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And grabbed my ass.
And felt up my body in that hot, possessive way I’d never imagined being touched.
I was getting hot all over again, just thinking about it.
Anastasia’s hand caught my arm as she fell into step beside me, matching my pace. “Do you want to talk about what happened?”
My throat swelled.
Yes.
No.
Maybe?
I had no idea what I wanted, other than my freedom.
“I don’t know,” I finally whispered. “I think I just want to take a hot shower.”
Anastasia slipped into my bedroom with me, and closed the door behind us.
I had everything riding on being turned into a vampire, so when I’d gone back to my apartment, I hadn’t packed up my stuff. I’d just grabbed a few changes of clothes.
She turned the shower on for me, then waited in the bedroom while I washed up. The wound on my neck was gnarly, and still bleeding a bit when I dried off. I didn’t find any bandages in the bathroom, so I just patted it carefully with one of the dark towels and hoped for the best.
After I put on a soft, blackCoffee & Toffeetee and a pair of shorts, I folded myself into a huge, black decorative chair that was shaped like a corner. It was more comfortable than it looked, though it needed a cute throw pillow or something to bring it to life.
Anastasia was already sitting in the identical one beside it, so I leaned my head back against the cushions and closed my eyes for a minute.
She didn’t push or prod for information, which I appreciated.
“You can’t tell anyone,” I finally whispered. “But I had talked to my only vampire friend, other than Miles, about turning me. He was going to do it tonight. I’ve been planning to go through with it whenever August left.”
It was early November, so I’d known I wanted to be turned for six months, and had been considering it for much longer.
Anastasia didn’t say anything in response.
I didn’t open my eyes to see the judgment on her face, adding, “I know it sounds insane. I know itisinsane. But my brothers are immortal, and my best friends are too. I don’t have anyone else. I don’t want to grow old alone, or die alone.”
“That’s not insane at all, Brynn.” Anastasia’s voice was soft, but genuine. “I would do the same if my family was going to live on without me.”
Her words eased the tightness in my abdomen, just a little.
“What happened at the club?” she asked.
“I bit Red, then he started draining me. The lust set in because of his bite, as expected. Out of nowhere, Sebastian showed up and ripped me away from him. I’ve never seen him lose control before—he was like a completely different person. He almost killed Red. I thought he was going to. I shoved myself between him and Red, trying to stop him, and he did the most random thing.”
My face flushed, probably insanely pink. “Hekissedme. I pushed him away after a minute, and when I told him to leave, he threw me over his shoulder and carried me out of the club.”
Anastasia was silent again.
I opened my eyes, and found her expression thoughtful.
Maybe even a little wicked.
“You don’t look surprised,” I said.
“I’m not.” She studied me for a moment before saying, “I figured out why he hasn’t tried to avoid any particular part of the city.”
