Page 72 of Destined to Fight

“Aye.”

What the hell, she thought. At the end of the day, the worst of it would be the weird taste.

“Okay.”

He gave her a crooked smile. “I’ll cut my wrist, and ye can take what ye need. A few drops should do.”

Kelly nodded.

Kade brought his arm to his mouth. His fangs extended just slightly, and he bit into his wrist. He then offered his wrist to her, blood welling up at the two puncture marks.

Her gag reflex almost took hold, but Kelly pushed it back. She held Kade’s wrist in her hand and slowly brought it to her mouth. “Here goes nothing,” she thought out loud.

The first thing Kelly noted as her tongue made contact with Kade’s skin was the sweet taste of his blood. It was almost spicy, too, with a hint of cloves and cinnamon.

She swallowed without thinking, and a surge of power hit her, coming from within.

Wanting more, she pulled against Kade’s wrist, sucking fiercely at the wound he’d created.

The more Kelly swallowed, the stronger she felt. Another surge of power hit, then another. Then she was on her back, Kade straddled over her on the bed, holding her arms above her head.

Kelly turned her head toward his wrist, trying to get just another drop of that sweet elixir.

She watched the wound heal and close and felt a slight mourning for the blood she could not have.

What the fuck?

Her mind cleared just enough for everything to register. “You can say that again.” What had just happened? Kade’s blood had turned her into an animal.

Kade looked at her in confusion. “Say what again?”

“You said what the fuck, I was agreeing.”

“I thought that, I didnae say it.”

Holy shit, she’s reading my damn mind.

“Fuck!” Kelly pushed against him, trying to pull her hands free from his grasp. “Kade, get off of me, what the fuck?”

He let go in a flash and stood before her.

Shit, how can she hear my thoughts?

“How can ye hear my thoughts?”

The urge to throw up was back, but it had nothing to do with her stomach. Every thought in Kade’s mind flowed through her head as if he was speaking aloud.

Kelly slammed her eyes shut and hid her face in her hands.

“Please don’t think and talk. Just think. I can hear every fucking thing coursing through your mind.”

Catching on quick, Kade didn’t say a word, but his mind was in overdrive.

Kelly held up her hand and shook her head. “Seriously? Kade, this is not about my tits. Don’t bring my tits into this. Ugh!” She grabbed her clothes and dressed as fast as she could. At least he’d brought her clothes before all of this.

This isnae normal, I swear to ye. I didnae ken this would happen. His thoughts fluttered back to the moment he bit into his wrist, then her lips on his skin. Seeing all of that—the male reaction to a woman—was strange, to say the least. Now, she really did know the effect she had on him.

“This might be worse than being tired around my dad. You’re going to have to school your thoughts.”

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