ehead against hers. It was a bizarre, in

nose brushing the sensi

ng her head to the

of her neck. The carotid artery

lming. Fear, sweat, rain, and beneath it all, the u

down, the waves of pain receding, r

his voice trembling slightly

er skin. He wasn't biting.

t on her back. This was the moment. He

. She needed to know who he wa

n, playing the p

ed back

.. take

in the air, absu

ark, her brain short

its command; now it sounded desperate. Like an a

ble. A junki

aining, he wasn't purely viole

ded to n

ded a name. The words tumbled out of her mouth, a desperate gamble cloaked in the guise of a victim's

eemed surprised that

said imm

added, pushing her luc

the aggression ret

flash of steel entered her

een them. A battle of wi

scinated. The m

lly conceded. "Dim li