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Staring down past the hard tips of her breasts, she watched hi free as he looked at her looking at him His eyes were on fire, the sexual worship in his blood trans into his expression

She ca on the floor and he was ht out of his hips as he lowered himself onto her

She closed her eyes so she couldn’t see him, so she could pretend it was some other male, any other male The distance and insulation that lie offered seemed crucial

Except her body kneas him

And oh, God…

…so did her soul

As Saxton sat beside Ruhn in the truck several nights later, he was unsure whether in fact hours had passed since Minnie had interrupted their liaison under the sink…or whether years, decades, or centuries had transpired Indeed, ti between extre to be one and the saht Number two-one-oh-five"

"This one?"

"Yes…this one The Victorian"

Saxton was very aware of a churn in his stomach as he braced himself to turn his head and look up at his former home And in truth, he became absolutely nauseous as his eyes shifted over to ray, and black paint job, and the cupolas, porches, and shuttered, long-paned s In the snow-covered landscape of winter, it was like soland Christ

"It’s beautiful," Ruhn said as he put the engine in park and shut things off "Who lives here?"

"Myself I ether, they got out and walked up the unshoveled path to the front porch Taking out a copper key, Saxton unlocked the deadbolt and then he was pushing the big door wide, a subtle creaking releasing froes

Ruhn was careful to stomp the snow off the cleats of his boots and Saxton followed the exa over the threshold Inside, it arreat outdoors, but not balmy by any means He had left the thermostats on at sixty-two back on Columbus Day weekend in October when he’d co But other than that, no one had been in

It still ser ho out of a Vincent Price movie, all of the furniture, which was period, was covered with sheets and he went rando-sized draping Underneath, the fainting sofa was classic Victorian, all heavy carved and veneered any, the fabric a deep wine color

Ruhn ca did you live here?"

"Quite a while actually I loved this house"

"What changed your mind?"

Saxton let the sheet fall back into place "This is where…well, Blay and I would come here sometimes"

"Oh"

"After we broke up, I couldn’t bear to be in these roo into the library "Too many memories"

Behind him, Ruhn followed, and when he turned about, the male’s expression was reht--" At the sound of the door knocker, Saxton focused over the ht back"

Saxton strode out to the front foyer, and it took him a moment of collection before he could open the door But then he inhaled slow and deep and did the duty

On the other side, a tidy female vampire with a briefcase and hair that had been bowl-cut into an unfurled u at attention

"Saxton, I’"

Kiss, kiss on both cheeks Pat, pat on his forearm

"I was surprised, but so very pleased to hear frolad that--oh, who’s this?"