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before all of them filed out of the training room towards the elevators.
    Since the others got out one floor beneath them, Stella and Nero rode on in silence to theirs – until her stomach growled.
    Blushing she bit her lip, “Yeah, guess I’m quite hungry by now. Who am I kidding, I’m dreaming of a nice hot shower, followed by a nice steak.”
    When he looked at her in a funny way, she tensed, “What? I haven’t had any breakfast at all and it’s…” Stella looked around for a clock and threw up her arms laughing, “I don’t know what time it is, but it feels like we’ve been doing this all day.”
    Nero blinked as if coming out of a trance. “Yes, the sun will soon set and we’ll have to go out patrolling. “ His voice trailed off, his brow furrowed briefly before he cleaned his throat and looked back at her. “So, you eat human food?”
    Huh? “W hat else should I eat?”
    The doors pinged open and they went out . It was her turn to frown after him. “Wait a second. What do you eat?”
    They stepped into his apartment, which was only dimly lit. The windows still tai nted that darkly hue to soften the harsh light of day. Now that the sun was low in the sky, the room darkened slowly.
    Nero walked toward his comfy couch, but didn’t sit. God, he looked yummy, all broad shoulders and predatory kind of gait. Then he turned around to look at her, his eyes intense and touched with something wicked. “Blood.”
    For a second, her mind only registered images of warm flesh, skin on skin, tongues dancing and fangs glistening and bodies writhing – ripped right out of her paranormal-romance-fed imagination. She almost had to actually shake her head to clear it. “B ut didn’t you say that only demons of blood take blood?”
    Hands in the pockets of his sweatpants, Nero nodded, his eyes still on her , watching her reaction, watching her. “Yes, they do. But they don’t stop once they’ve opened a vein. We do.”
    Stella had to swallow. His scent, dark and a little sweaty, and his deep voice weren’t helping her at all as far as concentration went. “And from whom?”
    “F rom humans and demons from time to time. But mostly from each other. Couples drink each other, especially shadow bound once since for them other blood stops to be sufficiently nourishing.”
    “S hadow bound?”
    “B onded couples, like marriage but a far more lasting connection.” Cocking his head, he asked, “How does human food taste to you? Is it nourishing and satisfying enough?
    Damn it all to hell and back, another blush crept up her cheeks. Keep it cool, Stella. “To be honest, I had always had a weakness for almost rare steaks.”
    “I thought so. Maybe we should try and see how your stomach reacts to real blood.”
    Nero was closer now. Had she moved or he? “Um, ok. And…well, who should I…drink from?”
    God, she couldn’t believe she was talking so casually about this – drinking someone’s blood. But most of all she couldn’t believe how much she suddenly wanted to taste his.
    “Anyone you wish. F or now, you can feed from me, if you want.” His voice had gone a little husky there at the end, shooting shivers up and down her spine.
    “S o how do I do this?”
    “You bite me with your fangs.”
    God, he was too close, too hot and too tempting. She was going to make a fool of herself.  “ I don’t have them…maybe I should better get myself something else.”
    She spun around and was about to walk away, when he grabbed her hand and pulled her to him. “No, you don’t. I’m pretty sure you have them, but your human part suppressed them, like your ability to see the Tower.”
    His eyes were dark pools she was drowning in as he looked down at her. “H ow can we test that little theory of yours?”
    His head dropped down and his mouth caught hers.
    His taste flooded her as her mouth opened and their tongues danced. Desire rushed her, bursting through her veins and sweeping her away. Her hands reached for