Adriana's Pov "Draven..." I choked out when he held my hands, bringing them closer to his lips, carefully studying my hands and inhaling deeply. "Don't," I pleaded, but it was too late. Draven leaned closer as he licked off the blood from my fingers and exhaled deeply, as if he was satisfied with what he just tasted. I closed my eyes shut, ready to face what was coming next, but to my surprise, I felt no more pain. "I'm not going to do anything. Relax," I heard him say, and I opened my eyes to watch him patch up my cut. "I...I thought you were going to..." I trailed away. "Feed on you? I can assure you, doll face, that day will be coming very soon," he said, motioning me to turn around and bring up my knee. I turned to face him and brought up my knees on the bed, and he

