Page 75 of Always Eros

“Yes.”

“So now that I know, will you please make love to me before I literally start begging?”

I smile, nuzzling his neck and rubbing my nose along his pulsing vein. “No begging required.”

Chapter Twenty-Eight

JUSTICE

A shiver of anticipation rolls down my back as I rub against my handsome savior. Okay, so he’s a vampire. I can handle this. I think.

“One question before we start?”

Eros nods. “Anything.”

“You want to bite me, right?”

“Yes, but I won’t.”

“How do you know?”

“Because I’ve had centuries to learn how to control my impulses.”

“Is it uncomfortable?”

“To be a vampire?”

“Yeah. Like…” I shrug. “I don’t know. When you want to bite but you don’t?”

“Yes, it’s a challenge, but I can handle it. Being a vampire though, is far from uncomfortable. The night I found you, I was at our vampire club, Lair. It’s the one place besides home where we can be our true selves. No hiding our features or our instincts.”

“So it’s kind of hard being a vampire in public?”

“Only when I’m aroused.”

“Sexually?”

“No, any type of strong emotion. It’s why Yves created our business. It’s an outlet for us that keeps the innocent safe, but allows us to be what we are with those who deserve it.”

Oh, right. He’s an assassin. “Killing doesn’t bother you?”

He shakes his head. “No. The moral compass of a vampire is almost nonexistent except for those we hold dear. You don’t want to see what I would become if someone threatened you.”

I drag my hand through his silky locks. “I don’t think I’m scared anymore.”

He puts my hand on his chest over his heart. “It barely beats, but when it does, it’s for you, Justice. My brothers would protect you with the same tenacity that I do.”

I nod, my gaze roaming over his insanely perfect features. “Would it help you if I let you bite me?”

His breath catches. “What?”

“Just, like, a little bite. So I could see what it’s like? I don’t know if a small taste is better or worse for you.”

“You would allow it?”

I nod, surprised by my own answer. “I think it would help me understand you better and get over the anticipation of it.”

“Mighty Hades, Justice. What a gift.”

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