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“I want you” Blatant honesty He could give her that when it ca with his eternal fidelity He already knew he’d never be tempted by another

Her jaw fell slack as her eyes blazed with the realization of his words The passion and promise wrapped around them

Caneone last step to close the gap between the from her body Smelled her skin and her blood and her excite

One hand gripped her waist, holding her steady because she swayed slightly as though she’d gone weak in the knees The fingers of his other hand skiraceful bare neck exposed by her ponytail He could feel her pulse jue to kiss her there To bite her To ravage her

He knew fighting his primal instincts would be difficult, but daame he was determined to win

“Your jaw’s tight,” she said in a soft voice as she raised her own hand and brushed her fingers over the clenchedback”

Holding onto his sanity was more like it

He merely nodded

“Don’t,” she whispered, her tone sharp Hungry Greedy

Cane didn’t think his cock could get any harder It did He let out a low grunt froh him The beast within hiht it back

He wanted sex, not death

Intimacy, not horror

He wanted his passion sated, not his vampire thirst That would co this wo he wanted to do and he would call on every ounce of restraint he possessed to keep fro so

Yet, that made him hold back nohen she’d implored him not to

“Bev,” he said, his voice tight Strained “I could hurt you” He had to warn her It was only fair