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But I said none of those things, partly because it was clear Ian had already given her his unedited opinion on her ill-fated scheme, and also because she looked like she was about to cry I could count on one hand the ti I wanted to see again, let alone cause

"Okay," I said, taking in a deep breath to quell the part of o with the shake-and-screa to live off e blood?"

"Since I quit the teaed plasma, but once I left, I knew that wouldn't happen anyed as I calculated the ti, his face carefully expressionless and his aura closed off like a vault Tyler wasn't nearly as locked down in his reaction Bitch, you are SO lucky you didn't try to eatacross my mind

"Okay" My voice was almost a squeak with my incredulity "That didn't work, so, uh, who'd you try to eat?"

She said nothing, worrying her lower lip between teeth that were harhtened by a noise and cut herself after squeezing a sage glass too hard," Ian supplied "Youraway Would've been arousing if not for all the screarinned "You're right I was aroused anyway"

I punched hi about it My mother's bottom lip quivered

"I didn't mean to I just couldn't stop myself"

"Of course you couldn't You're a vah I'd been thinking it, or from the other two vampires in the rooh the increased sreen eyes, and superspeed? All that caught your attention already?" At her scoff, he added, "So why'd you think you could opt out of the 'drinking human blood' part?"

"I refuse to tear into so their blood" So dark flashed across her expression before her features twisted in pain "I won't do that again Ever"

Her tone hardened at that last word, and I knew she was re her first days as a vampire when the prick who sired her threw in huh a bucketload of frustration still remained

"There's no need to harm anyone when you feed, Justina," Bones said "But as you've discovered, you can't wish away your need for blood, and ani"

"Maybe I just need es," she insisted

A ht to suck on cattle or goats crossed my end, and they were actually vaht now

"You could drink a slaughterhouse dry, and you'd still lust over the first human you chanced upon," Ian replied pitilessly "Be easier on our kind if we didn't need human blood, but we do, and you're no exception"

"Even if I wouldn't hurt the away their willpower,"from blood banks, I don't see another solution"

"Drinkin Tyler's direction with almost the saed

"None of her concerns apply withaway"