Amanda Ashley - Vampire - 3 by Desire After Dark

Author:Desire After Dark [Dark, Desire After]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2011-01-16T23:21:29.340000+00:00

Vicki's eyes widened. One hand flew to her throat.

"You are safe from me, my sweet one," he said quietly. Rising, he reached for his bloodstained shirt and shrugged it on. He needed to feed before he sought his rest.

"Should you go out there now?" Victoria asked. "What if Falco's waiting? Or Duncan?"

"I must go."

"You're going out to… hunt, aren't you?"

He didn't deny it.

"Please don't go."

"Victoria, I appreciate your concern more than you know, but I need to feed to restore my strength. If I do not, I will grow weaker. I cannot afford that now." He needed to be strong if he was going to protect her. It had become his reason for existing. He had not realized how empty his existence had become until he met her. Knowing she would be there when he rose filled each night with new possibilities.

"Does it hurt?" she asked.

"Does what hurt?"

"When you bite them, does it hurt?"

"No. It can be most pleasurable, especially if one is willing."

"Pleasurable! How? I had a dog bite me once. Believe me, there was nothing pleasant about it."

"But I am not a dog, my sweet one. The bite of a vampire can be a sensual thing. There are those who are addicted to it."

Hardly aware of what she was doing, she lifted a hand to her throat.

Battista followed the movement, his gaze again settling on the hollow of her throat. He listened to the beat of her heart, his nostrils filling with the sweet scent of her life's blood. He smelled the heat of her skin. It mingled with the scent of toothpaste and shampoo, soap and deodorant. And woman. A woman who was in the prime of life, vibrant and untouched.

He felt the prick of his fangs against his tongue as his hunger thrummed within him. No man had ever touched her. No vampire had ever tasted her. It was a potent combination, and a powerful temptation.

No wonder Falco wanted her.

He rose abruptly. "I must go."

"Wait." She looked up at him, her eyes wide, her breathing erratic. "Promise me you'll only take a little."

She heard the words and couldn't believe that she had said them. Only days ago she had been so sure she would never ask him to do such a thing.

Battista stared at her, unable to believe his ears, afraid to believe for fear she was playing some cruel joke. He clenched his hands at his sides to keep from pulling her into his arms. "You need not do this."

"No, I want to. If you're going out tonight, you need to be strong."

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