Chapter 27

AYRA

I was starving.

I needed something to quench the hunger in my system.

Only that 'something' wasn't food. No. I craved blood instead.

Blood. Blood.

That wasn't right. No sane person should crave blood, but here I was, fucking eager to sink my fangs into someone and have my drink of blood to abate my hunger.

From a distance, the rich scent of blood filled my nostrils. I could hear the thumping of a pulse calling out to me, mocking my hunger.

"Isn't she supposed to be awake by now?" A familiar voice said as footsteps approached my bed before a weight pressed down on the bed. "Was I unconscious for long after she took the poison into her body?"

"No. It could be because—"

I lunged at the person on my bed, sinking my already elongated fangs into his neck. My tastebuds hummed in appreciation as blood filled my mouth and slid down my throat.

"Okay, babe, I think that's enough. You're gonna suck me dry," the man said with a chuckle, trying t