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"You’ve seen it happen before, haven’t you?" When he nodded, she uttered a wretched sound "You should have let ivenan arm around her waist "Come There is a club in the hotel at the end of the block It should offer so about people like they’re entrées," she said as she walked to the lift with him

Lucan stopped on their way out to have a discreet ith Kendrick before escorting his sygkenis to the Bar with a View Samantha remained mute as he led her to a table and ordered wine, and didn’t object when he left her to walk a the mortals to select a likely candidate He found an attractive, healthy young thing, took a moment to compel and instruct her, and then returned to the table Salass

"Always choose so her "Take in their scent; it will tell you ive off an unpleasant, acrid odor Those with diseases s to sniff anyone"

"You do not have to" He looked up as the fetching young black female he had chosen for Sa their scent to you"

"Hey, there" The girl, barely out of her teens, flashed her pearly teeth at Lucan before turning to Samantha "I saw you walk in, and I had to cokenis "I’" Saht her "No She’s just a kid"

"She is an adult," he assured her "Adolescents have a simpler scent It does not attract us"

"I’m twenty-four," Abby said at the same tiesting you take her to bed,it close to his sygkenis’s face "Breathe her in That’s it Can you feel her pulse in the air?"

Samantha closed her eyes, sed, and nodded

He turned to the h to show ht around the corner" Abby took Samantha’s hand in hers "Come on"

Lucan watched them cross the crowded floor of the club before he followed He stopped outside the wo females strea off the young fe in vain to e, her expression dazed "I’ll do anything you want"

Samantha turned her head and saw him "Get her off me"

Lucan reached back and flipped the bolt on the door "She is under your influence now Coirl, who ian to reach for Abby but suddenly jerked her hands away "I can’t do this Lucan, please, get her out of here"

"You ave him a wild look "For God’s sake, help me out here"

"You know you will not harirl and rested his hands on her shoulders, urging her closer to his sygkenis "You will be gentle You will take only what you need from her"

"Please," Abby whispered

Saht it to her lips She hesitated again, but this tiirl’s blood proved to be too s into the roaned her pleasure

Lucan supported her as he watched Sa hands He did not have to tell his lady when it was time to stop; Sairl

"That’s enough," she panted

"Youa handkerchief froirl’s wrist "Most will stop bleeding at once, but should it continue, you must tend to her A small amount of your own blood will seal the wounds" Fortunately the girl responded well and her blood clotted immediately "When you know she is well, you must remove the et us and return to your hoet Home Sleep" Abby nodded and left the restroom as soon as he unlocked the door

Lucan turned back to find Sa on the floor, her flushed face buried in her hands He crouched down beside her "It was not so bad, was it?"

"No It was horrible I wanted to …" She pressed her hand over herwhen I was … I could feel everything she felt I knew I knew she would have done anything I told her to"