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"I’ve been drinking ani It only ht You will stop starving yourself"

She could hear the fear behind his anger, but she still resisted "Murphy, I’ I’ll hold you Drink"

"Too close"

"Drink!"

Murphy shoved Ozzie’s wrist in her face, and Anne lost control She struck without a hint of finesse She felt the human flinch, but he didn’t jerk away Murphy held her neck, pal the nape with his thu The hu war

For the first time in weeks, her mind was clear Her senses on alert Her heart beat Her blood in to respond to her energy, to the scent of blood spiking the air

"Enough," he finally said, his voice rough as he pulled her back with his gentle grip

Anne forced herself to let go Ozzie withdrew his ar Anne’s lips with his own, tongue licking at the hot blood that still stained her lips She groaned into his ed a fist on the front seat Anne heard the divider going up and Murphy pushed her back, curling his body over hers in the car, caging her in while the engine ru hiht of his body over hers

"Anne," he gasped, pulling away "We need to get back"

"No" She was still hungry "I want you"

He groaned and kissed her again, his tongue curling around her fangs, stroking down each slick length as she shuddered beneath hi they were alone, wishing the car…

"Oh bollocks," she blinked back to reason "We’re in a car"

Murphy dragged his fangs across the hypersensitive skin of her throat His hand was gripping her thigh where he’d torn the stocking away to reach her bare flesh

"I know," he panted "Don’t worry, the s are blacked out"

"And I just fed from the driver"

"He’ll be fine You didn’t take too ainst her neck, and each warh her syste for it There was no way he’d be able to ignore her acute arousal She didn’t want him to

"Murphy--"

A low stream of curses cut her off as Murphy took a deep breath and pulled away from her "We can’t do this now"

"What?"