Page 133 of A Bond Beyond Blood

I implored him with wide eyes, shaking my head.

“Doc says we can start fucking again.”

My cheeks heated and I dropped my head into my hands.

“Wonder what we’ve been doing all this time, then...”His words trailed off and I shook my head as I ran my tongue over my teeth.

“Right,” Dr.Bianchi said as he picked up his duffel and turned toward the locker rooms.“Well, as long as you keep it vanilla—”

“Oh my god.”

Vinny snorted, but thankfully didn’t comment onthatsuggestion.

“Have you given her any of your blood, Vincenzo?That would certainly explain the rapid healing—”

“Careful, Doc, she’ll murder us both for even suggesting such a thing.”Vinny chuckled as he thanked the doctor and walked him to the locker rooms.

When the door was closed and we were alone in the fight area of the gym again, I glared at Vinny.“I hate you.”

He smirked as he strode back to me.“That’s definitely not what you said last night, sweet girl.”He winked and I swung at him, which he caught easily enough because not only was he Vinny Ricci, the vampire, but he’d been a trained fighter before his death and, frankly, pretty fucking impressive when it came to his physical, um, performance.

He released my wrist and dropped his hands to his sides, propping them on each hip.My gaze skated down his ripped torso, to that deep V cut of his muscles that disappeared into his—

“Christ, woman,again?”

My eyes widened.“What?”

He stepped toward me but I took a step back, stopping when his nostrils flared and red started to seep into the whites of his eyes.

Raising my hands, I said more firmly, “No, you know I have plans with Gannon tonight.”

The playful curve of his lips sank into a deep frown.“Play with me instead.”

I sighed, even though his pout was somehow sexy as hell.“We talked about this.”

“Yeah, and I told you to let the kid handle his own problems.Is it not enough that I let him move into my place and date my girl?”

I snorted.“Yeah, like giving up your apartment was such a hardship for you.Living with your girlfriend must bereallyrough.”

Vinny’s eyes narrowed.“How much time do you have?”

My heart skipped a beat as crimson eclipsed the whites of his eyes.“Vinny...”I warned, my gaze flicking up to the apartment above.“Gannon’sright there.”

Vinny narrowed his eyes.“It wouldn’t be the first time he heard me make my girl scream, like a—”

“Vinny!”

Tilting his head, he let out a big, dramatic sigh.“Sharing time?”

“What?”

“I guess the kid can play, too.”

My eyes widened.“What?”

“Let’s see if he’s ready to really work for your forgiveness, sweet girl.”He rushed forward, bending quickly at the waist and tossing me over his shoulder like I weighed less than a sack of flour.As I squealed, he ignored me, the brute, and hauled ass up the stairs, taking them two at a time.

“Vinny!Put me down!”

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