. “Do you know Mia has convinced Remy to have a family movie night?”
“Okay. When?” Nia didn’t see what was wrong with that.
“She plans to find any movie that has gargoyles in them for us to watch.” Darius sighed. “Wait until she finds out there are other beings that also exist here at the hotel and the world. I bet she will be looking for movies that have them in it to.”
Nia bit her lip. She wasn’t naïve to take that bet. Although she was curious about his other being she didn’t ask knowing it would lead to a long conversation she was too tired to have.
Darius lifted an eyebrow. “You don’t look very surprised about this movie night plan.”
“What happened was…” Nia rubbed her hand along the back of her neck. “A bunch of us the other day were talking about how we all loved the gargoyle cartoons. We had a crush on you know whose voice.”
“Thank you for not calling his name.” Darius rolled his eyes. “Remy is kindof sensitive about him since Mia has such a crush on him.”
“Remy knows he’s fictional. And Mia loves him.” Nia pointed out.
Darius nodded. “I know. But when she finally convinced him to watch the cartoons with her how she reacted made him a little annoyed.”
“She was joking.” Nia recalled what happened after.
Remy had flown all Mia’s copies of the cartoons somewhere and to this day he hadn’t returned them. Mia thought it was hilarious that Remy was so perturbed about her crush.
“Rational Remy knows that. Irrational Remy there’s no reasoning with.”
“I’m so going to call him that when he’s acting irrationally.” Nia laughed. “I’m glad you don’t have an irrational side.”
“Sure.” Darius glanced away.
“Darius?” She narrowed her eyes. “What did you do?”
He shrugged not answering. Nia wasn’t in the mood to get him to talk. She decided to wait him out.
“Let’s relax and watch a movie.” Nia smiled. “My favorite movies.”
“Ummm….let’s watch something else.”
Nia was surprised he wasn’t willing to watch the movies. He seemed to have enjoyed them when they watched earlier this week. She glanced towards the shelf her movies were on then back at him.
“Where’s my transformer movies?”
“I’m tired. Off to bed for me.” Darius yawned widely then rose and walked away rapidly.
“Darius.” Nia rose and went after him.
He disappeared. She stopped and put her hands on her hips.
“Darius don’t you pull the disappearing on me.” Nia glanced around the empty area around her. “I know you’re there. What did you do my movies?”
“It wasn’t me.” Darius slid his arms around her pulling her against his chest. She felt his power along her skin as he reappeared. “It was Irrational Darius. That
bastard is always trying to get me in trouble.”
“I would point out that you are one and the same.” Nia turned in his arms. “But I’m going to resist. You better put my movies back where you found them.”
Darius opened his mouth. She held up her hand. He closed his mouth.
“Just because I have a voice crush on…”
“Don’t say his name.” Darius scowled. “Ever.”
“I love you you dumbass.” She smacked him gently upside the head. “You are being ridiculous. So’s Remy.”
Darius looked contemplative then he nodded. “It’s all Remy’s fault.”
“This I can’t wait to hear.”
“His irrationalness is catching.” Darius smiled.
Nia snorted then rolled her eyes. “Whatever. Movies back where they belong.” She pulled out of his arms and walked towards their bedroom.
“You could be like Mia and accept they are gone.” Darius called.
“You really don’t understand women.” Nia chuckled. “Mia isn’t accepting they are gone. She’d biding her time and when Remy realizes she took something of his he’ll wise up. She won’t return it until he returns her stuff.” She glanced back. “I’m saving us the time.”
Darius walked up to her. “What did she take?” He stopped by her side. “Wait…Remy didn’t say he was m —“
“Mia.” Remy’s roar shook the building.
“Never mind.” Darius scowled. “I don’t want to return those movies you go gaga over.”
Nia didn’t say a word just continued to their room.
“Nia.”
She ignored him. She entered their bedroom and went to one of the bookcases. Turning her body deliberately she made sure he saw when she put her hand on the book. Darius narrowed his eyes.
“You wouldn’t.” Darius crossed his arms over his chest.
She flicked the book forward. Darius lowered his arms and took a step towards her.
“Nia.”
She stared at him.
“Fine.” He bit out. “I’ll put them back.”
Having made her point, she put the book back. She went to him and kissed him before stepping back.
“Now that our negotiation has ended, I’m ready for your surrender.” She pulled her shirt over her head.
“You can’t seduce me.” Darius said.
Nia dropped her shirt and walked towards the bed. Darius groaned behind her.
“Nia.”
She laid on the bed. “Movie time.” She gestured to the TV. “Now we can enjoy my movies.”
“From the time we’ve met you’ve done things on your terms. And damn if I don’t love that about you Nia.” Darius laughed and joined her.
He pulled her against him. Darius kissed her. Nia held on. Darius knew her so well.
She pulled back. “I love you for how you accept me for who I am.”
“Always…”
“Our forever is on our terms.” She vowed.
Darius nodded. “I even love you so much I’ll watch that movie with him in it.”
“You’re not going to guilt me into not watching it.” Nia patted his chest. “Start the movie love of my life.”
Darius leaned back and sighed long and loud. “The things a Garlven does for love.”
Nia smacked him on the chest and laughed. “My gargoyle.” Nia ignored his growl.
They were together because they fit each other and accepted each other on their own terms. She knew he would do anything for her. She would also do anything for him.
Copyright © Taige Crenshaw & McKenna Jeffries, 2022.
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Today’s Snippet features characters from Dark Seduction, Dark Legacy, Book #1. Enjoy!