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Butch threw himself at the bathroom door and jerked the handle until his pal Then a shattering noise
He drove his shoulder into the wooden panels "Marissa!"
He hit the door with his body again, but then stopped and listened Wild fear bit into hio" The quiet desperation in her voice o"
He splayed his hand on the wood that separated theo Oh, God, you have to leave"
"Marissa¡ª"
"I won&039;t co as if he were in a nightrabbed his jacket and stumbled out of the bedroom, all sloppy, loose-bodied, weak in the knees Out in the hall, he sagged back against the wall and banged his head into the plaster
Squeezing his eyes shut, all he could see was her cowering in the corner, her tre loose from her bare breasts as if it had been ripped off her
Fuck Hiin and he&039;d treated her like a whore, pushing her too far and too hard because he hadn&039;t been able to control himself Christ, no matter how hot she burned, she wasn&039;t used to what asex
Or what happened when a h he&039;d known all of that, he&039;d still held her down on that bed by the thighs, trapping her while he tongue-fucked her, for God&039;s sake
Butch slaain Dear God, she&039;d been so scared, she&039;d even bared her fangs as if she had to protect herself from him
With a nasty curse, he tore off down the stairs, trying to outrun how o that fast or that far
When he hit the foyer, someone yelled, "Butch? Yo, Butch! You okay?"
He burst outside, juine All he wanted to do was apologize to her until he was hoarse, but he was the last person on the planet she wanted to see at the unned the SUV for don, heading straight for V&039;s place
By the tih-rise&039;s elevator, he was about to take the bridge he was such a mess He threw open V&039;s door¡ª
Shit!
In the glow of black candles, Vishous was bent over with his head down, his leather-clad hips driving back and forth, his bare shoulders and massive arms flexed up hard Beneath him, a female was tied down on the table at the wrists and ankles, her body wrapped in leather except for the tips of her breasts and where V was slah there was ain her e of an orgas for more even as tears streaked down her leather-covered cheeks
When V&039;s head lifted fros were long as well, she ht need stitches, put it that way
"My bad," Butch blurted and ducked out of the penthouse
He went back down for the Escalade in a daze and couldn&039;t seeot to the SUV He just sat in the driver&039;s seat, key in the ignition, hand on the gearshift picturing Vishous feeding
The glowing eyes The long fangs The sex
Butch thought about how unconcerned Marissa had been that she was ill And her voice popped into his head I can take care of it Then, I don&039;t want to hurt you
What if Marissa needed to feed? What if that hy she&039;d sent hioddamned vas of hers were just for decoration?
He put his head down on the steering wheel Oh,for other explanations Besides, why hadn&039;t she just asked if she could take some of him? He would have let her in a heartbeat Maybe even faster
Hell, the ave him a massive hard-on The idea that she would settle in at his neck and suck was a turn-on the likes of which he&039;d never come across before He pictured her naked, sprawled on his chest, her face at his throat¡ª
Careful, O&039;Neal Be careful you&039;re not just looking for an out here
Except she had been aroused, hadn&039;t she He&039;d tasted it In fact, when he&039;d gone hard-core on her, it had seemed as if that sweetness had flowed even more But then why hadn&039;t she just told hi?
Maybe she didn&039;t want to drink froured because he was a human he couldn&039;t take it
Maybe because he was a human, he actually couldn&039;t
Yeah, fuck that He&039;d rather die feeding her than know so care of his woman The idea of Marissa&039;s ainst someone else&039;s chest, her s someone else&039;s blood
Mine
The word shot through his head And he becaer of his Glock
Hitting the gas, he took off for ZeroSu his head out Homicidal jealousy directed at some male vampire was so not on his to-do list
When his cell phone started ringing in his pocket, he palmed the Razr "Yeah?"
V&039;s voice was low "Sorry you had to walk in on that I didn&039;t expect you to come¡ª"
"V, what happens when a vampire doesn&039;t feed?"
There was a pause "Nothing good You get tired, real da Waves of pain rolling through your gut If you let it get too out of hand, you turn into an anierous"
"I&039;ve heard those stories about Zsadist, back before he got with Bella He lived off huht? And I know for a fact those women didn&039;t die I&039;d see them back in the club after he was finished with theirl?"
"Yeah"
"Look, you headed for a drink?"
"More than one"
"I&039;ll meet you"
When Butch pulled into ZeroSu by the side of the club, sered the Escalade&039;s alarm
"Cop¡ª"
"V" Butch cleared his throat and tried not to think about what his roo sex He failed All he saas Vishous over that fe like a piston
Man, he was going to have to readjust his definition of hardcore, thanks to that eyeful
V drew hard on his cigarette, then put it out on the heel of his shitkicker and slipped the butt into his back pocket "You ready to go in?"
"Christ, yes"
The bouncers let theh the club&039;s writhing, sweating, oversexed crowd to the VIP section Within avulin double and some Grey Goose
As V&039;s phone went off and he started talking, Butch glanced around¡ªonly to stiffen with a curse In the corner, in the dim shelter of soe&039;s head of security atching hi like she wanted a repeat of the bathroo to happen
Butch looked down into his glass as V clipped his phone shut "That was Fritz Message from Marissa to you"
Butch&039;s head jacked up "What she say?"
"She wants you to know that she&039;s okay Said she needs to lay low for tonight, but she&039;ll be fine tomorrow Said she doesn&039;t want you to worry and she ah, she loves you and you didn&039;t do anything wrong when you did whatever you did" He cleared his throat "So what did you do? Or is that TMI?"
"Wicked TMI" Butch tossed his drink back and held his elass up The waitress caet him a freshie, he looked down at his hands And felt V&039;s eyes boring into hi to need ive her"
"Zsadist survived on¡ª"
"Z drank fro is, because your blood is so weak, she&039;ll drain you in no time because she&039;ll have to do it so often" V took a deep breath "Look, she can use me if you want You can even be there so you knohat happens Sex doesn&039;t have to be involved"
Butch tilted his head and focused on his rooined Marissa at that thick neck, the two of theether Intertwined
"V, you know I love you like a brother, right?"
"Yeah"
"You feed her and I&039;ll tear your fucking throat out"
V srin was so wide he had to cover his fangs with the back of his gloved hand " &039;Nuff said, my man And just as well I&039;ve never let someone take my vein before"
Butch frowned "Never?"
"Nope I&039;in Personally, I hate the idea of so off " Butch opened his h Just know I&039;e yourto happen, Butch thought Ever
Taking a deep breath, he thanked God for Marissa&039;s ht: She&039;d kicked him out because she needed to feed That had to be it Man, he was sorely tempted to head back home, except he wanted to respect her wishes and not behave like a stalker Besides, to this was about blood well, then he had so to drink from him
When the waitress cae showed up at the table with her The male&039;s massive body blocked out the view of the crohich uy&039;s security officer Which meant he could take a deep breath
"My people keeping you wet enough?" Rehv asked
Butch nodded "Very wet"
"That&039;s what I like to hear" The Reverend slid into the booth, his aood, his suit black, his silk shirt black, his mohawk a dark cropped stripe that ran front to back on his skull "So I want to share a little news"
"You getting istered? Crate and Bury &039;Em?"
"Try Heckler and Koch" The Reverend opened his jacket and flashed the butt of a forty
"Nice little poodle shooter you got there, vampire"
"Put a hell of a¡ª"
V cut in "You two are like watching tennis, and racquet sports bore me What&039;s the news?"
Rehv looked at Butch "He has such phenomenal people skills, doesn&039;t he"
"Try living with hirew serious As he spoke, his mouth barely moved and his words didn&039;t carry far "The Princeps Council ht before last Issue was mandatory sehclusion for all unmated females The leahdyre wants a recommendation passed and submitted to Wrath ASAP"
V whistled under his breath "A lockdown"
"Precisely They&039;re using my sister&039;s abduction and Wellesandra&039;s death as the rationales Which is some powerful shit, as it should be" The Reverend locked eyes with V "Word to your boss The glymera is pissed off at these civilian losses all around town Thisshot across Wrath&039;s bow and they are dead serious about passing it The leahdyre&039;s all up in rill because they can&039;t hold a vote unless every member of the council is in the room, and I&039; for a little while, but not forever" At that moment, a cell phone went off in the Reverend&039;s jacket and he took the thing out "And what do you know, here&039;s Bella now Hey, sister mine¡ª" The male&039;s eyes flashed and his body shifted "Tahlly?"
Butch frowned, getting the distinct impression that whoever was on that line was a fee&039;s body was suddenly throwing off heat like a banked fire