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Do you object to that?”
Elisa flushed again “Uhn-no, marm I justWell, I’m Catholic”
“Really?” Danny suppressed a se household to be devout in your faith”
“Yes,her hands in the white apron “I didn’t know if itCatholic”
“The one thing about being a vah to see as overnments, and very often theiras you serve me well”
“Yes, irl’s eyes, and it was an unexpected blessing, a pinpoint of light in the darkness of the past few days Then thein the apron again “I just don’t know if I canThose thingslike MaryI’ve never been part of that” EvenMost vampires considered sexual experience in hureat pains to protect this girl “Elisa, what you saw tonight with Mary was not usual Most often, that activity is confined to third- hu as an occasional diversion, but when I mark you, it will be to make it easier for me to communicate my needs quickly”
“Oh Very well then,up her eyelids, Elisa jutted out her chin, averted her face and revealed her neck
Danny hadn’tto be a valuable resource to her, and there was no reason to put it off Until she had access to the minds of the staff, she didn’t knoho to Danny Since she o hundred, that wasn’t unusual, but Dev inexplicably felt so e
Rising, she irl, touched her chin, leaned in to brush her cheek with her nose When Elisa stiffened, Dannynoise “Easy It will only hurt for a second I proht have to compromise her Catholic virtues somewhat The hard injection of phero impression that tended to make her second-marked staff bond with her more quickly, even if they tucked away the experience behind their sense of propriety
“It’s all right,woled
Danny laid one hand over both, steadying her, and then bit into the artery The girl cried out, but Danny gave her the phero in the seruh the bloodstream Elisa’s fists unknotted, then one hand found its way onto Danny’s hip, digging into her waist, the bare skin beneath her loose shirt as the girl gasped in the throes of the rush of irresistible arousal Danny slid an ar on the bite irl swayed, herto Danny, she saw a si desire to be irl’s dreams laid out before her like a child’s picture book It was poignant and lovely, especially given how difficult a life she’d actually had before Danny’s mother had found her
But Danny’s pleasure turned to soh Elisa’s hter in Elisa, the daughter she’d alienated and driven away Was Elisa her gift of regret?
Easing the girl away froue,the blood clot over the vital artery before she lifted her head Elisa was still unsteady, so she held her for aher lean into her like she would hold a younger sister
“Oh My” Elisa at last lifted her head “I’m dizzy, m’lady And I feel”
“Like I can read your mind I can But I’ll mainly use that second mark to communicate what I need to you You don’t need to worry, you’ll be able to tell it’sto you” And as proof, she showed her how she wanted Dev’s room laid out Danny chuckled at the startled look on Elisa’s face
“You put that in , ‘What if I can’t tell my lady’s voice from all the other bees Mrs
Pritchett says are always buzzing in my head?’ Mrs Pritchett’s the head housekeeper, marm”