Page 121 of Bitten By Desire
“Yes you did. You said you’d never hurt me. Unless I asked for you to. I was practically begging you.”
“I bit your neck, Emma. It only took one taste for me to lose control.”
“Because I kept tilting my head back. And it’s not like you turned me into a vampire or anything. Or…did you?”Shit, am I a vampire now?“How does all of it work?”
“You don’t want to know. Get on the train.”
“I can’t. I…I don’t have any pants.” I gestured to my outfit.
“Emma, it’s for the best.”
“To ride a train without pants?” I smiled, hoping he’d laugh at the ridiculousness of all of this.
But he just lowered his eyebrows even more.
“I’m not leaving, Callum.”
“Yes. You are.”
I shook my head. “I just told you that I love you. And you said it back. I’m not getting on a train and leaving now.”
The conductor yelled something at us, but I ignored him.
“Besides. My ticket was for the last train. Not this one.”
“I could have seriously hurt you, Emma.”
“But you didn’t. That was the whole point. That was all the proof I needed.”
He just stared at me.
“If anything, I wish you’d bitten me harder.”
His eyes darkened ever so slightly again.
“I’m not scared of you, Callum. You told me what you needed to stay in control. And I gave it to you. I’ll always give it to you. So there’s nothing to be scared of.”
“You don’t understand. I like how you taste. I really fucking like it.” His eyes fell to my neck.
I smiled. “Good. I’d be a little offended if you didn’t.”
“It’s not funny.”
“It kind of is though. And all that only happened because I asked you to. I made you lick my cut. And everything that just happened was proof enough to me that you won’t hurt me.”
He shook his head.
“You’re not a monster, Callum. And I’m staying.”
“A life with me isn’t all sunshine and roses. I’ll never be able to give you everything you need.”
“I’m happy to hang out with you in the dark. And I don’t need roses. They might prick me or something.” Ismiled again, but he didn’t find anything I said humorous. “Besides, you just gave me everything I need.”
He didn’t look any more convinced.
I grabbed both sides of his face. “Callum Walsh. Or whatever your real name is. You are not a monster. Or a villain. And nothing you do or say could make me think you’re a bad guy.”
“Emma…”
