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embered was the despe

g me out into the streets like a rabid animal. And now, she was

d moon was completely unraveling my control.

en us before my beast took over but my body refused. Agains

the last thread of my sanity snapped. I pressed my teeth into the skin of her neck, desper

y own dark nature. Using every ounce of strength I had,

rimson trail trickled down her pale skin. Leaning back in, I

She lay still, her breathing steady, her brow tightly

d I had just attacked her. I had to get her somewhere safe.

nd surged through the dark towards my estate.

rieved a warm washcloth and carefully wip

throat. But as soon as my skin touched hers, a jolt of searing heat shot throug

n under the shock. She looked miserable, her face contorted in agony. The dark chill carried by my bloodline was the only thing that could pull that heat out of

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t I move?" I woke up feeling complet

avy, solid weight pres

roz

s. Panic instantly flooded through

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arm, wriggled out of his hold without waking him

stand. I grabbed them, tiptoed to t

allway, my breath caught in my

h a towering crystal chandelier. Detailed oil paintings lined th

sive and antique giving the vast s

forcing my legs to move. This was no

wait around to see who or what made the sound I bolted down the marble sta

arted. I scrambled around my bedroom, grabbed the first

the left side of my neck. I wiped a circle into the

nt, pinkish specks that looke

There was no time to think about a luxurious house, a mysterious handsom

restaurant, arriving breathless r

I whispered under my breat

pboard and wearing the exact stern expression he used right be

n your side today, Mis

that again, sir!" I breathed out, da

ted. On the walk out, I pulled Ari to the side and whispe

and stared at me as if I h

rk? You were sleeping in your own bed this

ght? ". I hailed a

hes suddenly struck me. Me stepping into the shadowy alley. I gasped, sitting up straight in the back seat.

y bed the second I unlocked my front door. I stared up at my cei

p in that man's arms? I squeezed my eyes shut and tried to retrace every second o

ne, the dark hair, the impossibly intense eyes. My

ppingly handsome man fro

had I ended u