thought of nothing but this since I laid eyes on you.” Instead of returning to her mouth he pressed his lips against her pulse before licking her skin. He sucked her flesh into his mouth aggressively knowing that there would be a mark later but in that moment he didn’t care. He wanted to claim her, make her his.
“Ouch!” Sydney cried out.
Hearing the pain in her voice he immediately released her.
“Y-you bit me.” Sydney’s hand flew to the spot where he’d nipped her.
“I’m sorry. I got a bit carried away.”
Sydney furrowed her brow. “You sound funny. Are you okay?”
It wasn’t possible. Giovanni touched his teeth. His incisors had lowered. This. Wasn’t. Supposed. To. Happen. He was mortal wasn’t he? He willed them to retract as he’d done thousands of times before but they wouldn’t go away.
He took a step away from her.
“John?” Sydney pressed.
“I’m fine. I think we should head back. I’m sorry for crossing the line. That won’t happen again.”
“The kiss or you biting me?”
“Both. Just give me a minute, okay? I need to catch my breath.” Giovanni took another few steps away from her. Once his got his breathing under control he felt his incisors retreat. Giovanni realized then that somehow Sydney was affecting his body in ways he didn’t expect she would. It brought to mind what had happened on the porch with Dylan. His speed had been unlike anything it had been since he’d undergone the purge and when he’d hit Dylan, Giovanni didn’t think he used enough force to take down such a solid man but Dylan had crumpled like a folding chair. Something was happening to him that he didn’t quite understand, and Sydney was the key.
He needed to get in contact with Steel right away to find out what was going on with him but in the meantime, he had to take the long, torturous walk back to Sydney’s house. He hoped he’d be able to make it back without doing something stupid.
Giovanni moved next to her. “Here, take my arm.”
This time when she gripped him it wasn’t as tightly as she had when they’d began their walk. “Before you say it John, I will. I really enjoyed that kiss more than anything I have in a long time. But it was a mistake.”
That’s exactly what he was going to tell her but hearing it from her lips was like a knife to the heart. Giovanni didn’t reply, not trusting himself to speak.
“I mean, you’re a boarder in my home and I’ve made it a rule not to date one. I’ve already made that mistake with Dylan and as you see, that didn’t turn out too well. You seem like a nice guy, but this was a one-time thing, okay?”
“I agree.” It actually caused him physical pain to get those words out but it was for the best. If he was turning back into a vampire, he wasn’t sure if the purge had actually worked. He feared that all the black magic he used to practice would return tenfold and put Sydney in danger. Until he figured out his next course of action, he’d have to stay clear of her, even if the prospect of that was pure torture.
<><><><><>
Dante Grimaldi paced his living room floor, unable to shake the uneasy feeling he had. He’d felt it for the past couple days and couldn’t figure out why. He’d checked on his brothers to assure himself that everything was okay with them. GianMarco and Maggie were doing well, so well in fact they were expecting another child. Vampires weren’t the most fertile of creatures, so he was surprised that they were expecting so soon after having a child not too long ago, but he was happy for them. Those two had been through so much. They deserved every bit of happiness that came their way.
Niccolo and Sasha were busy helping their son plan his nuptials to his mate Camryn. Romeo and Christine were enjoying their children. For once there was no danger or turmoil in his life and while Dante was happy about that, he couldn’t figure out why this unsettling sensation had taken hold of him.
“If you keep
“Ouch!” Sydney cried out.
Hearing the pain in her voice he immediately released her.
“Y-you bit me.” Sydney’s hand flew to the spot where he’d nipped her.
“I’m sorry. I got a bit carried away.”
Sydney furrowed her brow. “You sound funny. Are you okay?”
It wasn’t possible. Giovanni touched his teeth. His incisors had lowered. This. Wasn’t. Supposed. To. Happen. He was mortal wasn’t he? He willed them to retract as he’d done thousands of times before but they wouldn’t go away.
He took a step away from her.
“John?” Sydney pressed.
“I’m fine. I think we should head back. I’m sorry for crossing the line. That won’t happen again.”
“The kiss or you biting me?”
“Both. Just give me a minute, okay? I need to catch my breath.” Giovanni took another few steps away from her. Once his got his breathing under control he felt his incisors retreat. Giovanni realized then that somehow Sydney was affecting his body in ways he didn’t expect she would. It brought to mind what had happened on the porch with Dylan. His speed had been unlike anything it had been since he’d undergone the purge and when he’d hit Dylan, Giovanni didn’t think he used enough force to take down such a solid man but Dylan had crumpled like a folding chair. Something was happening to him that he didn’t quite understand, and Sydney was the key.
He needed to get in contact with Steel right away to find out what was going on with him but in the meantime, he had to take the long, torturous walk back to Sydney’s house. He hoped he’d be able to make it back without doing something stupid.
Giovanni moved next to her. “Here, take my arm.”
This time when she gripped him it wasn’t as tightly as she had when they’d began their walk. “Before you say it John, I will. I really enjoyed that kiss more than anything I have in a long time. But it was a mistake.”
That’s exactly what he was going to tell her but hearing it from her lips was like a knife to the heart. Giovanni didn’t reply, not trusting himself to speak.
“I mean, you’re a boarder in my home and I’ve made it a rule not to date one. I’ve already made that mistake with Dylan and as you see, that didn’t turn out too well. You seem like a nice guy, but this was a one-time thing, okay?”
“I agree.” It actually caused him physical pain to get those words out but it was for the best. If he was turning back into a vampire, he wasn’t sure if the purge had actually worked. He feared that all the black magic he used to practice would return tenfold and put Sydney in danger. Until he figured out his next course of action, he’d have to stay clear of her, even if the prospect of that was pure torture.
<><><><><>
Dante Grimaldi paced his living room floor, unable to shake the uneasy feeling he had. He’d felt it for the past couple days and couldn’t figure out why. He’d checked on his brothers to assure himself that everything was okay with them. GianMarco and Maggie were doing well, so well in fact they were expecting another child. Vampires weren’t the most fertile of creatures, so he was surprised that they were expecting so soon after having a child not too long ago, but he was happy for them. Those two had been through so much. They deserved every bit of happiness that came their way.
Niccolo and Sasha were busy helping their son plan his nuptials to his mate Camryn. Romeo and Christine were enjoying their children. For once there was no danger or turmoil in his life and while Dante was happy about that, he couldn’t figure out why this unsettling sensation had taken hold of him.
“If you keep
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