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Savannah nodded, not trusting herself to speak

He ainst her His ar her head

He sat with her for an endless tiht Savannah didn't speak Thein the quiet of the night There was no death here Noto attack Just them

She heard the distant cry of an owl, a sad,her closer to his body

He was so strong His body was full of thick, steely muscles that had been hidden behind his clothes Now, naked, he looked like the warrior he'd been so long ago The warrior that he still was

She looked at hi him from under the veil of her lashes What had his life been like? What all had he seen and done in his thousand years?

She had done little in her life She'd only just graduated froh school when the first tumor had been discovered After that, her life had been a blur of hospitals and surgeries She'd wanted to go to college To study art in Europe But she'd never had the chance

«I can feel you, Savannah Your sadness” His voice ruainst her “What troubles you?»

«How can you tell—” She stopped as realization dawned Of course, he knew He'd given her the second bite They were linked now The second bite gave a vaend, he would be able to read her thoughts now If he wanted, he could completely access her mind, no matter how far away she was from him

She would never be able to escape hihtened around her

«I don't like you being inwater She didn't want hihts

«Why not?” There was a hard edge to his words “You've been in mine for days»

Her head snapped up, and she stared at him, stunned “Wh-what do you mean?»

His stare was locked on her, fierce with intensity “From the first moment that I saw you, you've been all that I could think about Waking Sleeping You've been there In ht about you all the tis that I wanted to do to you” His stare burned her “I wanted you, naked, beneath ht that I couldn't tell where you ended and I began»

Need ripped through her She'd thought she was too tired to respond any within her again

«You wanthis hand to caress her breast beneath the churning water “I can feel your desire” And it was true He could feel it Her passion Her need It infla around his Wanted to hear herhis name Her desire was a temptation he couldn't resist His head lowered “I want to taste it Taste you»

His lips captured hers Sheinstantly for the thrust of his tongue His body was rock hard, throbbing for her He had to have her again He had to