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had over a foot and at least eighty pounds on me. The man is huge, and I’m fairly short and tiny. Being next to him makes me feel even more delicate and fun-sized.
         Though I’d like him to think I’m pulling him along so anxiously because I can’t wait to get him in bed, I want to make sure Kaiser gets into the building all right. Humans aren’t supposed to be alone without a vampire escort, ever. Plus, he’s my donor .
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I feel an obligation to protect him.
         We make it up the side of the hill the lake rests against before Kaiser has even made it halfway back to the compound. I breathe a little easier seeing him walking easily and unmolested.
         “Do you want to talk now?” I ask Ramses. My whole demeanor has changed. I feel calmer, more relaxed. I swing his hand in mine, and the years apart seem to melt away. I squeeze his hand tighter and smile.
         “It can wait until later,” Ramses says as he squeezes me back. “I don’t want to spoil that smile. It’s been too long since I’ve seen it.”
         We enter the building behind Kaiser and I wave to him as we go separate ways. He’ll head back to the communal human hall, and I plan to return to my room within the compound. For the first time in three years, I won’t be going back alone. The thought makes all of my skin tighten up.
         “Still in the same place?” Ramses asks, wondering if my room arrangements have changed. No doubt he wants to know if I’ve gotten myself a roommate or shacked up with someone.
         “Same place, same lack of company since you left,” I assure him.
         “I want to apologize for seeming like a possessive jerk,” he says as we come to my door. I open it with a key. “But I can’t apologize for that. I’ve missed you, Sreya.”
         I pull him inside and shut the door. After relocking it, I pull him to me and wrap my arms around his waist. He hugs me close and squeezes me with all his impressive strength. It leaves me breathless, but I want him to hold me even tighter, be even closer.
         I bury my face in his chest and inhale his scent, a scent which was once all over my clothes, my things, my space, and my body. It’s a scent I still hold close to my heart, and it arouses me more than the scent of blood ever has. It’s been too long since I was able to enjoy it.
         “I missed you so much,” I tell him in a soft voice.
         “I wish I could tell you I won’t have to leave you again,” Ramses says against my still-dripping hair. I back away and glare at him.
         “Don’t tell me you’re just stopping by for a visit and then you’re going to leave me again!” I exclaim. “I can’t do another three years without you, Ramses. I don’t want to be alone anymore, especially with the world the way it is. Even immortals have to worry about today being the last day now.”
         “That’s what I wanted to talk to you about, sugar,” he tells me in a scolding voice. “But let’s get you out of these wet clothes first. You don’t want to catch a cold.”
         Like vampires catch colds. I smirk at his silly ploy and shake my head. “Just because I feel a chill coming on, I’ll let this one slide. Let’s get naked and then we can talk.”
         Those bottomless blue eyes fill up with heat. Ramses slides one hand down my neck and along my collarbone. “Once I get you naked, there won’t be any talking.”
         “Not even dirty talking?” Though I mean to tease him, the words come out as anything but teasing. My tone is soft and breathy, and I shiver at his hands on me. Dirty talking or not, I know what he means. I don’t want him using his mouth for words, either.
     
    CHAPTER SIX
         Ramses moves his hand lower and finds the button of my black pants. He unfastens it and pulls the zipper down almost in the same movement. The electricity I feel from his hand hums along my skin as though he’s touching