Page 72 of Vampires and Violas

He chuckles softly, brushing my hair back as he pivots to face me.

My eyes move to his lips. His soft, perfectly kissable lips. Hisvampirelips.

No, Piper.

Forget last night. Noah is off-limits.

He’s dangerous.

He’syummy.

“What are you thinking about?” he asks, his tone gritty.

I shake my head.

Noah laughs. “What does that mean?”

“It means I can’t tell you what I’m thinking.”

His hand moves from my hair to my side. “Now you’ve gone and piqued my interest.”

Noah’s hand is warm. A normal human’s hand would be uncomfortably hot. But Noah’s is perfect.

“I was thinking it’s weird that I’ve started referring to people as vampires and humans, just like Sophia did. But we’re all humans.You’rea human.”

“I’m still very human, yes.”

“But you don’t feel like it. You seem likemore.You’re practically a mythical creature now. Like…a unicorn.”

Noah grimaces. “No.”

I grin. “What about a dragon?”

“Better, but still no.”

“Also, you’ve gone and added another sexy title to your resume. Bodyguard. Detective. Vampire.”

“Are vampires sexy now?” He raises a brow, his lips twitching with a smile. “I thought we were gross?”

“You’ve changed my mind.”

His hand tightens on my side, and his eyes become hooded. “What part of me is sexy?”

“Can I just say all of you and be done with it?”

“No.”

Needing to move, I begin up the porch stairs. He walks with me, staying close, his hand moving to my back.

He’s still touching me when we walk inside.

He’s still touching me when we close the door.

“Okay, night,” I say, preparing to run away.

Noah takes my hand, pulling me back. “You haven’t answered my question yet.”

I catch sight of his shoulders in the hall mirror, my eyes snagging on the vast expanse of black leather. And then there’s me next to him, so much smaller. And that shouldn’t fluster me, but it does. He’s sobig.

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