Midnight Craving: Midnight Vice, Book 1 by Lolita Lopez Page A

you,” Jace declared. His thrusts grew more powerful and quick. “I love you.”
    Isla clung to his shoulders as the first shivers of orgasm rattled her body. Jace buried his face in her hair
    and continued whispering his declaration of love as he sought his release. She shattered beneath him,
    relishing the newfound heights of their passion. Jace followed quickly after her, his body going rigid as he
    spilled his seed deep within her. Embracing her lover, Isla drew idle circles across the wide expanse of his
    muscled back. She loved the feeling of him in her arms and wished he’d never have to move. But
    eventually he did.
    Jace cradled her against his chest. Silent and pensive, they cuddled for quite some time. Finally, Jace
    spoke. “It won’t be easy.”
    Isla lifted her head from his chest so she could look at him. “What?”
    He gestured between them. “This. Us. It’s not exactly encouraged.”
    “That’s the understatement of the year.” Her thoughts drifted to the secret society of archangels and
    nephilim elders policing his kind. A quiver of fear pierced her belly. “I won’t let them hurt you, Jace. I’ll
    disappear forever before I put you in that situation.”
    His arms tightened around her. “Don’t even think like that, Isla. I won’t let them keep me from you.”
    Isla sat up and gazed down into his gorgeous blue eyes. She lovingly caressed his cheek. “They’ll strip
    you of your powers, Jace. They’ll never allow us to be together. The risk—”
    He pressed a finger to her lips. “I’ve checked, Isla. There’s never been a proven case of the mingling of
    demonic and angelic lines creating soulless or uncontrollable children. It’s all just myth and legend and
    what-ifs.”
    “But the covenants,” she protested.
    “Can go to hell.” His strident reply set her afire. “I’m not about to let arbitrary rules based on nothing
    but worst-case scenarios keep us apart.”
    Isla gulped at his fierce vow. “What are we going to do?”
    “I have a hearing with the elders in a few days. They’ll rule one way or the other after I’ve plead my
    case.” Jace pulled her down into his arms, tucking her cheek against his chest. “Lots of relationships have
    obstacles, Isla. We’re not unique in that aspect.”
    Isla inhaled deeply as she considered his point. Her parents had been complete opposites, her mother a
    full-blooded succubus and her father a warlock with extraordinary healing abilities. They’d made a fairly
    successful go of it with a wonderful marriage and healthy, happy kids. Only a blood feud between
    vampires and demons had come between them. In Isla and Jace’s line of work, anything was possible but
    she preferred to look toward the positive.
    She snuggled closer and kissed his jaw. “I have a feeling we’re in for some rough days ahead.”
    Jace tightened his hug. “In my experience, the things worth having don’t come easy.”
    “Am I one of those things?”
    Smiling, Jace kissed the tip of her nose. “I’ve already risked my life for you once and I’d do it again in a
    heartbeat.”
    Isla basked in the warmth of his limitless and undying love. “You know,” she laughed, “I could almost
    kiss that bloodsucking hag for throwing us together.”
    Jace shuddered. “New rule in bed: no mention of you-know-who.”
    Isla giggled and moved closer. “Any other rules I should know about?”
    “Just one,” Jace said in between kisses. “You always come first…”
    About the Author
    While browsing bookstore shelves as a teenager, Lo discovered the erotic writings of Anaïs Nin and
    A.N. Roquelaure. Certain her mother would not approve, Lo smuggled the books home and squirreled
    them away in the most likely of places: under her bed. Late at night, she delved into the sensual worlds both
    writers created.
    As a coed studying biochemistry and genetics at Texas A&M University, Lo dabbled in creating naughty
    tales to entertain her friends. Study for a midterm or pen