Will entered the cafeteria, his gaze searching each crowd for Ashley. He had lingered outside her Cryptobiology class, keeping just out of sight, waiting for her, but she had been nowhere to be seen. Neither had Conrad, which had annoyed him no end. He knew it would have been impossible to overlook her, she was like a beacon to him, more so now than ever before. He licked his lips, his thoughts lingering on the kiss. The warmth of her lips on his was everything he had ever imagined it would be. In time, he was certain he could divert her affections and, if not, he could use the healer’s voice on her again.
It was only since partaking of her blood that he had discovered this new ability. His grandmother’s handwritten texts said it was common for a healer to possess a thrall-like quality in
