“Longer before you bite her again. At least a month.”
“Fuck that.”
“You know how many people are going to challenge you if you claim her in any way, Mav It’s going to be a big deal.”
“They’re going to challenge me just for wanting her. Biting won’t change anything.”
“That doesn’t mean you should do it.”
I itched to seal the bond. I could envision it clearly—sinking my teeth into that pretty little throat all over again.
I’d take it slower this time.
Make sure she enjoyed it.
Unless my obsession faded when the pull toward her ended, of course. Which seemed like an impossibility.
Rhone grunted.”You need a fucking chaperone. I should stay with you so you’re never alone with her.”
“You’ve got too much shit to do.”
“Yeah. What are we going to do about the murders?”
“I’m not thinking clearly enough at the moment to have a good answer for that.”
“You only need to survive another week.”
I nodded.
One more week of not making her mine. I could handle that.
Probably.
Until then, I just needed to give in to instinct enough to keep my animalistic side satisfied.
CHAPTER TEN
bloom
We saton the couch with our pasta after we put the groceries away together, since we were allergic to eating at the table. Comfortable chairs and delicious food together made life better. We usually watchedIs It Cakereruns while we ate. We were basically cake connoisseurs at that point.
“So, do you want me to hide when he shows up, or meet him?” Harper checked, twirling her fork in her garlicky pasta. She was curled up in a ball in the corner of the couch, so I had my legs sprawled over the cushion between us. Her pasta was balanced precariously on her knees. “I could do the threatening best friend thing.”
“My family already threatened to kill him, so I don’t think that’s necessary.”
“Whimsy?”
“And my mom,” I confirmed.
Harper sighed. “I wish I’d seen that.”
“It was terrible.”
“I’m sure.” She patted my leg, not apologetic at all.
“I’ll meet him in the hallway to end it quickly, so you probably won’t need to meet him. If you do, just act normal. If he finds out you’re a vampire now…”
“He can’t,” she agreed, her humor fading.
