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kind of a way. Good thing she
was on a strict diet.  
    “ You made her tell?” He shook his head in disbelief. His face turned serious. “The
only reason I took blood from Alexandra was so I would be more in control with
you.” He pulled himself upright into his full magnificent glory. By human
standards, Tanya was considered tall for a woman, yet she had to look up as he
took a step towards her.
    “Don’t
you dare come near me.”
    For
a second his face clouded with…hurt. No way. The emotion was gone before
she could be sure.
    “I
will be patient. We can take this slow. Let’s get to know each other.” His eyes
became hooded as his gaze dropped to her lips.
    “When
you say get to know each other, you’re referring to conversations and…I don’t
know…long walks through the forest or the beach maybe?”
    His
eyes glittered and he readjusted the towel at his hips. She looked down at the
smattering of hairs that started at his navel and disappeared under the
material. Her mouth went dry. Damn him, she didn’t want to be this attracted to
the big vampire.
    Brant
threw her a lazy smile. “Yes, I most definitely want to learn a lot more about
you. We’ll take long walks, but…we’ll also do other things.”
    Tanya
struggled to keep her breathing under control. “What other things?”
    “I
want to get to know your body better too.”
    “My”—she
swallowed hard—“body?”
    His
eyes burned. Her pussy clenched. The thought of having sex with this man was
not nearly as offensive as it should’ve been. Hell, according to her body it
was all systems go.
    “No,”
she whispered.
    His
eyes softened. “I told you we wouldn’t do anything until you were ready. All
I’m asking is that you give us a chance.”
    “Do
I have a choice?”
    “Yes.
You have my word that nothing will happen without your permission.”
     
    ****
     
    Had
he completely lost his mind?
    The
survival of his people depended on them mating successfully and, more
importantly, of them raising potential heirs to the throne. It was his duty as king.
    His
race had been divided for one hundred years. A bloody war had already claimed
so many, making them vulnerable to attack from other species.
    Having
no future heir would bring chaos and further division. This would lead to the
desecration of his coven and potentially of Zane’s as well. Although he cared
nothing for his birth enemy, the knowledge still burned in his gut. The last
thing he wanted was for his race to become extinct.
    Yet,
knowing all this, he still couldn’t force this female to mate with him. Although
‘force’ was not the right word. With one kiss, one touch, he knew he could take
her easily, but he didn’t want to leave her with regrets.
    Brant
wanted a willing mate, he wanted more than a relationship. He wanted a
partnership, a family. Deep down he knew he could have that with a female like
Tanya. If that meant patience, he would deal.
    “You
have my word Tanya. No mating until we get to know each other and you get to
decide how fast or slow we take this.”
    “Fine,
but there will be no…” Her cheeks turned fiery hot.  “Alexandra or any other
women for that matter if we’re going to get to know each other.”
    He
should’ve seen this coming. It was the one thing he couldn’t give her.
“Cenwein, for your own good, I can’t agree to that.”
    Her
brow creased, “Why?”
    “Blood
lust would make me dangerous to you, especially during sex. I would never
forgive myself if…” He stepped towards her and brushed a wayward strand from
her face. She shivered. So sensitive. So pure. He could easily lose himself
with her.
    Her
eyes narrowed and her mouth tensed. “No sex then which suits me fine since we
don’t know each other well enough anyway.”
    “We will have sex.”
    “You
just gave me your word that I get to decide and I say no sex as long as you are
drinking from that hussy. She has feelings for you. It may not be sexual to you,
but it is to