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And kept calling until the darkness took her.
Calla. Calla, wake up! Baby, come back to me!
Her head was grasped in strong hands. A pleasing male scent teased her nose, and she tried to open her eyes.
“That’s it, baby! Wake up. You can do it.”
Her body was lifted and she felt herself being carried in those wonderful arms and then placed on something soft. Her bed? Hands caressed her face, then checked her scalp and limbs for injuries as Nick continued to speak softly.
“You have a bump,” he said. “Here. Doesn’t seem too bad. Can you hear me?”
“Mmm.”
“Look at me, honey. Please.”
With a great effort, she opened her eyes and found herself staring into his beautiful blue ones. “Hungry,” she whispered.
Confusion and concern mingled with the panic on his handsome face. “Why haven’t you eaten, baby? I’ll get you something.”
“Need blood.”
“Okay. Do you use a donor?” His expression said he didn’t much like that idea. “Or bagged blood?”
“You.”
“I’m sorry?”
“You,” she said quietly. “Need yours.”
“Me?” A hint of fear darkened his face. “But you vampires can take any blood. Why haven’t you fed?”
“Not any blood. Not after we’ve mated,” she told him. “Can only have yours now.”
The truth settled over his features and she regretted the outright horror there. But if she’d thought the horror was for himself, she was wrong.
“You mean to tell me that you’ve been suffering since I claimed you?” he whispered, shame coloring his voice. “That you’ve been starving yourself? Why, for God’s sake?”
“I know you’re not comfortable with me biting you, Nick,” she whispered. “After what happened to you.”
“That doesn’t matter—not when it comes to this! Not when it endangers your health!” Sitting on the edge of the bed, he took her hand and swallowed hard. “What do you need? My neck? Jugular?”
He would do this for her. Push aside his fear, for her. She squeezed his hand.
“No, your wrist will be fine. It won’t be a claiming, but I can feed.”
“Here, let me help you.”
Sitting her up, he plumped the pillows behind her head. Then he helped her recline on them so she could get to him easily. Holding out his arm, he said, “Do it, baby. Take as much as you need.”
Taking his wrist, she spoke lovingly. “When I do, it will probably arouse you. Thought you’d want to know because of what Carter did to you. But it should be a very good experience, not a bad one.”
He nodded. “The arousal is normal. I know that.”
“Yes, between mates especially. There will be a tiny sting, but that won’t last. You’ll feel pleasure, and there’s nothing wrong with that. Nothing wrong with riding it to its natural conclusion.”
He laughed, looking suddenly shy for a big, tough wolf commander. “Okay. I’m ready as I’ll ever be.”
No sense in drawing out his nervousness. Time to show him that allowing his mate to feed from him was the most natural and sensual experience in the world.
