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He trapped her gaze with his "Don’t be afraid I’ue, but she was helpless to resist his compulsion
A wave of his hand opened the car door "Get in"
Her movements were jerky, like a puppet’s, as she climbed into the front seat
Zack closed her door, then went around the front of the car and slid behind the wheel "Give me your keys"
She handed them over without a word
"Relax" He searched her ear "Lavinia We’re going to go for a little drive, and then I’ll take you ho, as he drove out of the city, then turned off the highway onto a dirt road
She was tre uncontrollably now
Zack swore softly as he put the car in PARK His hand curled around her nape, drawing her toward hi to hurt you, I proth of her neck "Do you believe ht irritably Too strong to fully succuestions Well, he kne to take care of that He drew her closer, felt her body tense as his fangs brushed her tender skin One bite, one taste, and she surrendered her will to his, a sigh of pleasure rising in her throat as he took what he needed
And wished it was Kaitlyn in his ar the emptiness deep inside
Chapter 32
Awareness returned slowly Feeling as though she iht her way up out of the s weak and disoriented
It took three tries before she could sit up When the dizziness passed, she noted that she was in the sa ritty There was a horrible taste in herhad she been here? Where was Nadiya? Where was Zack? Had her parents stopped looking for her? No! They would never stop looking, and neither would Zack She had to believe that, had to keep hoping they would find her
When she stretched her legs, her toe hit so down, she saooden tray A tin plate held two slices of bread and a hunk of cheese There was also a cup of water She had no appetite for food, but she drained the cup and wished for ain She wasn’t really hungry but she picked up a slice of bread and took a bite Who knehen they would offer her nourishry, after all, and she wolfed down the bread and cheese, then licked her fingers
How long were they going to keep her here? How long did she have before Nadiya cae? And how, exactly, would she do it?
Kaitlyn bit down on her lower lip to keep fro She couldn’t die, not nohen she had just found Zack She wanted et to know him better, to discover what it would be like to , to explore him from head to foot and every masculine inch in between She had saved herself for the h to let her die before she discovered what it truly meant to be a woman
"Zack" She whispered his nah to endure this But the thought of never seeing Zack again wasup on the ain, and let the tears flow
Zack was on his way back to Wolfram when he heard Kaitlyn’s voice He cained it?
Closing his eyes, he again opened his va the blood link that bound hiradually, the link between theh of relief She was alive Hiswhat she felt
She was in a dark place A base softly
Kaitlyn? Katy, can you hearmoment of silence and then her voice, filled with hope Zack?
Do you knohere you are?
No
Is Nadiya there?
Not now, but she’s been here
Stay calet you out of there, he promised And hoped it was a promise he could keep I need to tell your parents you’re okay, but I’ll be in touch again soon And Katy? I love you
I love you, too
A thought carried him to Wolfram He found Drake and Elena on the sofa where he had left the into the hearth Elena was asleep in his arms, her eyes red and swollen
Drake looked up when Zack appeared in the roo In the city Listen, I found Katy That is, I knohere she is Daet to her" There was just one small flaw in his plan He couldn’tbeen previously invited Usually, whoever owned the place had to do the inviting, but maybe that wasn’t true with Romanian vampires Of course, there was really only one way to find out
"What are you talking about?" Drake deed by the blood we’ve shared"
"Why didn’t you tell me about this before?"
"That doesn’t o She’s all right I should be able to follow the link to where she’s being held There’s just one problem"
Drake stared at him a mo if you’ve never been there before"
"Right Unless Kaitlyn’s invitation would work"
Drake grunted softly "Only one way to find out"