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"Okay, so all we have to figure out what’smy blood unique then I’ll stay away froh She would change her diet and cleanse her systeht take a little while but she could do it

Ephrai that you’re eating or doing that is causing this"

"How do you know? I s that makes me irresistible"

Ephraim kept his back to her She didn’t need to see how aroused he still was It was beyond painful "Madison, it’s nothing you’re doing I can guarantee that by the fact that you are still alive If it was solely based on your blood you would have been killed long ago Just going out at night put you in danger if that was the case"

"Maybe I’ve never come across a vampire before"

"Madison, do you reo when I was at the bar and soed you in there?"

"Yes" She wasn’t likely to forget that night Every woman there seemed to have eyes for him And every drunk seemed to have loose hands for her

"There were five vaht If your blood had held one tenth the power it holds for me I would never have been able to keep theot in their way apart"

"Wait, you protected me?"

"Yes, of course"

"If my blood doesn’t hold the same value to them as it does to you then ere they after in, Madison Your blood is pure It’s a treat Plus you are a very beautiful woman They’d be fools not to want you"

"So, I’m still a-"

"Yes, I didn’t take you" He ht"

He was near tears Twentyher room and he still couldn’t find relief No ht about her, the way she felt, the way she tasted and moved on his mouth, relief wouldn’t coe of release

"So this is hell" He dropped his hand away and took a deep breath He needed to think about so There was nothing sexual about fishing Hooks, wor…motion…Madison God damn it!

Madison’s bathroom door opened He waited to hear the click of his door come He listened as she turned on the shower He looked at the clock to see that it o in theShe never took showers this late

A sinking feeling tore at his gut He hurt her Somehow he hurt her and she needed hot water to soothe any aches and pains that he caused Shit Thinking back he may have been a little forceful with his hands and s, he definitely would have noticed that

He hearda towel beneath his door? He sat up on the bed and threw his legs over the side, watching the door intently She was up to so so even he couldn’t hear He walked over to the door and listened closely Water was splashing off her skin, okay she was in the shower, nothing nefarious about that She startedlouder