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“I didn’t doubt itwould be.”
He chuckled butcut it short when the movement jarred his injury. With a casualnesshe didn’t feel but was certain he pulled off, he leaned back in thechair while she poured water into a pot and gathered a couple oftowels from a drawer.
When Caro walkedover to set her supplies on the table, she saw he’d nearlycompleted another puzzle. The microwave ding pulled her away, andshe returned to get the mug.
Saber admired thesway of Caro’s hips as she walked over to place the mug beside him.Dirt and blood streaked her face and clothes, the scent of theSavages and that underground shithole lingered on her flesh, buther natural, sea-kissed aroma overpowered them.
She was such anatural beauty he doubted she realized how much of a temptation shepresented. Despite his ravenous appetite, he found himself hungrierforherthan the steaming blood she’d set beside him.
When she leanedover him to set the towels down, her scent engulfed him, and astrand of her silken hair brushed his cheek. Turning his head, hediscovered his lips only inches from the alluring beat of herpulse.
His hands clenchedon the seat as he resisted pushing her hair away so he could get abetter look at the vein enticing him. He’d never felt so compelledto feed from another before, not even as a Savage.
It’s onlybecause my blood is depleted, and I’m so hungry.
He told himselfthat, but the truth mocked him with its knowledge. It had nothingto do with his injury; it was the woman herself.
The intensity ofhis lust for her bordered on madness. His weakened condition didn’thelp much, but even if he’d felt great, the siren next to him wouldstill tempt him.
She had no ideawhat sat beside her, no idea of the monster caged beneath hissurface, or how many different ways it envisioned fucking andtasting her. He’d fist that hair and pull her head back to exposeher vein as he took her from behind. And he’d feast on her as shepleaded for more.
It was all soclear in his mind that Saber didn’t realize his cock was hardeninguntil it pressed uncomfortably against his jeans. With an inwardsnarl, he recoiled from her.
His suddenmovement drew her eyes to him, and she hastily rose from the table.Disappointment filled him when she turned away, but then she dippedone of the towels in the water and knelt in front of him.
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Saber adjusted thesword on his lap, so the handles on either side of the hilt hid hiserection, but he couldn’t hide it completely. If she lookedcarefully, she’d see what he truly desired.
With a deft jerkof her hand, Caro pulled his jacket away and tossed it on thefloor. She ignored the bulge she’d detected in his jeans while sheexamined the awful gashes.
If she paid toomuch attention, the buzz running across her skin and tingling alongher nape would become overwhelming. Then he would know she was asturned on by being this close to him as he was to her.
She bit her lip asshe glanced at his bulge and tried not to think about its size orthe wondrous things she could do to it. She’d love to watch hisback bow and the muscles in his neck stand out while she sucked hiscock.
Stop it!
Somehow managingto regain control of herself, Caro focused on his wound. The sightof the jagged tears in his skin doused her desire as she tenderlywiped the blood away with the towel.
Saber was amazedby her tenderness as she cleaned his injury. After the blow shedelivered to his nuts, he wouldn’t have expected this level of carefrom her. Her kindness unnerved him.
Unable to look ather anymore, Saber focused on the sink as he lifted the mug andgulped down its contents. When he set the cup down, hunger stillplagued him, but he didn’t ask for more, mainly because he didn’twant her to move away.
He was placinghimself in a perilous situation with her. She rattled his restraintand provoked his emotions too much, but she also gave him a strangesense of calm, even if all he could think about was tearing off herclothes.
When she finishedcleaning the blood, Caro leaned closer to carefully examine thejagged edges of his cleaved flesh. The flesh was raw and ragged,and she suspected his ribs were once exposed, but though the gashesremained deep, the bleeding had stopped, and she couldn’t seebone.
“It’s healing,”she said.
“It is,” heagreed.
Caro wanted to saysomething more, to touch him a little longer, but words failed her.She had no reason to keep her fingers against his skin, no matterhow much it tantalized her.
Reluctantly, shelowered her hands, lifted the pot, and hurried over to the sink,where she dumped the water. “Would you like some more blood?”
Saber was so busystudying the curve of her ass in those jeans that the questionjarred him. It took a couple of seconds to process what she’dasked; by then, she was staring curiously at him.
He was stillhungry and had to hunt. The thrill of chasing down his prey andracing through the woods would help curb some of his desire forher; he was sure of it.
