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“Quit it! And put that thing away.”
Nero grabbed a fresh pair of boxers and slid them on. “I’m decent.”
She blinked her eyes open and met his gaze. “Hardly! You’re still naked. And I can still see …” She waved her hand in his general direction. “Seriously, Nero. You need to see a doctor about your libido.”
“I don’t need a doctor.” He neededher. But she wasn’t likely to find that comforting in any way, not after what he’d heard last night.
“Why are you walking around nude and hard?”
“Because I forgot to grab my clothes, and the towels at this place are not made for normal-sized men.”
She rolled her eyes. “I think normal-sized men would be just fine. You’re just … large.”
He cracked a smile. “Did you just make a dick joke?”
Her nostrils flared. “I wasnottalking about your dick. Iwastalking about your general person.”
“Still a compliment,” he insisted as he put on his shirt.
“You think highly of yourself.”
“Seems like you do too.”
She threw one of her pillows at him. “I’ve got your number, Nero Greenlee. You move me from my bed. You then take the couch and pass out before we can properly agree on whose turn it is to have a shitty sleep.”
“You’ve got my number?” he asked, genuinely confused.
“Yup. I know what your game is. You’ve seen me naked. You know I’m a virgin, and now you’re trying to seduce me or whatever. I’ve heard of guys like you. Guys who like sleeping with virgins.”
He frowned. “What the fuck?”
“It’s a fetish for some people.”’
“Not me,” he shook his head. “My fetish iswaymore niche than virgins.”
Her face fell in horror. “More niche?”
He threw his head back with a laugh. “Oh, god. That came out wrong. It’s not weird or creepy. I just meant that my fetish is very specific. Like, only one woman will ever bethewoman.”You. You’re it, babe.
But he couldn’t say that … could he?
“Actually, I should pro…”
“If you’re showered and dressed, we should go. We can be in New York before midday, which is really good for us, given that we are trying to sneak up on a vampire’s house.” She ran to the bathroom before he was even able to get the wordmateout of his mouth.
FIFTEEN
VALENTINE
The closer Nero drove them to New York, the more nervous Valentine felt. Her tummy was completely overrun with anxiety cramps, and she had to focus on breathing. Even her hands shook.
Some of it had to do with finding Lilliane … and the possibility her little sister would refuse to come back homewillingly.
Part of it was something else.
Something Valentine hadn’t exactly expected when she’d embarked on this journey with Nero.
Something unexpected.
