Valerie’s POV
Drinking from his veins felt strange at first. His blood was cool against my tongue. Nothing like the blood of a human … From the veins. I felt power surge through my body and then it hit me! I was drinking from the ancient vampire and in a split second, I pulled away, but he had me pressed up against the wall and there was nowhere for me to go.
“It’s okay, Valerie. I don’t want anything more from you. I want to help you. I want to help your pack.” I didn’t entirely believe him. Which was weird because I could tell a lie from a mile off, but with him, I just had no idea.
“How?” My brain was still a bit fuzzy after feeding on his powerful blood.
“Do you mean how did I hide from you?” He was still standing way too close to me and his breath softly blew down the side of my n
