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They made love for hours and then Jonny held Ashley as she dozed for an hour or two, until shortly after sundown Their day had been nothing but feats of athleticis and then in his bed She was everything he expected - and everything he didn't know he had missed He hadn't slept with a woman asn't under his spell in years, and Ashley's independence and lack of inhibition in bed were an even greater turn on than the way she said his naed by the post-sex rest, Jonny found hiht he wasn't certain he wanted to entertain

He had never really stopped caring for Ashley

But emotions didn't have a place with hi a ht He already had a reason - his vamps He understood his purpose and duty and how the fate of a race of creatures rested on his shoulders and his decisions

What he didn't understand was how he felt about Ashley or what to do about it Emotion had no place in his brutal world, noto stay in exchange for her life and her skills She would always be in danger, always surrounded by predators

She shifted in his ar to lose the feel of her skin on his

Then again, if anyone could survive his world, it was Ashley, who had ed to earn the respect of valed for years

"What happened yesterday?" she asked sleepily "Why did you lose so many?"

He was quiet for a"One of ainst the strong pulse in her neck He had the urge to sink his teeth into her whenever they were together, whether or not he was really hungry The primal side of him, the vamp he tried to keep under control, yearned to claiht," she said and twisted onto her back

He saw her face in the darkness of the room Jonny shifted to accommodate her moveled against his chest and sighed in contentment

"Please?" she added hopefully

He smiled "Can you handle it? Honestly?"

She was quiet

"I'll know if you can't," he teased and nuzzled her neck

She moved to expose the delicate skin to hie you?"