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hours.” I pressed my hands to his chest and gently pushed, hoping not to trigger a predatory reflex. “We’ll find you someone else.” I forced my voice to remain calm and controlled.
Slowly, he relinquished his hold on me. “Not Kam. I don’t like shifters.” His eyes were wide as his gaze darted around us. Dark circles had formed under them, giving him a haunted look.
I followed the direction of his erratic gaze. It was targeting a group of humans across the street. They were dressed nice as if going out for dinner. “Kam would be safest.” I took his hand, trying to draw him into the hotel. “Remember, the Nosferatu are hunting you. We should stay out of sight.”
“No, I feed first.” He yanked his hand from mine. “One of these will be easy to catch.” He nodded toward a group of elderly tourists debarking from a tour bus. The same one I’d seen earlier today?
My racing heart sank to the depth of my toes. Would I ever get my Rurik back? This wasn’t the vampire I had risked my life for and given my broken heart to.
“We don’t hunt the general population, remember?” I stood between him and his intended prey, attracting his attention.
His focus went straight to the bruised bite marks on my neck. He touched the spot. “I did this?”
“Yes.” Rurik’s question was destroying my calm. “You don’t recall?” Fuck a duck, what should I do? Tane could be close, and Kam…what had happened to him? I eyed Rurik closer and noted blood on his knuckles. “Are you sure you haven’t seen Kam? He went to the orphanage to free you.”
“I free d myself. Why do you doubt me, little rabbit?” His Hungarian accent grew thicker the longer we spoke. It sent shivers down my spine—not the good kind, either. He approached me and inhaled. “You smell divine. I’d rather eat you.”
I glanced over my shoulder at the tourists. They hadn’t done anything to deserve death by Rurik. I’d brought him to this city , knowing something ate at him. The vampire I loved might still be inside this emerging monster and I wouldn’t let him do something I knew he’d regret. I faced him once again.
Scanning the surrounding area, I tried to visualize escape routes. “Let’s play a game.” As soon as my offer slipped passed lips my stomach rolled. I fought to keep my steak dinner down.
He stepped closer, his expression intense with concentration.
“We’ll play catch like we used to.” Oh shit, oh shit. I never won this game but this time I had major motivation, like my life.
His fangs peeked out as he lunged for me.
“You’re breaking the rules,” I shouted and swung my hands between us. “I get a ten-minute head start.” The way he acted, I’d be lucky if he gave me two minutes. I kicked off my flip flops and left at a wobbly trot, heading away from the populated area. My blood loss made it hard to focus and move.
I opened my link to Tane but couldn’t sense him. “We’re in Rome. Please be close. You have minutes to save my ass before Rurik eats me. Also I think he might have killed Kam.” Who knew if he heard me? I didn’t have time to sense if Tane’s mental shields kept my message out. I just projected it outward to anyone willing to listen.
Narrow alleys lined the street between the buildings. I knew very little of Rome’s layout , but people didn’t tend to gather in dark places. I turned down the first one. The adrenaline kicked in and I set my speed at scared-shitless. It didn’t take long to find my pace and streak through the night. My lungs bellowed and my chest grew heavy. I never won when we played this game but when I’d lost, I had been rewarded with carnal pleasure of a happy vampire lover. This time I doubted I’d enjoy my capture.
Sweat drenched my shirt and my pulse became irregular. I couldn’t catch my breath and had to slow to a halt. Leaning against the stone building, I tried to shake the dizzy spell then searched the dark for a place to hide. Somehow I’d
Slowly, he relinquished his hold on me. “Not Kam. I don’t like shifters.” His eyes were wide as his gaze darted around us. Dark circles had formed under them, giving him a haunted look.
I followed the direction of his erratic gaze. It was targeting a group of humans across the street. They were dressed nice as if going out for dinner. “Kam would be safest.” I took his hand, trying to draw him into the hotel. “Remember, the Nosferatu are hunting you. We should stay out of sight.”
“No, I feed first.” He yanked his hand from mine. “One of these will be easy to catch.” He nodded toward a group of elderly tourists debarking from a tour bus. The same one I’d seen earlier today?
My racing heart sank to the depth of my toes. Would I ever get my Rurik back? This wasn’t the vampire I had risked my life for and given my broken heart to.
“We don’t hunt the general population, remember?” I stood between him and his intended prey, attracting his attention.
His focus went straight to the bruised bite marks on my neck. He touched the spot. “I did this?”
“Yes.” Rurik’s question was destroying my calm. “You don’t recall?” Fuck a duck, what should I do? Tane could be close, and Kam…what had happened to him? I eyed Rurik closer and noted blood on his knuckles. “Are you sure you haven’t seen Kam? He went to the orphanage to free you.”
“I free d myself. Why do you doubt me, little rabbit?” His Hungarian accent grew thicker the longer we spoke. It sent shivers down my spine—not the good kind, either. He approached me and inhaled. “You smell divine. I’d rather eat you.”
I glanced over my shoulder at the tourists. They hadn’t done anything to deserve death by Rurik. I’d brought him to this city , knowing something ate at him. The vampire I loved might still be inside this emerging monster and I wouldn’t let him do something I knew he’d regret. I faced him once again.
Scanning the surrounding area, I tried to visualize escape routes. “Let’s play a game.” As soon as my offer slipped passed lips my stomach rolled. I fought to keep my steak dinner down.
He stepped closer, his expression intense with concentration.
“We’ll play catch like we used to.” Oh shit, oh shit. I never won this game but this time I had major motivation, like my life.
His fangs peeked out as he lunged for me.
“You’re breaking the rules,” I shouted and swung my hands between us. “I get a ten-minute head start.” The way he acted, I’d be lucky if he gave me two minutes. I kicked off my flip flops and left at a wobbly trot, heading away from the populated area. My blood loss made it hard to focus and move.
I opened my link to Tane but couldn’t sense him. “We’re in Rome. Please be close. You have minutes to save my ass before Rurik eats me. Also I think he might have killed Kam.” Who knew if he heard me? I didn’t have time to sense if Tane’s mental shields kept my message out. I just projected it outward to anyone willing to listen.
Narrow alleys lined the street between the buildings. I knew very little of Rome’s layout , but people didn’t tend to gather in dark places. I turned down the first one. The adrenaline kicked in and I set my speed at scared-shitless. It didn’t take long to find my pace and streak through the night. My lungs bellowed and my chest grew heavy. I never won when we played this game but when I’d lost, I had been rewarded with carnal pleasure of a happy vampire lover. This time I doubted I’d enjoy my capture.
Sweat drenched my shirt and my pulse became irregular. I couldn’t catch my breath and had to slow to a halt. Leaning against the stone building, I tried to shake the dizzy spell then searched the dark for a place to hide. Somehow I’d
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