A Promise Kept

Consciousness dragged Vanya upward through a brutal, pounding haze of a hangover. The crushing weight of her skull was second only to the blistering heat of the muscular, very much alive limb clamped firmly across her waist.

Her eyes flew open. A vast expanse of tattooed, bare skin filled her vision.

"You have got to be kidding me."

She braced her palms and shoved violently upward, only to fin