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.Archer couldn't join the army because he couldn'tfight daylight battles, but he could become a spy.It was no job for a gentleman, but in his hate and grief,he didn't care.Archer spent the rest of the war among the British, assuming various guises to observe their fortificationsand troop strength, sometimes even gaining access to commanders and using his psychic influence todiscover their plans."You could have influenced them into deliberately losing," Dana observed.He frowned, stroking her slim fingers absently."There were times I was tempted, but I always drew theline.It didn't seem honorable.Like beating a bound prisoner, there are some things you just don't do"As Archer went on telling her about his experiences, Dana realized he'd become addicted to the idealismand the danger of his cause.Even after the war was over, he continued using his talents to gatherinformation and undermine the country's enemies. Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.htmlYet even in his zeal, he hadn't forgotten his Countess.Archer continued to exchange letters with her,even traveling to France for frequent visits, but he never stayed long.Conditions in the fledglingUnitedStates were too uncertain, and he couldn't stand to be away.The Countess swore she'd join him, butbusy with her estate and the worsening conditions inFrance as the country spiraled into revolution, shenever did.Until the day came when Archer got word she had been murdered."A mob is the greatest danger to a vampire," he said, his voicesoft, bitter."Once it gets going, you can't stop it.Influence doesn't work on that many people in the gripof bloodlust." He stared broodingly at nothing."They hacked off her head with a scythe"Guilt-stricken, Archer returned toFrance to try to find her killers.This time he had no luck, and he finallyreturned home to the cause that was now all he had left."As the years went on,America became everything to me," Archer said."Friends and enemies age anddie, but she remains.I've watched her grow from a sickly newborn to the queen of the world.I'vewatched her act from greed and gallantry.I've seen her whore to rich men, then turn and sacrifice herown children for the freedom of others.There is no other nation like her.She's worth every lie I've told,every life I've taken, every morning I've faced with dread."As Dana listened in spellbound fascination, Archer described the wars he'd fought and the missions he'dcarried out.He was brutally frank, describing not only the triumphs but the failures that still made guiltflare in his eyes decades later.His stories were an enthralling glimpse of the past, of the people andevents that had molded the country.And as he spoke, he unwittingly revealed himself a powerful man moving invisibly among powerfulmen, using his abilities to play a prominent role in history that he allowed few people to even know about.A ruthless man, yet quietly, intensely honorable."Why are you telling me this?" she asked at last, uneasy.It didn't seem in character for a man who'dmade secrecy a way of life for two centuries."You can't make me forget it."Archer rolled over on his side and braced himself on one elbow.He met her eyes, his expression soserious her unease increased."Dana, the Countess knew I could become a vampire because she tried to influence me into giving her abetter price on the wine.And it didn't work."Understanding hit Dana like a punch so brutal she lost her breath.When her heart began beating again,she whispered, "Like me.""Like you."Dana licked her lips."All this.These things you've told me." She stopped and almost lost her courage,then forced herself to continue.The words came out in a rush."Archer, are you saying you want to makeme a vampire?"His blue eyes were steady, staring into hers with a quiet intensity."If you agree." Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.htmlA crazy joy bloomed in Dana's chest.He wanted her to stay with him.Forever."We could do so much," Archer said, and reached out to cover one of her hands with his own."Dana,you have no idea how I need you how the country needs you."She froze."Even with all my abilities, I'm only one man.But working together, we."A wave of shock washed over her skin, so cold that for a blessed moment she went completely numb.Humiliated understanding roared in behind it.Archer had been planning this from the first.He had guessed her secret fantasies, and he'd used them tobring her to heel.He'd played the demon lover, tied her and taken her and made her hotter than she'dever been in her life.But to him it had been just another mission.It had never touched him at all.Shehad never touched him at all.While he had made himself everything to her.".Have to undergo training, of course.Weapons and tactics.Languages.You'll need to.""No."Archer blinked."What?"Biting off the words, Dana said, "I'm not going to spend the next two hundred years whoring for thiscountry."I'm not going to spend the next two hundred years in love with you, watching you seduce anendless succession of willing women.It was only after she'd thought the word "love" that she realized she meant it.Jesus, it had only been twenty-four hours.You didn't fall in love in a day.Not with a normal man.But Archer was not a normal man.He was so damn good, sodamn seductive not just his body, but his intelligence and idealism and that damn honor.He'd slippedinto her heart like the spy he was, and he'd taken it."You're not just a spy," she said brutally, wanting to hurt him."`You're a whore.""No" The word came out as a whisper, sounding somehow wounded.Another of his actor's tricks."I've.done some things I'm not proud of, but I've also saved a lot of lives." For once his eloquencefailed him.Dana could almost see him groping for a way to defend himself."Just last year there was thisterrorist with a nuclear.""I need to get dressed" She couldn't take any more of this, or she was going to humiliate herself and startsobbing.Dana lurched off the bed, then realized she was nude.She couldn't stand to be naked in front ofhim he'd stripped her enough as it was.She grabbed the hem of the sheet and tried to drag it off thebed, but it wouldn't come, caught under one of Archer's trim male hips.Dana gave it another ruthlessjerk. Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.htmlImmersing her in a glare that was beginning to sizzle with grow-ling rage, Archer freed it."Thank you." Back rigid, Dana wrapped the length of cloth around her body, then turned and made forthe bureau where she'd stashed her folded jeans."Look, do you have a T-shirt? You ripped mine.""I don't understand you." His voice rumbled with anger, threatening as the thunder before a storm."Icould make you immortal."In one fluid movement, Archer rolled off the bed and strode naked toward her.She refused to look atthat magnificent, deceptive body as he stopped inches away."You would never grow old.You couldtake a shotgun blast to the chest and survive.Hell, you could bench press aToyota , see in the dark.""Leap tall buildings in a single bound and turn into a bat.I know." Dana jerked on the jeans withtrembling hands.The corners of his mouth twitched in a bitter fragment of a smile."The bat thing is a myth.""Well, if I can't turn into a bat, why bother?" She zipped the jeans."Hell, I don't know.Maybe for the men who died at Bunker Hill andGettysburg andNormandy." Furyemanated from him like his potent body heat [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
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.Archer couldn't join the army because he couldn'tfight daylight battles, but he could become a spy.It was no job for a gentleman, but in his hate and grief,he didn't care.Archer spent the rest of the war among the British, assuming various guises to observe their fortificationsand troop strength, sometimes even gaining access to commanders and using his psychic influence todiscover their plans."You could have influenced them into deliberately losing," Dana observed.He frowned, stroking her slim fingers absently."There were times I was tempted, but I always drew theline.It didn't seem honorable.Like beating a bound prisoner, there are some things you just don't do"As Archer went on telling her about his experiences, Dana realized he'd become addicted to the idealismand the danger of his cause.Even after the war was over, he continued using his talents to gatherinformation and undermine the country's enemies. Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.htmlYet even in his zeal, he hadn't forgotten his Countess.Archer continued to exchange letters with her,even traveling to France for frequent visits, but he never stayed long.Conditions in the fledglingUnitedStates were too uncertain, and he couldn't stand to be away.The Countess swore she'd join him, butbusy with her estate and the worsening conditions inFrance as the country spiraled into revolution, shenever did.Until the day came when Archer got word she had been murdered."A mob is the greatest danger to a vampire," he said, his voicesoft, bitter."Once it gets going, you can't stop it.Influence doesn't work on that many people in the gripof bloodlust." He stared broodingly at nothing."They hacked off her head with a scythe"Guilt-stricken, Archer returned toFrance to try to find her killers.This time he had no luck, and he finallyreturned home to the cause that was now all he had left."As the years went on,America became everything to me," Archer said."Friends and enemies age anddie, but she remains.I've watched her grow from a sickly newborn to the queen of the world.I'vewatched her act from greed and gallantry.I've seen her whore to rich men, then turn and sacrifice herown children for the freedom of others.There is no other nation like her.She's worth every lie I've told,every life I've taken, every morning I've faced with dread."As Dana listened in spellbound fascination, Archer described the wars he'd fought and the missions he'dcarried out.He was brutally frank, describing not only the triumphs but the failures that still made guiltflare in his eyes decades later.His stories were an enthralling glimpse of the past, of the people andevents that had molded the country.And as he spoke, he unwittingly revealed himself a powerful man moving invisibly among powerfulmen, using his abilities to play a prominent role in history that he allowed few people to even know about.A ruthless man, yet quietly, intensely honorable."Why are you telling me this?" she asked at last, uneasy.It didn't seem in character for a man who'dmade secrecy a way of life for two centuries."You can't make me forget it."Archer rolled over on his side and braced himself on one elbow.He met her eyes, his expression soserious her unease increased."Dana, the Countess knew I could become a vampire because she tried to influence me into giving her abetter price on the wine.And it didn't work."Understanding hit Dana like a punch so brutal she lost her breath.When her heart began beating again,she whispered, "Like me.""Like you."Dana licked her lips."All this.These things you've told me." She stopped and almost lost her courage,then forced herself to continue.The words came out in a rush."Archer, are you saying you want to makeme a vampire?"His blue eyes were steady, staring into hers with a quiet intensity."If you agree." Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.htmlA crazy joy bloomed in Dana's chest.He wanted her to stay with him.Forever."We could do so much," Archer said, and reached out to cover one of her hands with his own."Dana,you have no idea how I need you how the country needs you."She froze."Even with all my abilities, I'm only one man.But working together, we."A wave of shock washed over her skin, so cold that for a blessed moment she went completely numb.Humiliated understanding roared in behind it.Archer had been planning this from the first.He had guessed her secret fantasies, and he'd used them tobring her to heel.He'd played the demon lover, tied her and taken her and made her hotter than she'dever been in her life.But to him it had been just another mission.It had never touched him at all.Shehad never touched him at all.While he had made himself everything to her.".Have to undergo training, of course.Weapons and tactics.Languages.You'll need to.""No."Archer blinked."What?"Biting off the words, Dana said, "I'm not going to spend the next two hundred years whoring for thiscountry."I'm not going to spend the next two hundred years in love with you, watching you seduce anendless succession of willing women.It was only after she'd thought the word "love" that she realized she meant it.Jesus, it had only been twenty-four hours.You didn't fall in love in a day.Not with a normal man.But Archer was not a normal man.He was so damn good, sodamn seductive not just his body, but his intelligence and idealism and that damn honor.He'd slippedinto her heart like the spy he was, and he'd taken it."You're not just a spy," she said brutally, wanting to hurt him."`You're a whore.""No" The word came out as a whisper, sounding somehow wounded.Another of his actor's tricks."I've.done some things I'm not proud of, but I've also saved a lot of lives." For once his eloquencefailed him.Dana could almost see him groping for a way to defend himself."Just last year there was thisterrorist with a nuclear.""I need to get dressed" She couldn't take any more of this, or she was going to humiliate herself and startsobbing.Dana lurched off the bed, then realized she was nude.She couldn't stand to be naked in front ofhim he'd stripped her enough as it was.She grabbed the hem of the sheet and tried to drag it off thebed, but it wouldn't come, caught under one of Archer's trim male hips.Dana gave it another ruthlessjerk. Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.htmlImmersing her in a glare that was beginning to sizzle with grow-ling rage, Archer freed it."Thank you." Back rigid, Dana wrapped the length of cloth around her body, then turned and made forthe bureau where she'd stashed her folded jeans."Look, do you have a T-shirt? You ripped mine.""I don't understand you." His voice rumbled with anger, threatening as the thunder before a storm."Icould make you immortal."In one fluid movement, Archer rolled off the bed and strode naked toward her.She refused to look atthat magnificent, deceptive body as he stopped inches away."You would never grow old.You couldtake a shotgun blast to the chest and survive.Hell, you could bench press aToyota , see in the dark.""Leap tall buildings in a single bound and turn into a bat.I know." Dana jerked on the jeans withtrembling hands.The corners of his mouth twitched in a bitter fragment of a smile."The bat thing is a myth.""Well, if I can't turn into a bat, why bother?" She zipped the jeans."Hell, I don't know.Maybe for the men who died at Bunker Hill andGettysburg andNormandy." Furyemanated from him like his potent body heat [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]