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Vivian

"You&039;re sure, Lori? The scentsher arnize the bastard anywhere" An unbeco sneer crosses her features "I swear, I think he intended to peel the flesh off e"

"Really, how do you reckon that?"

"He had me pinned and pulled the ers in the wound and felt around the edge His fascination withhi toward us is the only thing that h the cabin and back toward the door "Notice anything else?"

"He smelled like the scent trail in this cabin, but also with sone perhaps?"

"No More like what I suys tried to cover up pot in the dorms"

"Incense?"

"Yeah, a little bit of that"

I thank the brash young wo Rafe is still sleeping, I decide to head back to the lance at my watch reveals it&039;s close to eleven Maybe three hours asleep is enough for ao down on one knee Opening up h my connection with Jon I feel the pierce in my own neck as a vae spiral up out of the abyss within me Who would dare try to clai it first and then tearing it doith y encases e to my feet and race toward Jon The invisible tether of consciousness connecting me to everyone on the property is thicker and broader with Jon and Rafe, allowing the olf&039;s full agony to pour through Every debilitating ounce of terror and pain he&039;s experiencing fills e from my throat

I can see the Indian va down his life force, like a greedy child does candy Fury colorsa filht with a hint of blood At one point, h the hot tub grotto Raising y upon the blue exercisedown, I place ht besides getting hi histhe vampire&039;s severed head back over my shoulder in one smooth move

"Jon!" I pick up the now headless vampire corpse and throw it away from the beaten olf "Can you hear me?" I kneel down and pull his limp body into my arms Blood pumps from an open artery and spills down the tattered flesh of his chest His eyes roll back before fluttering closed

"Da ed wound and force it to Jon&039;s cool lips "S! You need my blood to heal"

Jon is unconscious and can&039;t respond to e deep into hisI&039;ve sworn to never do to either hiest several mouthfuls before the wound one causes the blood to flow steadily downonto the open wounds of his chest as well Positioning ain coh him and witness the artery close before my eyes Soon, the torn skin starts to mend and I sense Jon&039;s mind stir I pull out and allow control to flow back to him The wound onhied for to be okay" I repeat the phrase over and over, not sure if I say it for his benefit or ?" Jon croaks out after I subside inbruises and cuts "What do you ht?"

Shah me as I realize I&039;d shielded so hard to protect him and Rafe from each other that I effectively cutme in his ti his head against my chest "Oh God, I&039;h"

"Ow still healing here, Dria"

"Oh," I say while altering rip His use ofit now Good God, I almost lost hiently pulling me to a more reclined position Before I know it, the injured wolf is half-draped overdeep

"Why did you cut hts"

Pain stabs deep in th for so many years it&039;s become second nature I need to take the next steps with hi his needs with Rafe&039;s will be tricky, but as I run my hands down his back, I find that I can&039;t bear the thought of losing him forever

"We&039;ll find a way to make it work, Jon I promise I won&039;t shut you out anyainst ht "The heat&039;s off," he mumbles "It&039;s cold in here"