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"We did? When did we do that? You e quantity of air "Oh od you bit oing to turn into a vampire now!"

"It doesn’t work like that, I’ve found," he said, steering her forward oncetowns could hear, as well "I believe you have to be cursed to this state, as I was I’ve fed off of many women over the past twenty-five years, and none of them have ever turned into a Dark One"

"You bit htly as she obviously reh on his list of ht of her war, the hunger deep inside hi him extremely aware that she was just a few inches away from him

He wanted her, wanted her in er He wanted to touch and caress and stroke every inch of her He wanted to feast on her with all his senses, tasting and touching and licking He wanted to join with her in the most fundaht that very instant

"Holy shit," she said, her eyes huge as she looked at his wrapping around hi backward into Deround with a loud whu his chin didn’t stop her She tugged at his neckcloth until it was freed, baring his throat He had just enough presence of ed tone of voice, "Madame! Unhand me! I do not find seduction on the road within view of town in the least bit arousing"

It was a lie, of course, since he didn’t believe he could possibly be more aroused than he was at thatlove to this delectable, enticing woman in the road was not one of therass, that would be an entirely different situation

Io froze, her eyes growing large as she looked down at hiain! I attacked you! I can’t believe I attacked you a second tih I would have appreciated a softer fall" He got to his feet when she rolled off him, her face suffused with color

"I’m so sorry! I can’t believe I just jumped you like that I have no excuse at all, except all of a sudden I was so…and I wanted to…and it was like I was hungry of all things, which I guess now that I think about it, I aer It was red, and pulsing, and so overwhel that I just wanted to touch and taste and lick you--" She stopped speaking, snapping her teeth together before adding, "I’ain I shouldn’t have said that It’s like I’ve suddenly become Ms Wholly Inappropriate Sexual Harass at her and wondering "It was red?"

"My face? Oh, yes" Sheto her cheeks, which he had to admit were a dusky rose "I can’t tell you how embarrassed I am I just seeer you felt It was red, you said?"

"I’ to be able to live this down, absolutely will never be able to live--what? Oh, yes, red and hot and…and…" She stopped and slid hi to continue or I’ll end up shaain, and really, I think I’ve about reached the liht Between unexpected ti and sexual moves on a man I don’t knoho just happens to be a vampire who drank my blood…hey, do you think that could be why I want to jump you so bad? Maybe it’s your fault I think it is I think you did so to s to you Anyway, between that and the whole going-back-in-ti to explode if I do anything else out of the ordinary, so I’ to walk quietly and meditate to calm myself down Om"

"I wish to try an experilanced around,sure they were out of view of the town Daas less than an hour away, and he knew the townspeople would be stirring with the coht

"What sort of an experiment?" Io asked suspiciously