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Covering her face with her hands, she tried not to think of the chaos that came when she first heard his thoughts. “I’m not ready for that.”

“Ye need to open yer mind so ye ken what is happening.”

“I don’t need to hear your thoughts to know, and I don’t want to hear them. We can discover all of that afterward.”

His eyes met hers, questioning. He seemed to find the answer he was looking for and nodded.

He moved to brace himself over her, being careful not to crush her with his weight. His face leveled with hers and he kissed her lips gently, almost as if he were saying goodbye.

Kelly was about to comment on that when Kade raised his head, his eyes glowing amber and his fangs fully extended. Then, he struck.

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Kelly gasped as Kade’s fangs pierced her neck.

Panic gripped her and she pushed at his shoulders, but he didn’t budge. Then, the pain she felt drifted away, replaced by a warmth that made its way through her body like wildfire.

His scent wrapped around her like a blanket, musk and cinnamon and clove swirling together.

She felt each pull at her vein as Kade drank from her. He wrapped himself around her, entwining one leg under hers and holding her tight.

Wrapping her arms around his neck, Kelly held him close and lost herself in the moment. With each pull at her neck, she felt her power grow. The fire in her body grew hotter, collecting at her core.

Just when Kelly couldn’t take any more, Kade drew back, breathing heavily. He licked at her neck, sealing the wounds there.

He stayed there for some time, holding her close and nuzzling her neck.

Always one for cuddling, Kelly enjoyed it for a while. Then she started to feel awkward when he didn’t move.

“Shit, that really is weird. Sorry, lass.” Kade said, then rolled onto his side.

It took a moment for her mind to clear, then she caught what he’d said.

“What’s weird?”

His eyes were brighter than she’d ever seen them.

“I can hear yer thoughts, and I can feel what ye feel. Not just yer emotions, but everything ye feel.” He ran his hand down her arm. “I can feel the slight tickle ye get from that. I can feel the heat coursing through ye from our exchange. I can feel the tension deep inside ye.”

Kelly grasped the back of his neck and pulled him to her, kissing him gently.

He whispered against her lips. “Open yer mind, lass. Share this with me.”

She was about to do as he asked when something crossed her mind. “How can you hear me when I’ve closed my mind to you? That means there are two channels I have to learn to control. Fucking great.”

Kade laughed. “At least ye have one controlled. I’m having trouble differentiating between yer thoughts and yer speech right now.”

Realization hit her, and Kelly corrected her communications. I’m sorry, I know how overwhelming it is. She opened her mind to him then, hoping it would make things easier.

Almost 300 years old, and I can still be surprised. Holy fuck.

Now you know how I felt.

There ye are! Thank ye, I dinnae ken how ye managed this on yer own. He laughed then, a deep laugh that was filled with joy and humor. Fucking insane.

Kelly suddenly felt the need for some good old-fashioned shenanigans. Imagine the jokes we could play on Fabian.

Might as well get started. He’s outside the door.

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