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.Hisvoice cracked when he replied, Tonight. Are you certain you re not ill, Luc? She brushed the hair away from his face and trailed her fingersalong his cheek. You ve been acting strange since the train station.I m worried about you. The last four words hit him like a punch in the gut, shocking him from his self-absorbed world ofmisery.Ever since he d been changed, only one person who knew what he was had ever shown concern forhim.Morwen.The mournful note in Daniela s voice was different from her boss s, though.It sounded likeit came straight from her heart.Despair shot up from his gut and filled his limbs with lead.He couldn t destroy her. I just need sometime alone. She backed away, her face falling. Of course.I should have expected that. 48 www.samhainpublishing.com Kiss of TemptationLuc didn t pick up on the pain in her words until she was halfway up the stairs.He rushed out of thelibrary. What do you mean by that? She paused on the staircase. Nothing.I mean, most men react this way when they witness mypowers.I m used to that by now. Daniela, it s not that. You don t have to make excuses, Luc, she said, followed by a fake laugh. I mean, I am a witch.Most people are bothered by that. I m not. Then why are you pushing me away? Her fingers curled around the banister and turned white.With her eyes flashing in anger and her cheeks blooming with color, she was more tempting than hecould ve imagined.He needed to have her all of her before he ripped the banister out of the wall.Hewas gambling out of pure desperation, but part of him wondered if he could enjoy her without crossing theline, without tasting her blood again.Luc rushed up the stairs after her, never breaking his stride as he tossed her over his shoulder andcarried her into his bed.Even with the blackout curtains drawn to shield him from the sunlight, he could seeher lush lips parted in surprise, the rise and fall of her chest as she tried to catch her breath. Luc, what are you He silenced her with a kiss.His desperation ebbed as she yielded to him, opening her mouth to let himindulge in the berry-sweet recesses.She tugged at this clothes, and he broke the kiss long enough to pull his sweater over his head andallow her to do the same.The movement of her hair fanned the scent of her blood his way.Even under thefloral mask of her shampoo, he could still detect it.Warm, spicy vanilla.His fangs elongated and he forcedhimself to draw in a steadying breath before he pierced the delicate skin of her neck.Her fingers wrestled with the button of his trousers. Please don t kiss me like that and then stop. But he needed to stop.He needed to regain control of himself before he drained her dry.He stareddown at her, the desire written on her face as clearly as the letters in a book.What had he done to deservesuch surrender from her? He was a monster, an abomination, a creature that could snap her in half while heslurped up the crimson nectar that filled her veins.She grew still under him and caught his cheeks between her hands. What is it? I don t want to hurt you, Daniela, but I m so worried I will.You have no idea how much I hunger foryou. She pressed her fingers into the knotted muscles of his shoulders, massaging the tension away as theycrawled down his back. You don t have to adhere to your vows of celibacy anymore.For the moment, I myours.Yours completely, she whispered before pressing her lips to his.The tenderness of her kiss set his mind reeling.Could she feel something more for him than pure lust?www.samhainpublishing.com 49 Crista McHugh Do I need to be on top? The corner of her mouth rose into a half grin. No. His voice sounded raw and hoarse, like he d gone days without water.He wanted her for morethan just this moment.He envisioned an eternity with her.But could he force that on her? Then make love to me once more before we have to leave. Her plea was so timid, so genuine, as if she knew this was the last time they would lie in each other sarms.By tomorrow, she d have the headpiece for the Staff of Octavius.That should be enough to appeaseMorwen, and Daniela would return to the Kavanaugh Foundation.And it is probably for the best, headmitted with bitterness poisoning his thoughts.He brushed his lips over the hollow of her throat.Her pulse quickened and she arched her head back.I need to stop before I go too far.But the curving lines of her body awakened a new hunger insidehim, one that made him forget about the taste of her blood.His mouth traveled lower to the soft globes ofher breasts.In a matter of seconds, he unfastened her bra and pulled one of the taut, exposed nipplesbetween his lips. Luc, she moaned, threading her fingers through his hair.The sound of her voice so heavy with desire spurred him on.His cock strained against his zipper,throbbing in time with the circling motion of his tongue.The harder he sucked on her breasts, the louderher moans grew.He caught one of her nipples between his teeth.And then the unthinkable happened.His fangs, not yet retracted from before, grazed her skin,producing a shallow red line of blood.His tongue tingled as he lapped it up, savoring the precious drop andreviving the primal hunger he d been battling for so long.He pierced the skin at the top of her breast, and she jerked still under him.She tightened her grip onhis hair and drew in a shaky breath.Luc froze, all the pleasure draining from him in that tense second.Then she released him in a shudderthat shook his very soul.What would she do to him now that he d bitten her? He had crossed the line andhe deserved her wrath.But instead of unleashing her anger upon him, she said, Please, Luc, don t stop.More. Her hips rose and fell like the ocean waves in a storm, leaving him torn between wanting to soothe theache in his cock and continue to taste her blood.His tongue circled her areola to remove any remainingblood from her skin, and her frenzy abated.A whimper rose from her throat.He chuckled. Don t pout yet,ma bella strega.I m just getting started. The soft, spicy scent of her desire grew stronger as he travelled lower along her body.By the timehe d yanked her pants off, it nearly overwhelmed him.He needed to sample it, to compare it to thesweetness of her blood and the saltiness of her skin.His tongue delved into her sex, licking away the creamthat already flowed down her thighs.Her breath caught and released in a series of jagged exhalations. Yes, that. 50 www.samhainpublishing.com Kiss of TemptationThe thumping in his chest quickened, and for the first time in centuries, he felt truly alive.What kindof spell had she cast to make him forget all the rules he d so carefully encased himself in?But when he lifted his gaze, she seemed to be the one under a spell.Her eyelids hung half-closed, andshe was chanting his name in an ancient incantation while he teased the tiny nub inside her sex, pushing herever closer to the brink of ecstasy
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