QUOTE : And somehow, against all reason, we were kissing. I closed my eyes, and the<br />world around me faded. The noise, the smoke . . . it was gone. All that mattered<br />was the taste of his mouth, a mix of cloves and mints. There was a fierceness in his kiss, a desperation . . . and I answered, just as hungry for him. I didn’t stop<br />him when he pulled me closer, so that I almost sat on his lap. I’d never been<br />wrapped around someone’s body like that, and I was shocked at how eagerly<br />mine responded. His arm went around my waist, pulling me onto him further,<br />and his other hand slid up the back of my neck, getting entangled in my hair.<br />Amazingly, the wig stayed on. He took his lips away from my mouth, gently<br />trailing kisses down to my neck. I tipped my head back, gasping when the<br />intensity returned to his mouth. There was an animalistic quality that sent shock<br />waves through the rest of my body. Some Alchemist voice warned me that this<br />was exactly how a vampire would feed, but I had no fear. Adrian wouldn’t hurt<br />me, and I needed to know just how hard he could kiss me and—<br />“Oh my God!”<br />Adrian and I jerked apart as though someone had thrown cold water on us,<br />though our legs stayed entangled.