Julia Locke POV:

My car was waiting right outside Marcus’s room. He raised an eyebrow at the sight of it, but he didn’t comment. “So, where are we going?” he asked me instead.

“You’ll see in a second,” I replied. “But there’s something we need to do first. Apologies in advance, Marcus.”

The two of us were still hand-in-hand, and I pulled Marcus to me, delivering a quick bite to his neck.

“AH!” Marcus gasped as my fangs pierced him. He tried to ...