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Just the blood loss She had to stop that

And she had to forget the pain If Si, then, somehow, so could she

“Dee?” Tony’s voice, hoarse Sad

She couldn’t deal with him then

“They’ll all turn froround “Every one you care about—they’ll turn away They’ll see what you are, and they’ll come to kill you”

Zane

“You’ll be the one hunted now You’ll be the one who’s scared and desperate and—”

She stepped forward Smiled a bit Then sank her teeth into his throat

There was an instant of revulsion Of horror Of what-the-hell-a

Because she didn’t want his blood Not like she’d wanted Sied for Simon No revulsion No fear She’d been desperate to take from him

This—this was just business

And the woman inside, the wo, she shuddered and a scream rose in her throat

Can’t do this Can’t live like this No No

Iht after the other

Leo, covered in blood and gri on an old battlefield A sword lay cradled in his hands The dead surrounded him and a wild smile stretched his face

Dee forced herself to takea wo, flohite dress, with her hair so long and loose around theht blond hair, braided on the sides, watched, a smile on his lips “The first blood taste is always the sweetest”

Leo lifted his head

“Want more?” the blond man asked

A quick nod, but a tear leaked down Leo’s cheek

“Don’t worry, your wife doesn’t even feel the pain now”

Laughter

Madness

Rage

Pain

She ripped her mouth away from his flesh Her lips et Blood trickled down Leo’s neck His eyes had gone glassy and the guy had stopped laughing Finally

“The voice is quiet…” Leo spoke, a whisper

Okay, so he seeed forward and sank his teeth into her shoulder Dee howled and shoved hiroaned and jerked him up short

Leo licked his lips “Got you”

Her teeth snapped together “You—”

A shake of his dark head “I-I can re shoulder, then she punched him, because that shit hurt

“Dee” Si, bad protector when she’d actually needed his butt? She fired a glare at hied