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She stiffened her spine and lifted her chin “I’ht” Not a total lie Dee was pretty sure there was no immediate threat of death

Slowly, she turned to face Simon She looked up at him “After what happened to my family, do you really think I’d ever take a human’s life? I couldn’t do that I’d be the sa blood

“I don’t remember what happened in that room, but I knoouldn’t have staked her” The vampires Had they made her watch and she couldn’t even rehed her with icy eyes Silence filled the roorim nod “If you’d wanted to kill her, she would have been dead on the ground last night”

Not a ringing endorseet “Thanks for that much, at least”

Then it was her turn to pause because this part, yeah, it would be aard Well, hell, not like he hadn’t already had her naked “I need a favor” She’d bared her soul to him, a small favor really wasn’t so a froht so

“What do you need?” He gave a shrug “You know you can crash here until we find out what’s—uh, Dee?”

Her shirt hit the coffee table The pounding in her head kicked up a notch No help for it She’d had to yank the shirt off Blood had stained and hardened the fabric, and she never wanted to see the shirt again

Dee toed out of her shoes Jerked open her jeans and—

“Just what kind of favor do you need, babe?” His voice had thickened, darkened, and when she glanced up, Dee saw that those smoky eyes of his didn’t look so cold anymore No, not cold at all

She shoved down the jeans “I don’t re to me” No, no, no “I…need you to check me” She licked her lips It would have to be a full body check No way could she take chances

“Check you?”

Her gaze held his “For bite marks”

Chapter 5

Oh, but he’d sure like to take a bite Siaze slide over Dee’s pale flesh The wo panties covered her Well, covered what he most wanted to see, and she stood there, shoulders back, s to need a full body check”

Yes He cleared his throat “I’ll do my best”

“This is serious, Siot one bite, I’ll—”

“What?” Real curious now “If they bit you, there’s not a da you can do about it now”

“I know” Soft Her hands lifted, hovered between theers “Her blood’s still on ernails were tinted red Steaks of blood had dried on the back of her hand

“Sink” Snapped out

He pointed to the bathrooht ripple of her ass He followed slowly, the better to enjoy the view Nice