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head dips until his nose is a twitch from mine.
“Quiet.” He’s so close I have to alternate my gaze to stop from
going cross-eyed.
    But what
I see is clearer than any emotion I’ve caught from him.
    Desire.
    “ You like what you–” I snap my jaw shut.
    Rearing
back, he turns the focus of his considerable attention back to my
eyes.
    I pale at the stark hunger in his stare and backpedal. Fast.
“I don’t–that wasn’t– shit .”
    “ Close your eyes.”
    “ Why should I do anything you–”
    “ Shut. Up.” The clipped command is edged with irritation. “And
close your eyes.”
    I open my
mouth to argue, but his eyes change. Profound. Terrifying. My gasp
of fear hitches and my eyes water until the corners
sting.
    His power
plunges into the heart of me and turns it to ice.
    Fumbling,
my fingers stop their explorative furrowing and curl under into
fists. They shake. I don’t want him to see me cry, but a droplet
escapes my lashes and streaks down my cheek in a theatrical zag.
Another drops onto my cheekbone and makes a run for it across my
pounding temple into my hair.
    I reach
for my wolf, but she’s held under the Vampire’s thumb.
    Cold lips
brush over the base of my neck. I tremble. Fangs scrap over my
skin. A scream works its way to the surface and eases past my lips
as a shrill keening.
    His cheek
rubs my collarbone then presses to my chest. “Listen to your heart.
Is this all it takes to break you?” Sinuous body winding tight, his
grip becomes painful. Angelic features twist and darken with
malignant intent. “So little enticement.”
    “ Toying with victims might be part of the feeding for you, but
I won’t play.”
    “ You know nothing of my character. While it is dark, it is not
cruel. Does thinking of me as evil help you prepare for what’s to
come?” He smiles, a reveal of sharp teeth that makes his beauty
terror. “It is not my fault you permitted me gaining the
advantage.”
    “ Why are you still talking?”
    His smile
widens. Fangs glint in the moonlight. “Indeed.” This is it. He’ll
transform into a monster and tear out my throat.
    My
charging heartbeat becomes a single humming note. Moments pass.
Mouth dry, I shake so hard the world vibrates. More seconds of
silence. Lightheaded and heavy eyed my shaking
diminishes.
    Gazing at
him, I’m held captive.
    I want to
say his eyes are cruel. That he looks sinister and evil, but he
doesn’t. He just doesn’t. His throat bobs like one who is parched,
but he does not move. I hold still as another minute passes, held
close in what’s become an embrace. I’m too scared to react. Too
stunned to understand.
    “ What I feel is not
possible . Insane thinking.” Stunned blue eyes
blaze starkly in his pale face. “What is this?”
    Is he…? Is he arguing with himself over feeding off me?
    What
force stops an injured Vampire draining his prey? A conscience?
Curiosity?
    Is he
talking to himself or me? Do I respond or stay silent?
    “ Do it.” Hmm. That faint wobble might have ruined my attempt
at bravado.
    Grip
loosening, his fingers slide across the exposed skin on my arms.
His focus intensifies. Narrows. Invisible trails of fire kindle on
my body where he studies me. Lips ghost across my pulse and a
hesitant kiss is pressed to my neck. Pulling back, he
waits.
    Under his
steady gaze, my lips tingle. My hands unclench as a warm weakness
spreads from my fingertips. I’m confused. How can terror become
want? I glare at my traitorous limbs then wheel my eyes to meet
his.
    Solemn
questioning quickly clouds an answering flash of desire. “You feel
it too?”
    Feel it?
My desire is a living, breathing presence. “I should
lie.”
    He
nuzzles my throat. “There’s no need. No one but us will know.” He
runs his nose across my skin from my collarbone to the curve of my
chin. “Luscious. The taste of your skin is rich. Like warm apples
and cinnamon. You smell vivid. Hot.” He licks, letting his tongue
dither and rasp.