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"Ihtning, Richart sliced Dracula’s carotid and brachial arteries, then turned to fight the reed on Richart with bowies as long as his forearer than the vampires, Richart fended off al and slicing until the vaan to bleed out faster than the virus that infected thee

As the two sank to their knees, clasping their throats, Richart approached the last vaht the woainst the wall, and sunk his teeth into her neck

Richart swept over to the vaer pricked the skin above the va toward Richart

"Release her and back away," Richart advised quietly

The vahtened his arrasp her chin Fangs receding, he murmured, "Draw another drop of my blood and I’ll break her neck"

As Richart watched, the boy backed aith the wo his time

Three more steps The vampire shoved the woth and took off, his forht

Richart stumbled backward and wrapped his ar to the front of his shirt, she buried her face in his chest "Is he gone?"

"Yes," he responded, surprised she was so coherent When valands forrew that released a chemical much like GHB under the pressure of a bite So she should be slurring her words

Hell, he was surprised she still stood

"What about the others?"

"They’re gone," he assured her Or they would be soon A quick glance confir up like h to keep the, devoured them from the inside out in a desperate bid to live By the ti and jewelry they wore

Weaving on her feet, the wohtened and looked up at him She couldn’t be much more than five feet tall and he was six foot one "Y-your eyes are glowing"

Her pupils were dilated, blocking out al only a few flakes of brown

Richart retracted his fangs "Yes I know it looks bad, but--"

She shook her head "I think they’re beautiful"

Was that the drug talking? Or did she really think so?

"You saved ratitude in her rip on his shirt, she cupped his face in both hands

His heart skipped

When was the last time a woman had touched his face so tenderly?

When was the last time a wo hi her da here or there, he honestly couldn’t re onto her toes, she drew his head down and brushed her lips against his

The contact hit hian to pound as she tilted her head and increased the pressure, brushing, stroking She co shivers through hiue with his when she boldly thrust hers forward

Pure heat

She leaned into hihter

His body hardened His breath shortened His arhtened around her

Her knees went limp Her lips tore away fro open, lips pink fro him

Richart stared down at her as his pulse pounded in his ears