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"I&039;h his, tilted her head to one side, ran the tip of her tongue over her lower lip "That&039;s okay, honey I know a quiet place down the street where I can teach you"
He felt a surge of excitement as he placed his untouched drink on the bar and took her hand in his
She chatted about soer he&039;d never heard of as they walked down the street When they reached an alley, Raainst the wall
She looked startled, then laughed nervously "What are you doing?"
He didn&039;t knohat to say, felt all his doubts rise up to azed deep into her eyes Su his power, he bent her will to his, felt her body relax at his suggestion Her eyelids fluttered down, her head lolled to one side, exposing the smooth expanse of her neck
He took a deep breath " Any man who can track a vampyre to its lair and cut off its head shouldn&039;t have any trouble finding so to drink" Chiavari&039;s words echoed in the back of his mind as he bent over the woer won, rising up within hi He drank quickly, sickened by what he was doing, filled with bitter self-loathing because even though the act disgusted hih hih his veins, expanded his mind
Not too much! He was proud of himself as he drew back He had taken only a little
I can do this He repeated the words aloud "I can do this" He didn&039;t have to kill He didn&039;t have to be a ht in his dark embrace would never miss the small amount of blood he had taken
Pleased with his self-restraint, he put his ar his hold on her
She blinked at him several times, like someone who had just been roused fro about?" Raht that identified the place as The Sea Ny?"
"No No, I guess not" Her flirtatious one She looked suddenly shy, nervous in his presence, unsure of herself She glanced up at the neon sign again, her face wan in the artificial light Her brow furrowed "Do you e"
"I&039;m sorry to hear that Can I see you hoht" She stared at him a moment, then turned and hurried back down the street
Whistling softly, he headed for home
"Move over, Dracula," he muttered wryly "Look out, Lestat Ramsey is here"