Bloodbound Desire

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The Forbi

's breath came in quick gasps as she sprinted through the underbrush, her heart hammering in her chest. Sh

sent a shiver down her

impossibly firm chest. The scent of nightshade and something darker-something all

as silk, yet laced with danger. "Do you not

d found her. And her life

with

strength was absolute. Her heart pounded as she met

stammered, trying to sound fearle

lips. "Oh, little dove, i

ed into the air, moving with inhuman speed through the shadowy trees. The world blurred around her, and

e, the grand halls flickered with candlelight, the walls adorned with p

om obsidian. He sat gracefully, draping one leg

t humans beg for their lives t

er terror. "And what do you expect me t

ed into a smi

u're going to kill me, do it n

killing you, Evelyn Cross." He leaned forward, his voice droppin

ugh her veins. "What

"Your blood is unlike any human's. I sensed it the momen

step back. "

neck. She shivered but held her ground. "I could take wh

through Evelyn's mind. He

from me?" she aske

gain, little dove. Stay by my side, and I will grant you pr

s madness. But something inside her whispered that

, even more