Seducing Death by Cassandra Lawson

Author:Cassandra Lawson [Lawson, Cassandra]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-04-28T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Five

Kyleigh flinched when she heard Ian tell his friends she’d never take Kate’s place in his heart, and she instantly wished she’d gone upstairs, or outside. Anywhere would be better than sitting in this room, hearing what an idiot she was for caring so deeply for Ian. Of course, how could she be angry with Ian over what he’d said when it wasn’t a secret? Ian had been honest from the beginning. While he wanted her and liked her, Ian was incapable of offering her more. Kyleigh was the one foolish enough to allow her heart to become involved.

Ian and his friends were still talking in the other room, but she was no longer paying attention. Instead, she was lost in her own thoughts. Maybe staying with Ian was a form of punishment. She’d fall in love with him, but he’d never return her feelings. Okay, now she felt ridiculous for thinking time with Ian could be a punishment.

There was no way to stop herself from growing more attached to Ian. It’s not like she could avoid the man she was bonded to, but it might be smart to distance herself from him some. The problem was, she didn’t want to distance herself from Ian. Would it be enough that she’d have Ian in her life anyway? Did she really need him to love her? Those were questions she needed to consider, not that she was sure the answers would make any difference.

Whatever happened, Ian couldn’t survive without her; not in some romantic way, but he would die if she returned to her realm without him. She wasn’t sure how she knew that, but some instinct told her they had to have frequent contact. She was what bound his soul to his body.

“Eat!” Ian said gruffly as he set a plate on the coffee table in front of her.

Kyleigh hadn’t even heard the others come into the room. Luckily, she wasn’t the skittish sort, or she might have jumped out of her skin. There was a part of her that wanted to argue with him about eating because he sounded bossy and rude. That part got out-voted by the part of her that hadn’t eaten in longer than she could remember. Slipping a small piece of cheese between her lips almost made her moan with delight. Her eyes closed, and she savored the texture and flavor. Until that moment, she hadn’t realized how much she’d missed food.

“How long has it been since you’ve eaten?” Raven asked.

Kyleigh thought for a moment and shrugged. “I’m not really sure. At first, I ventured out to eat, not because I was hungry, but it’s a hard habit to break.”

Connor nodded. “Vampires who started out human have that problem too. We don’t need solids, but some vampires believe they’re starving if they don’t have solid food for too long.”

“My friend, Simon just recently started eating solid food,” Ian added. “He was telling me that it’s much more filling than blood, so he doesn’t want to give it up, even knowing he doesn’t need it.

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