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throw at him but came up empty so she stood and faced him warily. “Is this part of my torture? Leaving me here to die of boredom?”
    Something akin to guilt flashed in his eyes. “I didn’t plan to be gone so long. I thought about sending someone to check on you but wasn’t sure if you’d attack them.”
    “Smart man,” she murmured.
    He stared at her for a long moment with those near black penetrating eyes. It was almost as if he could see right through her. She hated the urge she had to duck her head just to avoid the power of that gaze. Knox was obviously Alpha for a reason.
    Finally he took a few more steps into the room and the air popped with something…sexual. Why was he looking at her as if he’d like to ravish her? They were natural born enemies. “Are you hungry?” His voice lowered as he spoke.
    Starving. Instead of telling him, she shrugged. “I’m fine.”
    His gaze sharpened and he covered the distance between them lightning fast. Before she realized what he meant to do, he pulled the collar of his shirt away and bared his neck to her. “If you need to feed, take from me.”
    The action was so against his nature, so…submissive. She shuddered as she stared at his pulsing vein. Knowing she should keep her distance did nothing to sate her most primal side. Feeding from another supernatural was the only way to keep up her strength. But for someone like Knox to offer his blood… “What’s the catch?”
    He shook his head. “No catch. You’re going to be here awhile and I won’t allow you to feed from anyone but me. Take advantage, Angel.” His voice dropped another notch, taking on an incredible sensual quality. The way he said “but me” sounded so damn possessive and she liked it a little too much.
    She hated the nickname and she hated her weakness even more, but if she wanted to escape she’d need all the advantage she could get, especially if he kept her for a while. Biting her bottom lip, she stared at his neck. If he’d wanted to kill her he could have done so by now. Either by himself or by sending any of his pack in to finish her off. “You’re sure?” Damn, why did her voice have to waver?
    He simply nodded as he devoured her with his eyes.
    Swallowing under his intense scrutiny, she slowly leaned forward. He could have offered his wrist but instead he’d given her his neck. Everything about this was so intimate. She’d never been turned on from feeding before but warmth flooded her entire body, straight to the ache between her legs. As her own heat built, something spicy and hot rolled off Knox. He wanted this as much as she did. The realization made her swallow hard.
    Unable to stop herself, her fangs extended and she sank them through his flesh into his vein. Even though she tried to keep some sort of distance between them, he wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her tight against his muscled body. When he did, she reached up and cupped the other side of his neck for support. There was no way to keep herself detached from him now. Not after this.
    As Angel pulled and drank from him, Knox’s canines extended. The feel of her digging into his flesh didn’t hurt. The opposite in fact. He felt connected to her in a way he hadn’t when she’d been human. His canines throbbed with the need to mark her in the same way. The reaction was instinctual and the need to claim her was overwhelming. He’d known when they’d first met she was meant for him but now he had no doubt.
    Vampire or not, she was his mate.
    And he would claim her. Bite and mark her.
    Offering himself to her like this was the only way he knew to put her at ease. He hadn’t expected to be so turned on by the feel of her drinking from him. Though maybe he should have. The longer and harder she pulled, the closer she drew to his body, wrapping herself around him like warm silk. He’d learned to mask his scent for almost a thousand years but now he had no control over the desire rolling off him. She had