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"Let’s go grab soet home," Elyssa said "Maybe another tiuys"

"I’ll go with you," Nyte said, cliantuan periwinkle Ford

They drove off leavingnear her car in the al before pressing herself againsta kiss that curled rabbed one of my hands and pressed it to her chest I almost lost control over certain bodily functions

A demon-possessed fever overcaainst its tin-foil prison I picked up Elyssa Twirled us around and set her on the hood of her car She wrapped her legs around ernails raked down my back Spikes of pure pleasure shivered across ht of resistance vanished More than anything on Earth, I wanted to be with her I was ready to give it all to her She pressed h and ed creature in my er burst through the psychic da from her like solar flares It snatched at those tendrils and for an instant, caught therasp, insubstantial as s ravel parking lot until a tree stue I opened ainst my throat Warm liquid trickled down my neck Twin violet stars pierced the dusk and stared down atme Tears poured down her cheeks "You filthy"You al about?"

"I should kill you this instant" She clenched her teeth, baring them while sobs wracked her body

The cold ainstanother trickle of hot blood to run downan artery

"You used your blood to lure me and I ran in like a stupid little mouse"

"My blood?" I rasped

She choked on her sobs "Damn you to hell Why? How could you be a , Elyssa I don’t understand! Please tellopen and I waited for ultra-violet lasers to scorch me Her face was pale, bloodless Her lips curled into a snarl I gasped as her canines lengthened into pearly white stilettos They didn’t look like Stacey’s fangs, but they looked every bit asdown my neck Her nostrils flared as she drew in a deep breath She licked her lips and lowered her face towardher head as if warding off a dizzy spell

"You’ve been leadingme You knew all about er and betrayal frosted her voice

"I don’t know a thing about your family," I said I felt dizzy either froirlfriend had fangs and had almost sucked my blood "Elyssa, it’sto hurt you Please tellaway froray blade in one of her hands "Explain, then, but don’t come a step closer or I’ll finish you"

I touched my neck and blood came away on my hand "What in the hell are you, Elyssa? Why are your eyes glowing? Why do you have fangs?"

She stared atthe sincerity of"You really don’t know, do you?"

A hysterical laugh burst from my lips I remembered how she’d held ripped my arm the other day It hadn’t occurred to th Elyssa was as strong if not stronger than I was "Are you like th?"

"Oh no," she said with scorn in her voice "I’ as I am I can’t control this problem I have I didn’t want it to happen!"

Elyssa sobbed as fresh tears welled in her eyes It broke my heart to see her in such pain To see the pain that I’d caused her with ht back away from a poisonous snake "I don’t want to hear it, Justin Just stay away froain"

"Please, no, Elyssa Don’t go!"

She wiped the tears froave