outside and Sadie immediately wrapped her arms around herself as the chill of the night air greeted them.
“Darn it,” she exclaimed. “I forgot my jacket. Wait for me here.”
**********
A thrill shot through Alexis at the thought of a moment alone with Keegan. Though his love for Sadie was obvious, his attraction to her was also apparent. She’d seen the way he looked at her, the hunger in his eyes whenever she entered the room.
Her sweet little sister might have the makings for a proper wife, but Alexis could sense the passion and intensity in Keegan that could match Alexis’. He was like no human she had met, and each time she came near him, she wanted more of him…his scent, his touch, and his very soul.
“We’ll cut through here,” he suggested, pointing to the alley way. They’d left his truck one street down and the alley offered a quick shortcut.
But only two steps in, the decision proved to be bloody.
A grimy shadow appeared from the darkness and stabbed Keegan without warning. Screeching in pain, Keegan grabbed his bleeding thigh and leaned back against the wall. The shadow moved in over him, eager for more blood.
Instantly, Alexis smelled the blood that gushed from Keegan’s wound and her eyes widened with hunger and anticipation. But his assailant had to be dealt with first. Before he could go in for the kill, she grabbed him by the scruff of the neck and threw him into the air.
While the young thug was airborne, she realized the excessive strength she’d displayed. Hopefully the cover of darkness would shadow the true goings on and Keegan wouldn’t be the wiser.
The young man landed head first, his head sounding very much like a large hard-boiled egg crashing to the floor.
Alexis turned her attention to Keegan and saw in his steady gaze just how much he’d seen of her ability. She’d shown too much, but there was no going back now. As he squeezed his leg just above his wound, his eyes remained on her, awed, impressed then afraid and confused.
Alexis sighed then cupped Keegan’s face turning his eyes to look into hers. “You will forget you saw me throwing the man. You will remember…” she smiled wickedly laying on the compulsion thickly, “how good I look, how much you want me, and how good we would be together…” With her eyes focused on the blood of his wound, Alexis controlled the hunger that threatened to take over. The sight of his blood excited her and a part of her was thrilled by the fear in his eyes.
It intensified as she approached and she saw him search, with hand and eyes, for some sort of weapon with which to defend himself.
Alexis inserted her finger into the last tab of her laced up satin ribbon and with a single flick of her wrist, pulled the length of ribbon free, further exposing her flesh. She delighted in Keegan’s cocked brow and knelt before him to make swift work of wrapping the length of satin around Keegan’s thigh. Blood stained her fingers as she worked, heightening her hunger.
Her breathing was labored, each intake of air bringing the tantalizing scent of nourishment to her nose. She licked her lips and contemplated tasting just a drop.
“This should slow the bleeding until we can get you to the hospital,” she said. One hand held onto the back of his injured thigh while the other clung to his healthy leg. With her face so close to the wound, she could almost taste him and her fangs slowly crept out in anticipation.
She rose to face him, slyly licking her fingers on the way. Her hunger for him intensified until she caught the strange look in his eyes.
It was as if he knew her. Not as Alexis. Not as Sadie’s sister. But he knew her, deep inside and with intricate precision. His hand took hers and held on, bringing her back to a time she’d almost forgotten. The softness of his skin, the firm grip of his fingers and the warmth that sent thrills throughout her body, all as Ashwin had once made her feel.
She leaned into him,
“Darn it,” she exclaimed. “I forgot my jacket. Wait for me here.”
**********
A thrill shot through Alexis at the thought of a moment alone with Keegan. Though his love for Sadie was obvious, his attraction to her was also apparent. She’d seen the way he looked at her, the hunger in his eyes whenever she entered the room.
Her sweet little sister might have the makings for a proper wife, but Alexis could sense the passion and intensity in Keegan that could match Alexis’. He was like no human she had met, and each time she came near him, she wanted more of him…his scent, his touch, and his very soul.
“We’ll cut through here,” he suggested, pointing to the alley way. They’d left his truck one street down and the alley offered a quick shortcut.
But only two steps in, the decision proved to be bloody.
A grimy shadow appeared from the darkness and stabbed Keegan without warning. Screeching in pain, Keegan grabbed his bleeding thigh and leaned back against the wall. The shadow moved in over him, eager for more blood.
Instantly, Alexis smelled the blood that gushed from Keegan’s wound and her eyes widened with hunger and anticipation. But his assailant had to be dealt with first. Before he could go in for the kill, she grabbed him by the scruff of the neck and threw him into the air.
While the young thug was airborne, she realized the excessive strength she’d displayed. Hopefully the cover of darkness would shadow the true goings on and Keegan wouldn’t be the wiser.
The young man landed head first, his head sounding very much like a large hard-boiled egg crashing to the floor.
Alexis turned her attention to Keegan and saw in his steady gaze just how much he’d seen of her ability. She’d shown too much, but there was no going back now. As he squeezed his leg just above his wound, his eyes remained on her, awed, impressed then afraid and confused.
Alexis sighed then cupped Keegan’s face turning his eyes to look into hers. “You will forget you saw me throwing the man. You will remember…” she smiled wickedly laying on the compulsion thickly, “how good I look, how much you want me, and how good we would be together…” With her eyes focused on the blood of his wound, Alexis controlled the hunger that threatened to take over. The sight of his blood excited her and a part of her was thrilled by the fear in his eyes.
It intensified as she approached and she saw him search, with hand and eyes, for some sort of weapon with which to defend himself.
Alexis inserted her finger into the last tab of her laced up satin ribbon and with a single flick of her wrist, pulled the length of ribbon free, further exposing her flesh. She delighted in Keegan’s cocked brow and knelt before him to make swift work of wrapping the length of satin around Keegan’s thigh. Blood stained her fingers as she worked, heightening her hunger.
Her breathing was labored, each intake of air bringing the tantalizing scent of nourishment to her nose. She licked her lips and contemplated tasting just a drop.
“This should slow the bleeding until we can get you to the hospital,” she said. One hand held onto the back of his injured thigh while the other clung to his healthy leg. With her face so close to the wound, she could almost taste him and her fangs slowly crept out in anticipation.
She rose to face him, slyly licking her fingers on the way. Her hunger for him intensified until she caught the strange look in his eyes.
It was as if he knew her. Not as Alexis. Not as Sadie’s sister. But he knew her, deep inside and with intricate precision. His hand took hers and held on, bringing her back to a time she’d almost forgotten. The softness of his skin, the firm grip of his fingers and the warmth that sent thrills throughout her body, all as Ashwin had once made her feel.
She leaned into him,
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