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“You sound like you’re speaking from experience?”
“In a way” He hadn’t buried anyone he loved, but he had grieved when he cut himself off fro over”
“I’ll always be here if you need me”
She blinked at him That sounded like a commitment, which was odd, since they had only known each other a feeeks Still, there were times, like nohen it seemed as if she had known him her whole life
Rane brushed a kiss across her cheek, and tasted the salt of her tears “I should go so you can get soo far Until he discovered otherwise, he would assume that one of the Undead had killed her father It would be an easy thing for hiue after Savanah was asleep would tell hi he needed to know But whether the killer was ht and every night until he was certain that whoever had killed her father hadn’t also ht,” Savanah said, her voice little more than a whisper “Will you stay with me?”
“Sure, darlin’, if that’s what you want Go brush your teeth and put on your nightgown and call me when you’re done” He winked at her “And I’ll co back a fresh wave of tears, she slid off his lap Retrieving her overnight case and her handbag, she went into the bedroohtie, her robe and her toothbrush, and then went into the bathroo for clues? Would they be able to gather enough evidence to find and arrest whoever had killed her father? The culprit had ransacked the house fro wasfor?
With a shake of her head, she splashed cold water on her face, then brushed her teeth She had packed the own that fell to midcalf She slipped it on and then brushed out her hair Going into the bedroom, she crawled under the covers, and then she called Rane
He appeared in the doorway as if by ination, but his presence see,” Savanah said “Whoever killed hi”
“Any idea what it was?”
“No We don’t keep anything valuable in the house” She s of value to anyone else Oh, Rane, they killed hi on the edge of the bed, he bent down and kissed her cheek “Get sorabbed his hand when he started to rise “Don’t go”
He gazed at her for stretched seconds, then nodded “All right” He took off his shoes and socks, removed his shirt, and slid under the covers
Savanah scooted closer “Holdan oath, Rane put his arainst his side Did she knohat she was asking? Did she expect him to lie there beside her, to breathe in the warm, womanly scent of her body, listen to the siren call of her blood, and do nothing? Of course she did She had no idea what kind of ht for control as the predator within hi his as his innate lust for blood sprang to life Each indrawn breath only added to his desire Drinking from her would satisfy hihs as he seduced her, in the heat of her flesh war smell of her surrender, the rich taste of her life’s essence pouring sweetly over his tongue…