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Which was good, because he wanted her

Baojia sat on the end of the couch where she had laid her head and picked up a curl of her hair, twisting it around one finger "It couldn’t have been that bad"

"Cirilda doesn’t speak English I’m fairly sure she understands it, but she doesn’t speak it, so when I finally woke up--I have no idea what ti a conversation with her, but she just sood soup, I’ll give you that Did you takethat curl around his finger Her phone was history He’d buy her another

"Oh, and Tulio does have a library A huge one, in fact But the only books in English are souide to Barstow Who the hell wrote a travel guide to Barstow?"

She was ary He hadn’t fed for days and he kneas dancing on the fine edge of control, but he didn’t want to stay away fro with and picked up another, just as unruly She was still raers ca her He s continued He could s soon? If you’re awake, then it ht? I’m so completely turned around You took e, I had stuff on that phone Are the pictures even retrievable at this point or did your vaic fry it?"

"Natalie," he whispered

"What?" she asked in an irritated voice "You took my phone, didn’t you? That was my phone, Baojia Not yours Have some respect for--"

He put his hand over her mouth and took a deep breath "Better"

She shoved it away and sat up, her color high and her mouth open in shock "Do not cover my mouth like I’m a child! That’s just--"

Baojia slid a hand to the nape of her neck, tugged her forward, and covered her mouth with his own Her lips molded to his on instinct She was delicious Far better than his ht they’d met She tasted of chiles and cumin and wine Her body was stiff with shock and he took full advantage, sliding his other arm from the back of the couch up the curve of her spine to send her tu off-balance and into his chest

"Much better," he said, pulling away for a second Natalie’s ed her full lips back to his, biting lightly on the lower one until she opened herhers until she was panting She straddled his legs on the couch, her hands trailing up his biceps to grip his shoulders as her nails dug into his skin The tiny bites of pain triggered a primitive thrill He could feel the heat where he held her at the sers slid into her riotous hair, twisting and tangling those red waves until her heart was pounding He could feel it against his chest

Alive She was so alive and Baojia felt as if he’d been cold for so long He could hear his own silent heart thuainst hers He wanted her Needed her

Needed her?

The lol built in his throat, and his fangs fell down, nicking the edge of her lip