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She was temptation itself.
“No,” I said gruffly, looking away from her exposed neck. “I don’t feed on people.”
“Oh?” she asked, her eyes widening. At least she stopped crying, and that was good. I needed to keep her distracted from her predicament, and all wasn’t hopeless like she thought it was. Maybe I could negotiate with Volgriff and keep her instead as my mate.
“I only feed on wild animals,” I said. The fear and emotions of the beta made their blood taste bitter and sour. But when an omega offered herself up freely, that blood was richer and sweeter than any other blood on Howl’s Edge.
My nostrils flared as I tried to breathe normally, being so close to her. I swallowed when she let out a small smile.
“Then let me go,” she said. “I’m useless to you, right?”
“To me, yes,” I said. “But not to the others. It’s not my place to take you out of here. They are trusting me with keeping you here until the full moon.”
She laid a small hand on my bare thigh, and my cock hardened, barely covered with the loincloth. Her hand was small, but her touch was powerful. It sent shockwaves through my body, causing every inch of my body to awaken. My breathing quickened as I placed my hand over hers, pulling her hand off me.
“Sorry,” she whispered, seeing my primal response to her touch.
I clenched my teeth to keep from pouncing on her. To feed and ravish her all for myself.
“The reason I saved you that night,” I said- realizing she needed to know to feel safe. “The night you were attacked and hearing your muffled yells reminded me of the time my sister was murdered. Long ago, when the government persecuted us fifty-five years ago.”
“Oh,” she said, her eyes widening. Droplets of tears hung on the end of her eyelashes. “I’m so sorry to hear that.”
“She was taken by five alphas that night,” I said. “While they forced me to watch. It was the worst night of my life. Her screams still fucking haunt me to this day. I was her only family member left, and I was supposed to protect her.”
“How did you escape?”
The memory washed over me like wildfire.
“When they ripped her head off her body, rage took me over,” I said, still unable to believe what I had done that night. It was like another force had taken me over. “I killed the two alphas holding me. I cried over my sister’s body that day before going into hiding. I had never cried any other day. Volgriff had found me and brought me here to this community. A safe haven for our people.”
“Damn,” she said, her eyes wide while I spoke. “That’s so horrible. I’m sorry for what they did, but lots have changed now. Omegas used to be second-class citizens, but now we have even more rights than the average beta. God, I can’t believe they did that to you and your family. I feel sick to my stomach.”
She clutched her belly, and I lifted my arm as if to hug and comfort her but stopped myself. My gaze softened when I saw the sincerity in her eyes, her own memories of her attack coming to surface.
“Goodnight, Alana,” I said, getting up instead. “There’s nothing to worry about in my home. I will not hurt you.”
She nodded gratefully, letting out a small yawn. My breathing quickened as my gaze focused on her plump lips, wishing she would take my cock into her mouth…
Fuck. I couldn't go there with her.
Chapter 6
Alana
ThenextmorningIwoke up to the sun peeking through the holes of the thatched roof.
My body was sore as hell as I slowly got off the ground. James was still sleeping on his cot, soft snores emitting from him. I looked at him more closely while he was sleeping. He looked like a sculpted statue with that body of his. His black curly hair was messy and wild, stopping short of his ears, curling over one eye.
He would have been good-looking in my book if he hadn’t kidnapped me.
I needed to pee. I walked to the front door, pushing it open, and it let out a long squeak. Looking back over at James, his body was still and unmoving. He had said last night that the rope on me would be long enough to go around the back for the bathroom. I bent down, trying to untie the rope around my ankle, but he had tied it with so many loops, and I needed to use the bathroom badly.
As I walked outside, I saw that it was virtually empty. It was quiet, and I guessed the vampires were nocturnal creatures. In the back of the hut, there was a hole in the ground which he pointed out was how I was supposed to use the bathroom. There was a brick wall around it, shaped like a half moon surrounding it. It smelled, and I crinkled my nose in disgust. I didn’t want to squat and pee, but I had to.
Before peeling off my shorts and panties, I looked around to see if anyone was looking. It wasn’t very secluded. Anyone can come around and take a peek at me.
I quickly pulled down my shorts and underwear, squatting over the dreadful hole in the ground. It took me a few seconds to finally let go and just pee. When I finished, I walked to the makeshift shower. Maybe a quick shower would make me feel better. I was hot and sticky with sweat, so I removed my clothes, hanging them on a rope a few inches from me.
