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“Well maybe you shouldn’t have screwed half the population this week. I said no.”

Jorin hissed loudly, making me jump back, but all Remi did was gently push the vampire out if the way. “I need to find Jael, anyway. Let it go.”

The vampire hissed and spoke in a language I didn’t recognize before disappearing so quickly I couldn’t track him.

When Remi reached me, I asked, “Aren’t you afraid he’ll compel you and make you...?”

“Once you’ve drank enough vampire blood, it’s unlikely it would work except with older vampires, and Jorin isn’t very old. And if he did try it, he would lose his head.” Remi waved it off.

“H-how? What do you mean?”

“Dregan would never allow it to go unpunished.”

“Dregan? The Elder vampire?”

Remi’s brow furrowed as he took me in. “My den leader cares just as much for bestowers as he does for vampires. He would protect me.”

“Really?”

“Yes.” He said it with such finality, I had to believe him. “Not all vampires and dens function this way, so we’re lucky. And I know that Dregan won’t even allow any den that treats their bestowers like slaves on this island.”

I nodded because I didn’t know what to say to that. Dregan seemed scary—like, the scariest—from afar.

“If you’re fed on tonight, you have to promise me that you’ll come back here tomorrow so I can make sure you’re okay,” Remi said.

“O-okay.”

“Not because anyone will hurt you, but because there are better ways to replenish your system that you’ll need to know.”

“Okay, I’ll come back.”

“Good. There’s a vampire coming out to meet you shortly. If you two hit it off, he might take you back to his room, if not, you can donate.”

“B-back to his room?” My cheeks flamed and my eyes went wide at the implication.

Remi and Dorothy laughed as Remi said, “To feed, Neo, not for sex. Well, unless you both want it, but that’s not part of the deal, so don’t look so terrified. But, uh, just so you know, being fed from makes you really horny.”

My cheeks flushed deeper. “I-it does?”

They laughed again. “It’s an aphrodisiac.”

I blinked in surprise and embarrassment, but then I turned and saw the vampire I’d been looking for standing a few feet away and staring at me with a hunger I’d never seen before.

“Would you like to try that out?” the vampire asked with a lust-filled voice. One that sent shivers down my spine.

Oh dear god, what have I gotten myself into?

Chapter Two

Dorian

I could already smell his lust from here and it was enticing. So much so I was having a hard time staying back. Imagine my surprise that it was the same human I’d been thinking about for days; the same one I’d been trying to find since I first saw him.

His blood was more alluring than any other I’d encountered before, which was saying something. I wasn’t that old, but I wasn’t that young, either, so I’d seen—and tasted—my fair share of bestowers. But never had I smelled one that made me want to forget the rules, forget the consequences, and take him right here and now no matter who saw. I wanted his blood—and his body.

The guy was staring at me with wide eyes and flushed cheeks. He was adorable with his blond hair and blue, scared—yet lustful—eyes. He was pretty small, even by human standards, but he was sexy as hell, and I wanted to devour every inch of him.

A slow smirk formed on my lips when he only stared at me instead of answering, and I stepped closer to him. He gulped loudly, revealing his slight fear and hesitation, so I decided I should take him for a walk before taking him to my quarters. I didn’t want to wait to drink from him, but I also didn’t want him terrified of me. “Would you like to go for a walk?”

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