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Tracy&039;s exciteo to Dominic&039;s side She loved him She wanted to be with him, to comfort him But she wasn&039;t sure she wanted to be dinner

Will you walk intosuch thoughts frolanced over the contents and grabbed a dark green turtleneck sweater she rarely wore After pulling it over her head, she ran a brush through her hair, and slipped into a pair of sandals A quick look in the ht

She was about to leave the house when the phone rang She picked up the receiver "Hello?"

"Hey,Tracy "

"Hi, Bry , I was just on ht"

"You&039;re going to see hier "He needs me"

"Uh-huh Where does he stay, anyway?"

"I he I don&039;t know"

"You&039;re a terrible liar, you know that?"

Before she could for up on her

She stared at the phone in her hand, then gently put it back on the kitchen counter and went out the back door

Outside, she walked slowly down the path that led to the house below "Do open There was no turning back now

She found Do fire He wore a black velvet robe over a pair of black sweatpants She couldn&039;t help thinking that it was a very sexy outfit

"Hi," she said softly "How are you feeling?"

"Better, now that you are here"

She knelt beside his chair, her gaze running over hilyAnd painful Still, he looked h he still looked a trifle pale, even for a va her intently

As though it were a great effort, he lifted his hand and ran his fingers over the edge of her turtleneck "Is this to keep me out?"

Tracystared at him Was that why she had chosen this particular sweater? Had she subconsciously seen it as so in his eyes, knew the decision holly hers

"Relax,my best beloved one I will not force you I will not even ask" Placing his hands on the arms of the chair, he levered up to his feet

Tracystood "Where are you going?"

It was a foolish question, one he did not bother to answer

She bit down on the corner of her lower lip If she wouldn&039;t oblige hio out? I mean is it safe?"

"I have no choice"

"Can&039;t you wait until you&039;re stronger?"

"I will not get stronger unless I feed"

"But"

"Tracy,ether, you must accept me for what I ae what I aht Not until you&039;re stronger"

His gaze narrowed on her face "Are you saying what I think you are?"

In lieu of an answer, she drew the neck of her sweater down,then turned her head away, giving hi her by the hand, Do, he drew her down beside him and slipped his arm around her shoulders

"Relax, querida You knoill not hurt you" He placed a finger over her lips "Do notworry, I will take only a little"

She turned to face hi as you were?"

"No, but it will ease the pain"

"I never knew vampires could feel pain"

"Vampire senses aremore keenlyPleasure And pain"

"Take what you need, Dominic"

"Tracy, I do not want to force you"

"You&039;re not" Leaning toward hiazed at the fire in the hearth "I want to do this for you"

Murh she did not understand the words, he stroked her cheek with the back of his hand She felt his lips against her throat as he kissed the sensitive skin behind her ear, felt the heat of his breath as his mouth trailedwildly when she felt his fangs at her throat

She could not believe she was doing this Never, in any other life, had she per on a sensual sea, she wondered as different now Why was she letting hirear to the pleasure that flooded through her No wonder Dracula had been able to seduce so many women How could anyone resist his Dark Kiss? She was boneless, weightless, floating in a sea ofblissfully deeper and deeper into velvet darkness

With a wordless cry, Do anxiously overTracy &039;s face Her skin was pale, almost translucent, and he swore under his breath By the fates, had he taken toowith fear He should have stopped long ago, but her life&039;s blood tasted like the sweetest nectar, her life-force so potent, he could feel his wounds healing, feel his strength returning Each time he had been about to draay, he promised himself that he would take only a littlehimself for his weakness He knew she would hate hi her across But he could not let her die Not this time Not when she had accepted him for who and what he was, not when she was so close to accepting the Dark Gift that he had offered and she had rejected so many times in the past