Chapter 103

"I can't stop." My fingers slid higher, brushing the hollow of his throat. "You think I don't know why you avoid me after you drink? You think I don't see the way you look at me like you want more than blood?"

His silence was answer enough.

I rose onto my toes and kissed him. For a moment, he was stone. Then, like something breaking open, his hands gripped my waist and he pulled me flush against him. His mouth claimed mine with a hunger that was darker than any thirst for ...