Page 75 of Shut Up and Bite Me

She flicks her stare up at me, flashing her red eyes for just a second. “You know me so well.”

“Although, I should really cut you off. You have to have gotten your fill for the next six months. Surely, you would be just fine without another drop.”

She has a love and hate relationship when I play hard to get with her. She wants control, to chase me and bend me to her will, and I happily play along, as long as she begs me for it.

“You love when I feed on you, and you know it!” She gasps,

Grabbing her jaw, I pull her to me and claim her lips with mine. “I can’t help it. I love everything when it comes to you.”

As we hit the pavement outside, I shudder at the cool breeze that whips in the air around us. Saint Eldritch became my home in more ways than I could have ever predicted. I lived here for years without realizing the secrets hiding in plain sight. But I can see everything clearly now. Any doubt I had regarding what I wanted out of life is long gone. I’ve never been more certain that where I am is right where I belong.

Vivian holds her palm up, and I thread my fingers in hers. “I love you, Greyson.”

“I love you too,” I murmur, leaning down and kissing the forehead of the girl I was born to love.

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