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him, and it rushed up her arm.
    “What the—?”
    Neona gasped, opening her eyes. Her hand flinched, tightening its grip on his manhood.
    He gave her a wry look. “What are you doing?”
    She jerked her hand away and winced as his pain spread through her body before dissipating. “I-I was—”
    “What the hell are you doing?” he demanded, apparently just realizing that his hands were tied together and the rope was attached to a tree.
    “I can explain—”
    “Dammit!” He tugged at the ropes. “The leopard is right there! Release me so I can protect you.”
    “The cat is with me.”
    “What?”
    Stay in charge, she reminded herself. She lifted her chin and looked him in the eye. “Remain calm. This will not take long.”
    “ What ?”
    “I plan to take your seed.”

Chapter Three
    A t first, Zoltan wasn’t sure he’d heard her right. Maybe she’d clonked him so hard he was hallucinating. But what a hell of a dream! This beautiful woman wanted to jump his bones? Just the thought made his groin tighten.
    But in what world was this normal? She’d come out of nowhere, attacking him, knocking him unconscious, and now she wanted his seed ? If he had any sense, he would teleport away from her and her pet . . . leopard? Or at least teleport out of the ropes she’d bound around his hands.
    But the second he teleported he would be letting her know he was a vampire. It was a trump card that he’d rather hold onto until necessary. Besides, if he teleported home, he might never see her again. How could he leave without learning more about her? She was the most intriguing woman he’d ever met.
    So he would stay for a while longer, but on his terms. Which meant he had to take charge of the situation. Step one, remove the most immediate threat.
    He eyed the snow leopard and sent it a mental message. Are you really her pet or just pretending?
    The leopard sniffed and looked away.
    I know you can hear me, cat. Harm either of us, and I’ll skin you alive.
    The leopard turned back, its golden eyes narrowing into slits. Big words from a guy who’s tied to a tree. Oh, I’m so afraid.
    You should be. You’d make a nice pair of slippers.
    It arched its back and hissed at him.
    “Zhan.” The woman shook her head at the leopard. “Behave.”
    The cat edged over to her, giving her a wide-eyed, innocent look.
    “That’s a good kitty.” She rubbed its ears, and it purred. “Now run along and play for a little while.”
    Did you hear that, cat? Zoltan told the leopard. She wants you to go away .
    It glared at him. I’m her favorite. Not you. The leopard stalked across the clearing to a tree, made a show of sharpening its claws, then slinked into the woods.
    Step two, Zoltan thought. Take charge of the conversation. He eyed the woman. She was sitting quietly beside him, biting her lip. Nervous. That was a good sign. He didn’t want to think that she did this sort of thing often. “Did I hear you correctly? You want my seed ?”
    Her cheeks flushed slightly, but she looked him in the eye. “Yes.”
    “Was this your plan all along? Knock me out, tie me up, and rape me?”
    She winced. “It’s not rape.”
    “What else would you call it when you forcibly plan to take my seed?”
    “I figured you would be willing.”
    “To be raped?”
    She grimaced. “It’s not rape as long as you agree.”
    “What if I don’t agree?”
    She looked dumbfounded for a moment. “I thought men were always agreeable.”
    His hands fisted tightly around the rope as an unexpected surge of anger skittered through him. How many agreeable men had she found over the years? Probably plenty. What red-blooded male wouldn’t agree to letting a beautiful woman ravish him in the woods? Dammit.
    He took a deep breath. Stay in control . “Before I can consider your offer, I have to know exactly what you expect of me.”
    Her gaze drifted to his groin. “I thought it was obvious.”
    “On the contrary, there are numerous issues that must be