Skarlet (2014)
“LAWTON shoved her away, and she hissed. Blood stained her lips.
He put his hand to his throat, and the wound smarted.
“You taste good, Jake,” she said. She licked her lips, washing the thick fluid into her mouth. She swallowed, half-closing her eyes.
Nausea swept over him, and the room floated in front of his eyes.
He reached out his hand and steadied himself against the wall.
“Get out,” he said.
“You saved a life tonight.”
“Get out before I kill you, Jenna.”
“I ...don’t think you can,” she said.
“Don’t tempt me.”
She glided past him and he smelled blood on her breath. He closed his eyes and what they had done played out in his mind: She’d walked up to him and sank her fangs into his throat. He’d flinched at the pain, but she held him.MoreLess
He put his hand to his throat, and the wound smarted.
“You taste good, Jake,” she said. She licked her lips, washing the thick fluid into her mouth. She swallowed, half-closing her eyes.
Nausea swept over him, and the room floated in front of his eyes.
He reached out his hand and steadied himself against the wall.
“Get out,” he said.
“You saved a life tonight.”
“Get out before I kill you, Jenna.”
“I ...don’t think you can,” she said.
“Don’t tempt me.”
She glided past him and he smelled blood on her breath. He closed his eyes and what they had done played out in his mind: She’d walked up to him and sank her fangs into his throat. He’d flinched at the pain, but she held him.MoreLess
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