โYou,โ the female on the bed said, her timbre shaded with irrittion. โNew guy. Angel Boy. Colonel Curls, or whatever you want to be called. I'm done asking, so now I'm commanding. Free me.
Gena ShowalterWhen you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up?โ (โฆ) A sigh of longing. โTo be honest, I wanted to be ruler of the entire world. Or the rulerโs trophy wife.
Gena ShowalterBut I gotta say, I am so proud right now.โ Axel flattened his hand over his heart. โYou borrowed my patented move, proving Iโm made of more than awesome. Iโm awesalicious. Is that a word? Itโs probably a girl word, but who cares! Seriously. Do you see a tear in my eye? Because Iโm pretty sure I feel one.
Gena ShowalterYou are such a chick.โ I widened my eyes in mock surprise. โNo way. Are you sure?
Gena ShowalterOn way. He OK? Aeron Coming. Something wrong? Lucian Take me out of your address book. William
Gena ShowalterWhat were you chanting when you gave me your blood?โ โMore of my vampire magic. I cast a healing spell to aid the powers of my blood.โ She sniffled, her nose stuffy. โIt was better than Vicodin.โ โVicodin?โ โA painkiller from my world.โ โA killer of pain. Did you love him?โ The words were growled.A burst of unexpected humor gave her strength. โNo. In fact, he was hard to shake. He, uh, stalked me, that kind of thing. I had to pretend he didnโt exist.โ Nicolai kissed her temple and relaxed against her.
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