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wound tentatively before I latched on, my hands wrapping around his neck. The pain ceased instantly. His hands gentled, no longer holding me to him as he stroked my hair.
    “Good girl,” he whispered in my ear. “Told you you wouldn’t win.”
    I leaned back from the wound and stared up at him. He rose to his feet with me. Vaguely, I heard cheering in the background, but his gaze hypnotized me. I couldn’t look away.
    I blinked and tore my gaze from his. I was supposed to be doing something. Something important.
    He turned my face back to him. “Let me feed, Regan.”
    Obediently, I tilted my head, even as a shudder worked its way down my spine. I didn’t want him to drink from me. He would kill me. My heart pounded. I snapped my hand forward and covered his mouth. I leaned away and stared up at him. His forehead crinkled as he frowned. The confused look on his face was too cute for words.
    Let me feed. His voice seemed to come from inside my head. I shook my head and pushed myself away from him. His hands lingered on my arms before he released me. His eyes narrowed, and he put pressure on my mind. Pain detonated in my head.
    “Stop that!” I shouted as I glanced around. My gaze fell to the knife on the ground covered in his heart’s blood.
    His hold over me snapped, and I dove for the knife. My left hand closed around it as Zarek grabbed my right arm. He flipped me over, and I threw my left hand up and slashed his throat. Blood poured over me and I scrambled to my feet, backing away from him as he clutched his neck.
    He rushed at me and slammed his fist into my jaw. Agony tore through my head as I went flying. The crowd jostled to get out of the way. I smashed into the wooden door. The hinges snapped, and the door fell outward. I finally came to rest in front of two startled female wereanimals. I lay there for a moment and let the rain beat down on me until the women skirted around me and disappeared inside the club.
    “Thanks a lot,” I shouted weakly after them before rolling to my feet. I stumbled and caught myself against the wall, then staggered down the street. I had to get to my car and get the fuck out of there before Zarek managed to come after me. In spite of his final blow, I was hoping he was too injured to follow.
    But I wasn’t going to stick around and find out. I kept underestimating his strength. I ran all the way back to the parking lot, a block away from the club, and found my car. The rain chilled me to the bone, but it also washed away Zarek’s blood. I unclipped my keys from my belt loop and unlocked the door.
    Everything in my body ached. I gingerly patted the bruise blossoming on my cheek. My whole body would be covered in them tomorrow. I collapsed into the driver’s seat and locked the doors.
    Yeah, because a locked car door would keep a vampire out. I almost laughed. Shit, if a locked door couldn’t keep common car thieves out, it had no hope against vampires.
    I snagged the towel I’d used for my morning swim from the passenger’s seat and attempted to dry off and create some body heat. Tossing the towel to the floor, I leaned back. My eyes drifted closed, about to give in to the need for sleep, or rather, passing out. I popped them open. I couldn’t afford to rest here.
    Driving was going to be interesting without the use of my right hand. I leaned over and awkwardly started the car with my left hand. I turned the air conditioning on full blast to help keep me awake.
    I backed out of the parking space and started out of town. My broken bones ached, but not as badly as they should have. Either I was in shock or his blood had healed me. He hadn’t turned me into a vampire. I would have been in too much pain to get away from him if he had, but what had he done?
    I planned to drive straight to Alaric’s and ask him. I leaned back and prepared myself for the long drive. My eyelids drooped. I probably should have stopped then, but my stubbornness kept me going. My eyes slipped