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21 " When she moved away from him now it didn’t stink of retreat. Instead it felt as though she had seized the high ground as she sat gracefully on the ledge of the window. She crossed her long legs and her short dress hiked up another inch. The night sky — vast and open without any tall buildings blocking its reach — seemed to both swallow her and retreat from the immensity of her presence. "
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22 " She might dress like them, but she was a wolf in sheep’s clothing. She simply did not belong. "
23 " Did she realize how vulnerable she was? Of course she did. She didn’t strike Luca as a stupid girl. He doubted he could catch her by surprise if he wanted to attack her. Luckily for her, he didn’t want to attack. Only to kidnap her away from the sun. "
24 " This was a trial of his restraint and he was winning. But barely. "
25 " Even a weak mage’s blood can incapacitate a young vampire for days...I can’t imagine what someone like me would do to someone like you. "
26 " She whispered his name again. He was less than human now, and less than vampire. He was an animal. He’d drawn blood and now he needed to fuck, to cover her with his scent, to tell the world, She is mine. Stay away. "
27 " He saw a tattoo on her throat and he read it with some amusement. Foxhole prayers in a stylized cursive. Strange girl. The 'X' crossed the artery pulsing under her velvet skin. Skin he knew would be warm butter beneath his fangs.X marks the spot, my dear. "
28 " Luca locked his gaze with hers and held it, willing her to succumb to his entrancement. She stared back into his eyes blankly, waiting."Tell me your name," he commanded.Her lips parted and her tongue ran across to moisten them before she exhaled in a confiding whisper, "Amelia Bedelia. "
29 " The music seemed to fade into silence. It was just the two of them. He could kiss her, or he could bite her. Both possibilities were equally tempting as she looked up at him from under her long, dark lashes. "
30 " It was his duty to search the streets at the most desolate hour for the beasts. It was his pleasure to send them back to Hell. "
31 " Even a weak mage's blood can incapacitate a young vampire for days...I can't imagine what someone like me would do to someone like you. "
32 " While he'd heard whispered stories of Luca cel Rau, he wasn't brave enough to ask the truth of Luca's blood-soaked legacy. "
33 " These streets were his. He fed where he pleased and on whomever he wished. "
34 " Humans are prey — the lesser species. "
35 " According to the tale, when his sister found him he hadn't been human anymore, but he hadn't been a vampire either. Some say she killed him for being an abomination. More people whispered he'd drained her dry before feasting upon her flesh like an animal. The word for what he'd become was arcane. Taboo. Lycaon. "
36 " A woman decorated in snakes. They slithered across her body, clothing her. She drank their venom and thirsted for more. Her spirit enveloped the world, and she drew it in. "
37 " Are you all right?" he asked, ignoring the impulse to step closer."I'm dead," she said, tone dry. Her hands extended toward him and she wiggled her fingertips spookily. "The spirits of this place command you to leave. "
38 " Her eyes snapped open again, locked with his, and his mind went blank. All thoughts were abruptly severed from his being. "
39 " Are you all right?” he asked.“I’m dead,” she drawled. Her hands extended toward him and she wiggled her fingertips spookily. “The spirits of this place command you to leave. "
40 " He managed to look merely entertained by the scene in front of him rather than shocked. Who was this human that she should continue to stupefy him? "