A Blood So Sweet by Summer Riley

A Blood So Sweet by Summer Riley

Author:Summer Riley [Riley, Summer]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-02-14T00:00:00+00:00


CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO

Shaking his head, Nik automatically declined her invitation. She didn’t understand what she was offering him. He couldn’t take from her. It was wrong on a multitude of levels.

“No. I won’t drink from you,” he said.

Huffing a sharp breath, Brynn gave him an incredulous look. What was the big deal? Why was he being so weird about this?

“Why?” she asked.

Clenching just jaw, he stared into her wondering eyes. He was on the precipice of a slippery slope. One he wasn’t sure he was strong enough to avoid.

“Because I’ll crave you for all of eternity,” he replied.

Lifting the corner of her lips into a smirk, she stopped herself from laughing. Boldly slinking her body onto his, she straddled his hips. Draping her arms around his neck, she leaned in close to his face.

“Mmm…but don’t you already?” she asked, arching a brow.

Grunting low, Nik placed his hands on her narrow waist. Giving her a gentle squeeze, he savored the feeling of her lightly grinding onto his hardening cock. She wasn’t wrong about that. But his craving could turn into one for something more. There would come a time when he would have the all-consuming need to Sire her. He absolutely couldn’t let that happen.

“You know that I do,” he replied.

Tilting her head, she quietly studied his expression. He was battling something; she could tell by the way the green in his eyes was wavering between tones. She didn’t understand why this was causing him some sort of internal conflict.

“Then what’s the problem, Nikolai?” she asked.

“I don’t want to weaken you,” he said in a half-truth.

Narrowing her eyes, she gave a tiny shrug of her shoulders. She didn’t understand why that was a problem. “But blood is regenerative…so I’ll be a little sleepy for a bit, big deal,” she said.

Shaking his head, he moved his right hand from her waist to her cheek. Touching her reverently, he let out a small sigh.

“I just don’t want what happened to Leona to happen to you. I want you to keep your magic,” he said.

Leaning into his touch, she stopped herself from rolling her eyes. His excuses were weak at best. This was a discussion that she wasn’t going to let him win.

“What happened to Lenona won’t happen to me because you won’t use me as some sort of Sun Walker juice box like they did. One time won’t hurt me, Nik…you won’t hurt me. I know you won’t. Besides…I need you to show me around Bergen. I want to see it in the daylight with you,” she said, purposefully pouting her lips. “Please? Pretty please? Just this once?”

Spitting an expletive, Nik felt his steadfast resolve slip away. The thought of basking in the sun with her was massively appealing. If he did take her up on her offer, it would just be the one time.

“Brynn, I—”

“Shhh,” she interrupted. “Please, Nik. I want to know what it’s like…I want to know what it’s like to be loved and needed by a Vampire.”

“But you already know,” he replied, giving her a small grin.



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