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"You ask for death — yet you offer me life"

"I' like that"

His sainst my lips

"Kiss s around his body

"I'o easy on me" He returned my frantic kiss with a slow torturous one of his own He lickedaway droplets of blood

"You don't want easy" I sighed

In a flash, I was on ued the curve of my ear "Mine"

"Yours"

My jeans went flying "All Mine"

Cold air bit at my skin My heartbeat sped up as Ethan's body hovered over edmy neck completely to his lips

His fangs slid acrossto mark you forever You still have a choice, Genesis"

"No," I breathed, squeezing my eyes shut, "I really don't"

"You do," he urged His body was scorching hot behind me "Tell me no"

"I can't," I repeated, tiltingmy back

With a growl, he pierced my skin I felt each drop of blood leave my body

I reached for his shirt, but he slappedain My body almost bucked off the bed when he drank more It was different than before

His tongue scalded me — in the best way — al it so anyone who looked at ed to

"Ethan—" I almost choked on his name, stunned I could even re inside ger than ainst h I couldn't explain anything beyond that

He drank deeper

The rooht

I gasped in response Hismy chin

He released one ofit into his hair and pulled his ression — almost violence — that I was sure more blood would be drawn

He chuckled againstelse?"

"No," I lied, not wanting to adreat I didn't even want to survive without him — couldn't

His eyes darkened as his tongue slid across my mouth "I can taste the lie on your lips"