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ALLISON’S POVHunger.It wasn’t a feeling anymore. It was a living thing. It was a parasite coiled tight in my belly, scratching at the lining of my stomach with razor-sharp claws. It clawed at my throat, dry and parched, demanding moisture.Not water. Not food.Life.I paced the length of the bedroom, my bare feet silent against the plush rug. Back and forth. Back and forth. Like a caged animal. In a way I was. Elias might’ve left the door unlocked but the shackle on my ankle remained, keeping me from going anywhere. It gave me enough leeway to pace the room but that was all the freedom it offered. Surprisingly, the urge to use the bathroom hadn’t hit me yet.Did vampires even pee? A bath would be nice though. I was still wearing the same shirt he’d given me with no underwear underneath. I vaguely recalled him wiping my body clean while I slept off the orgasm he’d given me, but I still wanted a bath. But I had no intentions of speaking to the Royal especially not to request a bat
ELIAS’ POV“Is this your revenge?”Her words cut deeper than any blade she could have wielded.I leaned against the door of the master bedroom, sliding down until I hit the floor. I buried my face in my hands.She thought I did this out of malice. She thought I turned her to torture her.It was ironic. At some point, hurting her had been all I ever wanted. I had spent nights imagining the ways I would make the hunter who killed my brother suffer. I had wanted to hear her beg.My wish had finally been granted. She was begging. She was suffering.But I was the one bleeding.Just when had my feelings changed so drastically?I touched the side of my neck, where the skin was tender and bruised. The bite mark was fading, thanks to my regeneration, but the phantom sensation of her lips, her tongue, her teeth… that would never fade.I had taken advantage of her.There was no other way to spin it. Yes, the transition fever drove her. Yes, she had begged me to touch her.But she hadn't known wh
ALLISON’S POVSilence.That was the first thing that hit me. The absolute, deafening weight of silence.Ever since the transition began, waking up was a struggle. A slow, groggy climb out of a dark pit. But this? This was instantaneous. One second, I was drifting in a void. The next, my eyes snapped open and the world assaulted me.Thump-thump. Thump-thump.A drum. No, a heartbeat.It was loud. Too loud. It sounded like someone was hammering a nail directly into my eardrum. I gasped, shooting upright in the bed.The movement was too fast. A blur. But my head didn’t spin. My muscles didn’t ache. The bone-deep exhaustion that had plagued me for days, the pain, the weakness, it was all gone.Obliterated.I felt… powerful.My body hummed with a static electricity that made my skin prickle. I felt like I could punch through a concrete wall. Like I could run for days without stopping.What is this?I stared down at my hands. They looked the same, perhaps a shade paler in the dim light of th
ELIAS' POVA tether snapped deep within me, severing the last of my restraint.I growled. A low, vibrating rumble that resonated in my chest, and crushed her mouth to mine.It wasn’t a gentle kiss; it was a collision. My blood mingled with her own essence on her tongue, a heady cocktail of iron and honey, of fire and desperate need. She met me with a ferocity that rivalled my own, her fingers tangling in my hair, pulling me closer, her tongue sweeping against mine, uninhibited and wild.I drove her backward until the back of her knees hit the mattress, and I followed her down, my body a heavy shield covering hers. I settled between her legs, the hard friction of our hips sending electric sparks skittering along my nerves. My chest heaved as I stared down at the temptress pinned beneath me.The scent of her was overwhelming. I could smell the heavy, intoxicating musk of her arousal mixing with the metallic tang of the blood she had just consumed. It was a primitive, maddening perfume t
ELIAS’ POVHer whimpers were tearing me apart.I held her thrashing body against my chest, her heat soaking through my shirt, scorching my skin. She was burning up, her heart hammering against her ribs like a bird trying to batter its way out of a cage."It hurts," she sobbed, her fingers digging into my arms, nails scoring the fabric. "Make it stop. Please, Elias... make it stop."Rocking her wasn't enough. Cooling her skin wasn't enough.The fever of the transition was consuming her faster than her human physiology could handle. If I didn't stabilize her, her organs would shut down before the change could take hold. She would burn out from the inside. There was only one thing I could do to help.I looked at the blue vein pulsing in my wrist and then at the female writhing in my arms. She looked smaller than usual with the way she squeezed into me.Dammit!The choice before me seemed like the most difficult one of my painfully long existence. If I did this, I would be sealing her fat
ELIAS’ POVI slammed the door open, the heavy wood banging against the wall with a violence that matched the chaotic thrumming of my heart."Hunter?"I expected to find her standing, her unique eyes full of defiance. I expected to find her plotting another escape or wielding another lamp. I was ready to shake the truth out of her, to demand an explanation for the letter burning a hole in my pocket.But the words died in my throat as I set my eyes on her.The room was sweltering, like I’d walked into a furnace. The air was thick, heavy with a mind numbingly sweet scent that hit the back of my throat like syrup. It was a scent I hadn't smelled in centuries, but one my instincts recognized instantly. It triggered a deep, predatory ache in my gums, making my fangs itch to descend.She wasn't standing.She was on the bed, feet tangled in the sheets, her lithe body writhing as if she were being burned alive."No," she whimpered, her voice ragged. "Please... stop. It burns."The letter in my







