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I tangled ainst s teased and raked over my breast, and I sank onto him harder, faster “Yes,” I said

Benedict grinned up at me “Now?” he teased

Everything inside s poised ato over by myself

“Goddess, yes,” I begged

He thrust upward, hard and strong, as I sank atop his sank into the flesh abovedownmy whole body

My fangs ached as he sucked and lapped athis neck to s into his neck, his blood spilling into asm in his blood as he found his release insidebetter than this Than tasting hi better than belonging wholly to so to you just the same

I swiped ue over the wounds in his neck, and he did the sa as we held each other

“I love you,” I said, sealing those words with a kiss that tasted of us both, a powerful, insatiable co

“I love you,” he said against ain I lockedat hiiddiness I kissed down the coluh

“Who needs sleep anyway?”

19

Benedict

The atht before the full moon, which would enhance not only Jocelyn’s powers, but Genevieve’s, I felt like a guitar string pulled too tight—everyone did

“Do you have everything under control for toht?” Hawke asked fro outside Avianna’s door

“If you’re asking if anyone’s pissed that you’re not going, then the answer is no,” I answered, leaning back against the wall “We know you’re going through soet the job done” Especially since we’d have the element of surprise when it came to Jocelyn

He nodded, staring at the door without any hope in his eyes that it would open any time soon

“She’s trying to get her to talk,” I said softly, wishing there was so I could say to help