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I let Lorn drink until I felt heady from the venom and lack of blood. There wasn’t enough to fulfill us both. Our bodies would heal and replenish now that we both had enough to survive. The pull on my neck slowed as Lorn came back to herself.
Insatiable bastard that I was, I let my hands roam over her ass up to the dip of her lower back, soaking in how soft her skin was and the way she writhed under the caress. Because even though she was mine, even though we’d claimed each other, she didn’t belong to me yet.
Just as predicted, Lorn stiffened as her lashes fluttered open, and her fangs retracted quickly as she sat up. She plastered her hands to my chest and gazed down at me with a mixture of confusion, lust, and need. The apples of her cheeks were a light pastel pink and her lips had a slight sheen of blood, deepening their rosy hue to a berry red. Her little tongue flicked out to lap at the essence of my life force, unwilling to waste a single drop.
My dick pulsed, and I knew she felt it against her jean clad pussy. Her nails dug into my chest. A war played out behind her sky-blue eyes, battling between her desire for blood, sex, and answers.
The bond that spanned between us was a livewire of emotion, and I could feeleverything.
Including her regret.
Fuck.
Between one breath and the next, she flew off of me, leaving me aching in her wake. I sat up and propped myself lazily on the end of the bed.
Lorn stood there, her cheeks stained pink and her chest heaving with every drag of air. Her mussed hair hung wild and free to wave around her shoulders, giving her a wanton look. I studied her unapologetically, and my gaze roamed down her body to drink in the sight of the ripped shorts and shirt she wore. There was more skin exposed than covered. She was beautiful, but the fire of anger blazing in her eyes made her stunning.
Those eyes narrowed at me, and her hands flew to her hips, tightening on the tattered denim.
“What have you done?” she accused.
“You mean, what havewedone.”
She scoffed. “You bit me.”
I shrugged with an unapologetic smirk. “You bit me first.”
“Because you told me to!” Her glower shot daggers.
I stood from the bed and adjusted myself, letting her see the evidence of how she affected me. Her gaze dropped, and her breath hitched. I caught the subtle way her thighs pressed together. Oh yes, my little mate was as turned on as I was. She wouldn’t admit it, but she didn’t need to. I noticed everything about her, whether or not she wanted me to.
Smirking when she noticed I was watching her, she pretended she hadn’t just been staring at my dick with a hungry expression. That was okay. She could deny her attraction all she wanted. It didn’t matter. We were bonded now, and her thoughts and feelings belonged to me.
“You needed blood,” I said. “And I needed to break the sire bond.”
Remembering that I’d not only bit her but fed from her, her eyes widened and her hand flew to the healing mark on the smooth skin of her throat.
“You drank from me.”
“I did.” I watched the realization dawn.
“You’re a vampire.”
“As are you.”
“But you’re a shifter and a shadow touched.” She shook her head. “No. That would make you a—”
“A tribrid. It’s not a dirty word, Lorn.” Jesus, just saying her name out loud was a freedom all its own.
“I thought I was the only mutt.”
“Hey,” I growled. “Don’t talk about yourself like that.”
“I think you only care because it applies to you, too.”
I arched a brow, and my feisty mate rolled her eyes.
“Fine. I’m sorry,” she muttered, finally dropping her hands from her hips and pacing the width of the cave, taking in her surroundings.
