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restraint. To feel everything that he wanted to, to show her
what he wanted to, he would have to relinquish control. He wasn’t
afraid. He believed now, just as Amerii believed.
He wouldn’t hurt
her.
He wouldn’t allow himself
to.
His eyes brightened and he
held her hand tighter.
“ If you wish to
see desire... I can show you just how much I feel for
you.”
****
Chapter
6
Amerii stumbled along
behind Van as he marched down the corridor. She knew where he was
taking her and she wasn’t afraid, not even if her heart was
threatening to burst out of her chest. She ignored it and held his
hand. His vice-like grip on her was painful but she endured it,
knowing that he had little control over himself. She had seen his
eyes change. She had never seen them so bright or so full of
conflict. There was violence in their depths, but fear and love
tempered it. This was a leap forward for both of them, and she
wouldn’t fool herself into thinking that it wasn’t a dangerous one.
She had faith in Van though. He had been practicing relinquishing
control since they had first met a year ago. In that time, he must
have made substantial progress. He had made enough that he could
kiss her without hurting her but when he had tasted her blood
earlier he’d had trouble maintaining control. He had bordered on
violent when his crew had interrupted them and had almost killed
the officers back in the corridor.
Sophia had told her that
Regis had fought the palace guards when he had been lost in his
bloodlust. He had wanted to kill them because they had interrupted
him. Perhaps it was vital to make sure that didn’t happen when she
was with Van. Maybe if she locked them away and removed all
possible methods of communication from the room then he would be
all right and wouldn’t perceive any threat to her. Once her blood
was in his system, and she suspected what he had in mind would
involve biting, he would become unpredictable. The bloodlust would
take him completely. There was no doubt about that. When it did,
she had to remain calm and she had to pray they weren’t disturbed.
The thought of Van hurting his crew because of her was sickening.
She hadn’t wanted to be responsible for that and she didn’t want it
to happen again.
They reached his door and
it opened as though it had recognised him. Amerii tripped on her
feet when Van pulled her inside and clung to his arms to stop
herself from falling. He held her elbows and helped her stand
again.
The door
closed.
“ Amerii,” Van
whispered in a tight voice full of emotion. She looked up into his
vivid red eyes. “Do not fear me.”
Amerii shook her head and
brought her hand up to touch his cheek. She could feel him shaking.
He closed his eyes and leaned into her touch.
“ Know that I am
yours to command. Even in the haze of the bloodlust, I may still
respond to you even before I have claimed you as rightfully mine. I
heard your voice back in the corridor. If you are frightened, do
not hesitate to stop me.”
Amerii liked those words.
Yours. Claimed. Mine. They had a beautiful ring of certainty about
them. They sounded strong and fixed, unwavering. She was his. He
was hers. Once he had placed a claim on her, then she would never
have to fear the bloodlust again.
Sophia had told her that
too.
When they were bonded, Van
would no longer perceive everyone as a threat to her when he was in
the bloodlust. He would be able to assess the danger and act
accordingly.
He would no longer see
every male as a potential mate for her.
It was that desire to
protect what was his that would make him dangerous until they were
bonded.
She went to the door and
frowned at the control panel beside it. It was totally different to
any she had ever seen.
“ Do you wish to
leave?”
Those whispered words
carried pain that cut deep into her heart. She spun on the spot to
face Van and shook her head again.
“ No, Van...
never,” Amerii said and went back to him when she saw
what he wanted to, he would have to relinquish control. He wasn’t
afraid. He believed now, just as Amerii believed.
He wouldn’t hurt
her.
He wouldn’t allow himself
to.
His eyes brightened and he
held her hand tighter.
“ If you wish to
see desire... I can show you just how much I feel for
you.”
****
Chapter
6
Amerii stumbled along
behind Van as he marched down the corridor. She knew where he was
taking her and she wasn’t afraid, not even if her heart was
threatening to burst out of her chest. She ignored it and held his
hand. His vice-like grip on her was painful but she endured it,
knowing that he had little control over himself. She had seen his
eyes change. She had never seen them so bright or so full of
conflict. There was violence in their depths, but fear and love
tempered it. This was a leap forward for both of them, and she
wouldn’t fool herself into thinking that it wasn’t a dangerous one.
She had faith in Van though. He had been practicing relinquishing
control since they had first met a year ago. In that time, he must
have made substantial progress. He had made enough that he could
kiss her without hurting her but when he had tasted her blood
earlier he’d had trouble maintaining control. He had bordered on
violent when his crew had interrupted them and had almost killed
the officers back in the corridor.
Sophia had told her that
Regis had fought the palace guards when he had been lost in his
bloodlust. He had wanted to kill them because they had interrupted
him. Perhaps it was vital to make sure that didn’t happen when she
was with Van. Maybe if she locked them away and removed all
possible methods of communication from the room then he would be
all right and wouldn’t perceive any threat to her. Once her blood
was in his system, and she suspected what he had in mind would
involve biting, he would become unpredictable. The bloodlust would
take him completely. There was no doubt about that. When it did,
she had to remain calm and she had to pray they weren’t disturbed.
The thought of Van hurting his crew because of her was sickening.
She hadn’t wanted to be responsible for that and she didn’t want it
to happen again.
They reached his door and
it opened as though it had recognised him. Amerii tripped on her
feet when Van pulled her inside and clung to his arms to stop
herself from falling. He held her elbows and helped her stand
again.
The door
closed.
“ Amerii,” Van
whispered in a tight voice full of emotion. She looked up into his
vivid red eyes. “Do not fear me.”
Amerii shook her head and
brought her hand up to touch his cheek. She could feel him shaking.
He closed his eyes and leaned into her touch.
“ Know that I am
yours to command. Even in the haze of the bloodlust, I may still
respond to you even before I have claimed you as rightfully mine. I
heard your voice back in the corridor. If you are frightened, do
not hesitate to stop me.”
Amerii liked those words.
Yours. Claimed. Mine. They had a beautiful ring of certainty about
them. They sounded strong and fixed, unwavering. She was his. He
was hers. Once he had placed a claim on her, then she would never
have to fear the bloodlust again.
Sophia had told her that
too.
When they were bonded, Van
would no longer perceive everyone as a threat to her when he was in
the bloodlust. He would be able to assess the danger and act
accordingly.
He would no longer see
every male as a potential mate for her.
It was that desire to
protect what was his that would make him dangerous until they were
bonded.
She went to the door and
frowned at the control panel beside it. It was totally different to
any she had ever seen.
“ Do you wish to
leave?”
Those whispered words
carried pain that cut deep into her heart. She spun on the spot to
face Van and shook her head again.
“ No, Van...
never,” Amerii said and went back to him when she saw
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