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I went to her because although I had fangs, I could not bringor otherwise It would cross too many lines for me I could eat human food and enjoyed coffee and the occasional alcoholic beverage, but they did nothing for me nutritionally I liked caffeine and booze because the acceleration of my metabolism meant I felt their effects al unpleasantness afterward The downside was, going on a bender after a bad as pretty er than an hour, and I couldn’t blament on impaired sensibilities And while I could eat, I still needed blood In a pinch I could eat blue-rare steak, or even raw er of my wolf But boththat really satisfied e well stocked, which ht noin the fridge You want?"
Holden grimaced He’d atte from the source
"No, thank you" He rose frohtened his blazer He tried hard to look as if he belonged in this century, and for the most part he succeeded He was tall and slim with a narroaist and a well-built upper body From what he’d toldcommunity His build ca hi jaw and lips suited for pouting His hair and eyes were both dark brown, and depending on theoften passed for black The eyes defined classic va His elic froith his brow furrowed Holden’s hair tended to be a bit too long, owing to the uncut look favored by farmhands two hundred years earlier, which he had opted to maintain He liked to be consistent about that rather than trying to keep with the changing styles of the decades Tonight he had pushed it behind his ears and gelled it enough to keep it there It stopped just shy of the collar of his jacket
It was no wonder Holden didn’t have any difficulty feeding Human women found hiift to enthrall humans, better known as the thrall, meant he could feed on as many women, or men for that matter, as he pleased
Under the charcoal blazer he wore a plain white shirt that in spite of simplicity looked to be on the offensive side of expensive The enseo jeans and black shoes polished to a high shine It hadn’t come as a surprise to e for GQ azine
All iht froh their secretive nature compels them to stay away from it
"I’ll fix your drink while you dress"
I tookin dark jeans, black ballet flats and a purple top embellished with Victorian touches of lace at the neck and buttons down the back Through the lace, the top peek-a-booed an alariven how little I had to begin with
I pulled h ponytail and wore noblood flushedextra made me feel ridiculous
From the kitchen my microwave beeped and I sentleht steps were noiseless as I walked down the carpeted hallway and met him in my tiny kitchen When I’d visited the base for how s space would be a deal breaker for a lady such as ht I looked more domestic than I really was
I had been more swayed by the old brick fireplace facade and the bedrooh for a queen-sized bed Both were luxuries for an apartet
Noith both Holden and I in a roo extra cralass, which was a touch too elegant for esture As I drank the blood I tried not to meet his eyes It unnerved me for anyone else to observe the pleasure I took in this, because it was like ad that I liked drinking blood, that I relished the sweet, coppery tang of it or that I took pride in howa vampire at least on that s But using that saave into Lucas’s advances and let myself become his mate
I assured myself the wolf could only win if I transfore for alive in now
Holden atching reat interest He’d only seen me drink in close quarters once or twice before, and it had an unusual effect on hier, coupled with a kind of desire, was laid bare in his eyes Though his facial expression didn’t change, I noticed a telltale darkening in his irises With each s his eyes deepened frolimmer of intention filled theulp, eyes transfixed on er vanished and he was hiize In spite of your connection to us it is sonore that you are--"
"Alive?"
That was a bit cut and dry for his taste, but he nodded anyway With the blood coursing throughand self-assured
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