Prese

ide my chest. A soft scent of lilac persists in my nostrils, bathing me in bliss. The girl

doors. "What happ

eautiful that it hurts to think about anything else. The light from the chandelier a

en I realize I don't know the a

ll from Paul's stuttering on the way here, someone tri

blouse down over the girl's shoulder, displaying far too mu

hot?" Ana inquires, her vo

bullet hit her

wound has already closed, and only

hrinks under our very eyes. "She has no pulse." Ana's ve

arms. "Give her to m

bing the stairs to the upper flo

f the stairwell. "There is no way to repay a life debt t

o decide things around here. If they don't like it, that's fine. They can come an

ll my attention focused on her? Maybe it's just because I've never seen someone who has such wonderful c

eping beauty. Creeping into position one slow motion at a time, I move just like my wolf w

eet tooth. My wolf wants to lick her, more to make sure she tastes as good as she looks

? Will her face melt into a smile or a frown when she first notices my proximity? H

t has gotten into you? I will never kiss or lic

acts on instinct. We've known each other for a long time. H

Feet tapping on the polished marble floor, the gears in my head spring to life. I see two options: make a move now, press her to tell me eve

want to touch her again. But her lashes flutter and her eyes start to open. I check her out

Nothing stays in my path if I run rampant.

ghtly before she raises a li

u jump in f

use I can't die. You, on the other

ou know a

ind being shot just to meet you." Because of her smirk, her demeanor changes. She transforms from that ex

u want from

e looks me straight in the

oi. You're already dead."

sses my ears. "No jokes. I want true dea

hen you should have thought

his creature down and tear her apart, to give her what she