Bite, My Love
young.
Innocent. And me so….” His face twists. “It makes no
sense.”
    My gut
quivers. I’m afraid he’ll reject me before we can learn about each
other. His gaze lowers to my breasts. My nipples harden and I push
my chest forward, eager to show him that I’m not innocent, and that
I can be whatever he needs me to be.
    Chewing
his own lip, he tugs on the bodice of my dress. It inches down
until I’m bared to him and the night air. This time, his pupils
contract into catlike slits, the mesmerizing blue of his irises
intensifying.
    I’m
feverish, my whole body hot and bothered.
    Nudity
isn’t an issue for me. It comes as part of being able to shift into
an animal. I remove clothing before I shift, and when I revert to
Human form I’m naked as the day I was born.
    This is
different.
    The
Vampire’s attention narrows to my breast. Achingly slow, he sucks
my nipple into his mouth. His tongue flicks at the sensitive peak
until his teeth graze and bite mercilessly.
    Legs
weakening, my fingers dig into his shoulders.
    Breathing
hard, he kisses where he’s bitten. “You like that?” He hesitates.
Searches my gaze questioningly.
    Looking
to catch me in a lie? Why would my desire for him be a lie? Are my
gulps of breath not encouragement enough?
    I nod
jerkily and tug his head back. “More.”
    Stricken,
he stands and sets my dress to rights. His expression shutters, and
his lips pull into a thin line. “No. Blame for many things can be
laid at my feet, but even I will not tarnish the honour of finding
my Bride. I will tell you my name. There is power in a
name.”
    Concerned, I reach for him. I can’t hear past the ‘no’ in
response to my plea for more. “Did I do something wrong? I’m
inexperienced but if you tell me what do I’ll please
you.”
    Turning
his face to the sky, he exhales then straightens to loom over me.
His head drops and his eyes are heated. “Danielius.” His voice is
resentful and distant. “My people call me Daniel. Do you hear me,
she-wolf? This game was fun but now it ends.”

CHAPTER FOUR
     
    Taking a
step back never meant so much, or created such distance.
    He
flinches.
    No
denial. No outrageous display of innocence. No pleading or begging
to help him discover what truly happened.
    A guilty
flinch and eye twitch.
    My hands
fall away.
    The
bottom of my newly discovered world falls away. It crumbles and
breaks into fucked up little pieces. Nothing can fix this kind of
broken. You paste over it, maybe tie it together with string, but
there will always be cracks.
    I turn,
and bend, and struggle to breathe.
    Clasping
a hand over my mouth, I curl an arm around my middle and scratch at
my side with the other. Lord, help me. Dry heaving, I force the
sickness to the pit of my stomach. I regain my footing by focusing
on the distance.
    “ Daddy … my Pack will never ….” The chances of my Alpha
accepting the true mate my wolf chose is slim at best, but if he
knows what Daniel’s done it won’t be impossible; it will mean
Daniel’s death. “You’re a murderer.”
    “ And you’re so innocent–”
    “ Shut up.” My eyes are hard as they meet his. “Just
don’t.”
    Looking
away from me, his hands fall to hang by his sides. “What
now?”
    Unable to
look at his face and not want him I spin away. My head hurts
thinking over everything he’s said and the way he’s acted. My wolf
is wrong? How can she choose a merciless killer as her true mate?
It doesn’t make any sense. “I found you beaten.”
    “ I have been banished. Left here for judgement.”
    Over my shoulder, I ask. “ You killed my cousin.”
    “ I’ve already confessed this.”
    I turn
fully. “With … with your hands.” My hands push in front of me,
curling to mimic strangulation. “You physically killed
him.”
    “ Ja.”
    “ Is this a game to you? What are you doing?” Dragging a hand through my hair
I cup my throat. “Why are you on our hunting grounds? Have you come
to gloat? Was this some sick plan

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