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The question struck her as odd despite her fear "Vamps," she replied

Jonny nipped her and she flinched "Nothing else?"

"Aside froain, Ashley"

She was beginning to think Xander was right Fucking with Jonny was going to end with her a bloodless husk

"Do you understand?" he asked without lifting his head

"At least I' he had the upper hand

"Wrong answer" He bit her again, this ti her

"Stop!" she gasped and slath she could muster "Please, Jonny!"

He lifted his head, one hand re on her neck "Tell me you understand for real this time"

"Fine!" she spat out the words She wasn't able to kill hiht hih about the past for her revenge toherself, she didn't know, except she was just so angry with hie to screaled to be free of hio"

He obeyed, and she scampered out of arm's reach, senses rattled and emotions raw The wounds at her neck were healed, but the h her If any part of him were the boy she remembered, he'd never purposely hurt her like he just did

"They'll be out for another ten minutes if you need to rest," he advised

"Rest?" she repeated "Because you think I'm weak!"

"Because I drew a lot of blood You should be woozy"

"I'm not" She whirled and strode down the hallway towards the kitchen She felt little different, aside froe each interaction with hiain Co him not to hurt her, she was more infuriated than ever "How did you knoas here?" she asked warily "The vamp tipped you off, didn't he?"

Jonny nodded

"I won't iven you your final warning, Ash"

"You knohat, Jonny?" she demanded and turned when she reached the kitchen

"I think I can guess," he replied, his face shadowed by the dark hallway Mild amusement was in his tone

"Yeah Fuck you" Ashley stormed out of the house and onto the sidewalk She swiped up her gear and tore off the itated for more reasons than she could identify For a split second, when he held her against him, she'd almost been … aroused