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Tawny Taylor Carpe Nocturne 2: Kiss Me, Kill Me - 27 <br />
She hadn’t expected that question. Not now. Not when they were about to… do<br />
whatever they were about to do. She tipped her head up again and looked him in the<br />
eye.<br />
“I suspect I know your answer but I want to hear you say it,” he said.<br />
“Yes. I do miss him. Even though we were together for such a short time, there<br />
was something there. A connection. It was very strong -- is very strong.”<br />
He nodded. “It’s something only an Origo and her Masters can know. How<br />
quickly and intensely the bonds form.”<br />
“Does it bother you? That I miss him?”<br />
“No. It is as it should be. We are three parts of one. Burke, you and me.” He took<br />
her hand in his and gently pulled, urging her to her feet. When she stood, he ran his<br />
fingertip along the lace trim at the nightgown’s plunging neckline. “I feel the ache of his<br />
absence too. It’s more compelling than I expected it to be. Complicates things a bit.” He<br />
licked his lips.<br />
How would he taste? Would the first kiss be as sweet as Burke’s? Would he kiss<br />
her roughly, his tongue darting in and out of her mouth, his lips firm? Or would the<br />
kiss be soft and sensuous? Staring at his mouth, she murmured, “How?”<br />
He pushed one narrow strap off her shoulder. Her breath caught in her throat as<br />
he lowered his head. “I want to feed from you. I need to feed from you. But I can’t.” He<br />
nipped her skin and she flinched at the sting. “I have to resist. I can have you in all<br />
ways but that. Without the Binding complete, I can’t take even a taste of your essence.<br />
Yet that is the one thing I will be compelled to do. The hunger is the worst kind of<br />
agony.” He nipped again, this time lower on her shoulder. “I am sworn to bring him to<br />
justice. If he is executed for murder, I will never be able to feed from you. And the<br />
hunger will only grow and grow.” As if to illustrate or make his point, he dragged his<br />
tongue down the side of her neck. She was instantly coated in goose bumps.<br />
She closed her eyes. This man had barely touched her. A couple of nips, a lick.<br />
Yet the moment was soooo erotic. It was difficult to remain standing, to remain still.
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