Dermott nodded. "Dani filled me in, asked if I was willing to go along with the idea."
"Why did you?" That, more than anything else, I had to know.
"Do you really have to ask?" That voice made my toes tingle as it deepened. "I want you, Jess. I have since the moment Ty introduced us three months ago."
For a moment I forgot how to breathe.
He went on. "I won't do anything you don't want - I've never forced a woman in my life, and I'm not about to start now. But I gained the distinct impression during our few meetings that you were as interested as I was in getting to know each other better."
Elek returned before I could speak, handing each of us a crystal goblet filled with dark red wine mixed with blood and spices. The bases were just the right size to set in cup holders that popped o
