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the grave. His lips pursed Liana’s tender jewel before scraping it with strong teeth.
    She choked on his name.
    "I love you, Liana," Laurent swore while pressing his mouth against her sweet folds. "I love you. Always."
    Liana wept her love for him in return. Madness blackened her sight. Tremors possessed her body, driving into Liana with intoxicating violence. Desperate to touch Laurent, she wound her fingers in his silky hair. Her legs shook uncontrollably.
    "Do it! NOW!"
    Laurent understood as only a longtime lover would. He widened her thighs. Keeping his fingers deep within her warm body, he turned his head to the side. Laurent kissed her thigh once, twice, and then gave Liana what she craved.
    She shattered. Liana’s beautiful screams rang throughout the tower and into the night.
    "I love you, little bird." Laurent moved up her body, raining sharp kisses along the way. "Never forget it."
    Liana tasted herself on his lips. Bloody trails spilled into the water, making it as ruby as her swollen lips. Abandoned by his mouth, Liana collapsed into a boneless heap.
    Laurent wiped the remaining traces of her passion very carefully. He smiled down into her insensible face. "The water is glorious now, little bird. How about I finish cleaning you, hmm?"
    Liana nodded. Giving over to his clever hands, she became pliant to Laurent’s every wish. "I love you. You know that, don’t you?"
    He merely glanced at her once before resuming his task.
    Liana sank into the tub and whispered, "You have to know that I do, Laurent. I do."
    Laurent’s eyes darkened. However, his voice remained soft as he commanded her silence.
    An enigmatic smile touched her lips while depression cloaked her heart. Liana’s declarations meant nothing in face of her misguided sins.
    I do love you. Maybe tonight I’ll finally be able to prove it. If not, then I’ll wait. One day you’ll believe in my love, even if you can’t believe in me.
    The water lost its languorous heat by the time Laurent was done bathing her. Liana wobbled as he crouched at her feet, tenderly drying her flushed skin. Giving into temptation, she tunneled her fingers through his inky strands.
    "Stop. I don’t want your kindness or your pity."
    Messy circles rouged her cheeks. "I thought we were better." She inhaled quickly. "I thought we were more like lovers."
    "We’re not."
    Her hand fell by her side. "Then what just happened?"
    His eyes narrowed. "It was for you. Not for me. You know what I want. Until I get it, none of this means anything to me."
    Anger overtook his aura. He carried Liana the short distance between tub and bed. Promptly occupying the room’s lone stool, Laurent set about finishing her absolutions in stony silence.
    Eyes watchful, senses alert, Liana mimicked the undead with her stillness. She took great pains to appear remote, but beneath the meticulous surface she reveled in his attention, even if still hurt by his rejection. Weakness her downfall, Liana adored how Laurent courted her with gentleness, much like he did so long ago.
    Primordial memories stalked by, ripping adoration apart.
    Oh, Laurent. You made me feel like I was an angel. Pure, untouchable…safe.
    Liana knew exactly where this was headed. However, knowing brought a different brand of desolation.
    You should’ve left me on that riverbank. Better yet, you should’ve pushed me back in.
    Laurent’s mood shifted from unforgiving spite to frantic normalcy. His graceful hands parted her soaked locks. He toweled each section patiently, all the while humming a melancholy tune. "Do you remember this song, little bird?"
    "I do. It’s what you were singing that day." Emotion flushed her cheeks. "The day you found me half-dead by the river."
    "I was so scared to touch you." His hands stilled in remembrance. "You were the most beautiful creature I ever saw."
    That’s what I made you think.
    "And I thought you were an angel come to take me to heaven."
    "An angel? As ugly as I was?"
    "You weren’t ugly!