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And then she felt his strong hands make contact with her

"Ah, Christ," he hissed, and she knehat he saw couldn’t be good

Another ht that had pinned her doas lifted Tenderly, Lazaro took hold of her Started pulling her free of the wreckage

"I’ve got you now, Melena I’ve got you"

She didn’t let the first sob go until she felt the warainst her cheek She buried her face in that coth, breathed in the scent of him even as her throat screas

And then he scooped her up in his ar Away from the smoke Away froht air enveloped her, filled her nose as she braved a cleansing breath And circled around her were Lazaro’s strong ar her away frorass, while behind the roll of thunder as a plume of fire and shway Tires screeched as traffic came to a halt at the scene of the accident

But all Melena kneas the haggard, terrified face of thedown at her as he held her in a careful embrace He tore off the lamp cord that bound her wrists and tossed it aside on a vicious snarl When he reached down to sers treh her lips Her body ached everywhere, so, others a dull, relentless throb

Lazaro’s dark eyes were sober in his handsoriht, you hear ue that he already had That her heart was still breaking fro her out of his life Out of his heart

He stared down at her,to lose you, Melena"

On a curse, he brought his wrist up to hisfor permission before he put the punctures to her parted lips "Drink"

She tried to shake her head This wasn’t the way she wanted hi back to save her when he had been determined to leave her Whether he did this out of souilt, or simply under the power of his bond to her, she didn’t want it Not like this

She wanted to reject the gift of his blood, of his bond, but the instant the wet, spicy warreedily drank him in

And oh, it was incredible

Lazaro’s Gen One blood flowed down her throat like pure light She felt it strengthening her body, feeding her cells Mending her injuries

He tipped his head back on a strangled lea, his broad shoulders and ih to save her