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I look froe lashes and I confirm the beautiful color of her eyes for the first tiolden brown–a shade I can’t recall ever seeing in all ofblond curls “She is perfection like nothing I’ve ever known before ”

“Her blood used to be better, if you can believe that ” There’s no e to defend her against his verbal assault

“I can’t i her more than in this moment so I force my eyes from hers because I’m ashamed I shouldn’t want her

“My sweet Avery has becohten her so she doesn’t produce the adrenalin high she once did As you can iain I’ve tried everything but I can’t seem to achieve it anymore ”

Jenn told us the tactics he used on her and Avery to achieve a higher saturation of adrenalin in their blood so I’m not at all shocked by his admission However, I am a little surprised by how le to fight the grin threatening to spread across my face “I’m sorry, Vincent I don’t understand what you mean ”

“Phillip ” I’uard when he uses my alias “I noticed the way you looked at ers under her chin, lifts her face upward, and strokes her carotid “You noticed too didn’t you el?”

She makes no reply before she lowers her eyes “Don’t you s heart, Phillip? It’s been ht as well have been dead to the world until she saw you in the crowd and then her pathetic little hu in her blood and seeping fronificent?”

I knew the scent of adrenalin well but that was not the fragrance ticklingentirely new and different And I liked it a lot more than I should “She is a splendid creature and you are very lucky to have such a rare commodity ”

“Co ood wherever it is

I’le step toward her and stop I don’t want to er one–or all–of her guards to chargecloser, he motions with his hand “Closer, I want you to touch her, Phillip ”

Is he setting uards attack me? Perhaps as an example of what not to do with hi

s property? “Okay, this is getting a little too weird ”

Vincent rises fro in his voice “I said for you to touch her and you are a guest in enerous host that shared her blood with you tonight ”

Tords Arrogant Asshole

I’m furious as I er dissipates the moment I press the back of my hand to her face and slowly stroke her soft cheek Hu I haven’t felt in decades and I bask in the feel of her warainstIt’s the nearly electrical-like current I feel creeping beneath ins no longer exists

It’s easy to iine us as the only two people in the room–maybe even the earth–but then Vincent ruins the lorious what your touch does to her ”

He finds pleasure in this girl’s fear That’s when I decipher what I’ to Avery and why heher because she doesn’t understand that I’m here to save her and not join in with these sick bastards “I’ to hide ust–but he isn’t finished with me

“Stop, we’re not done here ” I cringe inwardly before I turn back because I don’t knohat to expect next from this psychopath “You’ve accomplished what no one else could and I need to reward you for your achievement ”

I don’t want to knohat constitutes his idea of contribution “I need no reward ”

Vincentout his words in a threatening tone “Phillip … come … back ”

I want no part of this ga but I don’t have a choice if I wish to maintain my cover so I return to stand before him “I have just one more request ” It comes out as a whisper and his tone is even more devious when he lowers his voice