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His voice rose and fell on the syllables of the metaphysical poets. Ava's muscles relaxed, and she felt sleep coming on. ”
     
    “ Ava, are you awake? ”
     
    “ Mmm? Yes. ” She sat up, her heart racing again.
     
    “ I hope you can see that I only want to be near you, for us to get acquainted. ”
     
    “ Yes. ” Ava believed her response. His voice hypnotized her with its soothing highs and lows as he took her into his arms.
     
    “ Now, vixen, show me that pretty white throat of yours. ”
     
     
     
     
     
     

 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Chapter Five
     
    Ava pushed his hand off her chin, and he laughed, the sound a rumble like none she had ever heard. His arms around her made her heart beast faster.
     
    She leaned back, baring her throat.
     
    “ Ava, my darling. You will be my salvation, and I'll never forget it. Do you want to save me? ” His eyes burned into hers, red like blood.
     
    “ Yes. ” Even as she spoke the words, she recognized them as true. She wanted him, and she wanted him to live on, whatever he was — man or monster.
     
    I want him more than I've ever wanted anything even though it's wrong.
     
    He leaned toward her, his gaze gripping her in its thrall. She inched closer to him, her fear ebbing away.
     
    He touched his mouth to hers, and she reveled in the softness of his kiss. He tugged on her lip gently, pulling her into the kiss.
     
    Ava sighed, lying back on the bed, her nipples hardening at his nearness.
     
    Gabriel grazed her mouth with his sharp teeth, and she tasted blood. He sucked her lips, making an ache of desire shoot through her. The kiss went on, and Ava lost track of time in the deliciousness of it. Her hands were in his silky, black hair, grabbing to pull him closer, and he pushed his tongue into her mouth. She remembered the size of it from seeing it earlier in the evening. Its length probed her mouth, and Ava moaned with ecstasy.
     
    Do all men kiss like this?
     
    Gabriel pulled her body up from the bed, lifting her chin again and scattering hot kisses down the length of her neck. She whimpered with desire, feeling dampness between her thighs. His chest pressed against hers through his white shirt, hard and demanding.
     
    His lips traced fire down her neck, and he nipped and sucked in spots as Ava gasped, abandoning all pretense at propriety or coldness. He pushed her gently back down on the bed and roughly lifted the flimsy gown, his breath coming in harsh pants.
     
    “ Ah, your sweet, pink buds. So succulent and young. ” He breathed over her chest, licking and sucking on her breasts as he massaged her shoulders. He bit into her flesh, making her groan as she pushed her hips against his thigh, wanting to be against his hard length, even as heat crept into her cheeks at the thought.
     
    His tongue lapped her erect nipples, his sharp teeth making tiny cuts that drove her wild. He sucked and slurped like an animal, and ripples of pleasure went through the space between her legs. They built in intensity, and she shouted hoarsely into the night.
     
    It's my cunt. The thought of her maid back home calling it that and giggling came to mind.
     
    “ See, that wasn't painful, was it? ”
     
    “ No. ” She trembled, curling her body against him, wanting to feel more of him.
     
    “ You must rest now. ” Gabriel smiled, and a drop of blood dripped on her goose pimpled, pale breast. He bent, licking it away with his tongue, and she moaned at his touch, needing more of him.
     
    “ I don't want to rest. I want to be with you. ” Her voice sounded craven even to her ears, but she hardly cared.
     
    “ You must. ” His voice commanded her, and she noticed the healthy pink color in his cheeks that hadn't been there earlier in the evening.
     
    Ava closed her eyes, feeling him rise from the bed. Exhaustion swept over her as it had before, and she slept.
     
    * * * *
    Morning dawned gray and warm, and Ava sat up in