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able to say no. You need your strength.” He placed his lips on hers in a kiss that was meant to end the discussion. “I have a friend, a specialist.”
    Lilith ran her hand along the golden stubble on his jaw. She couldn’t live on wishes, no matter how hard she tried. “Don’t give me false hope.”
    “There is more out there than Vampires. If I call in the favor, will you see him?”
    More than Vampires? She considered Aidan for a moment. He was sure she could be saved. And when his not-quite-human connections couldn’t save her, what then? When did he accept what they had was over? When would she accept it was over? Aidan waited for her answer. It would be easy to agree and make him happy. They deserved all the happiness they could get.
    She traced one finger over his lip. “Will you let me feel you teeth?”
    He turned his head away and forced out a breath as if he was trying to resist.
    “Will my blood make you sick?”
    He gave a choked laugh. “No. It’s just I’ve been waiting to hear you ask for so long.”
    “Will it hurt me?” She spun on the stool so she faced him. As a vet she’d been bitten plenty of times by animals, but this was different. His teeth were different; made for piercing, not tearing.
    “Not unless you want it to.” His eyes were dark, as if night had swallowed his golden irises.
    He was trying to be honorable, so she gave him a reason to let go, give in and bite.
    “I’ll see your friend if you give me this.”
    “Why do you need me to bite you?”
    “I want to know you.” She placed her hand over his. The bow was fisted in his grip. “All of you.”
    “You do know me.”
    “No. I know the Aidan pretending to be human.”
    “I’m no different.”
    “You have fangs. It’s why you’ve never kissed me with an open mouth.” She stood so her body pressed against his. He wanted her more than he was saying. She slid her hand over his jeans to stroke the hard length of his erection.
    He swallowed a groan and the bow hit the floor.
    “If I start…There would be no going back. You can’t offer and then change your mind. Well, you could, but it would—”
    She silenced him with a kiss. This time he didn’t try to hide. His hand cupped her head and their tongues met, gliding safely between his fangs. But she didn’t want safe. She needed to feel the edge. Her tongue flicked against a pointed tooth. Heat traveled through her blood and lodged between her thighs as if he’d struck a new erogenous zone. One that pulsed through every inch of her body and demanded to be sated. She pulled back with the taste of metal in her mouth.
    “They’re sharper than I thought.” Like little razors. It was amazing he didn’t injure himself with them.
    Aidan licked his lip where a drop of her scarlet blood had fallen. “They have to be.” He touched her neck and let his fingertips glide down her throat as he traced her artery.
    Beneath his touch her skin burned, her breathing becoming shallow as she willed him to show her how he used those wickedly pointed teeth. She wasn’t afraid. She wanted to live every second she had and being with Aidan made her feel more alive than she’d ever been before. Maybe on some level she’d always known he was different.
    Lilith held his gaze, daring him to make a move, then she realized it wasn’t his pupils that had swollen and taken the color from his eyes. The color in his irises had faded.
    “Your eyes have changed.” Her words were a whisper.
    He closed them and looked away, his hand dropping to his side. “It happens. The color fades to white when we want blood.”
    Lilith brought his hand back to her neck. “I won’t stop you.”
    For a moment that was a lifetime compressed into a heartbeat, he didn’t move. It was as if he was having a silent battle with himself. When he lifted his head, his eyes were their usual golden-hazel.
    “I know.” He laid the cello down, but didn’t waste time packing it away. As he stood back up, his