Chapter 12 Nikolai

• My fangs descended as I walked away, and I couldn't glance back, although the weight of Valentina's gaze was heavy on my back. I knew what I'd see. She wanted me, but she also felt that she needed to
• reject me. But if I saw too much of her desire, maybe I wouldn't be strong enough to walk away.
• And I meant what I'd told her. I wanted her to beg. Fuck, I wanted her to beg. My dick jerked with awareness as I inhaled a lungful of her scent, still so potent even as the distance grew between us. Goddammit. She was all over my house already.