Ace POV Finally, she is all mine. Now, when she was finally in my grasp, I wouldn’t let anyone graze her skin anymore. She looked so exquisite that I couldn't control myself. The urge to devour her, to feel her skin, began to control me and, on the spur of the moment, I ended up sucking her blood. It tasted delicious as if it was made for me. Thanks to Lucas, I kept injecting myself with my blood when the process started, plus the strong blood as my first gave me a boost. Since I started feeding upon strong blood first, normal will only taste bland to me now. I did everything I could to become stronger than all of them. I won’t let them dominate me. "Cress?" Calling her softly, I held her when she fell unconscious. Maybe I weakened her. Though I felt an uncontrollable surge of

