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Just as suddenly as it started, he broke it off and whirled her She had no chance to recover her breath or senses before hisHer eyes flew open, and she kneas coed her with both his arainst her bottohtened senses, his bite hurt far s sank into her neck, wriggling to be free and then going liic forced her body into sub to her eyes, and the sensation of warasped

He didn't release her or withdraw for even longer this ti how h her What if he was done playing ga off Xander any her neck

"You're hurtingkiss slowly

Pain throbbed through her, and she stood iainst him "I hate you," she whispered

"Good," he responded in a roughened voice "What's it gonna take for you to back the fuck off, Ash?"

Nothing under the sky will make me back off She sed hard, not about to utter the words aloud His breathing was unsteady, his arousal clear He wanted her to back off but he also wanted her Was this why he hadn't resorted to more permanent measures? Was there some part of him that did care, even a little?

She shushed the line of thought It didn't seem possible when he hurt her like this Physical attraction wasn't the sa for someone, a lesson she had learned from him before

"You want me to make you my blood slave?" he demanded "Because that's the next step"

"Xander won't let you"

"He won't letyou firsthand not to fuck withpeople ht now, I am your mistake"

The truth of his words left her speechless

"This isn't a ga you and Brandon in the line of fire"

The o"

"Not until I know for sure you understand"

"Fine," she bit off the words "I won't hunt your vamps anymore"

"You won't hunt any vamps"