My breaths were short and fast. My heart pounded against my chest. My mind slowly faded in and out of consciousness. And I desperately needed something, someone. More blood. More touch. More everything.
More. More. More. More. More.
My father’s guard lay in pieces around the cell. I turned toward Thayer, my canines aching for more, my talons wanting flesh, my entire body needing him. While my inner monster might’ve wanted him, I feared that I’d hurt him.
“Thayer,” I ground out, “leave now.”
Thayer curled his lips into a smirk and stepped closer to me. “I’m not going anywhere, Pretty Bird.” He grabbed me by a fistful of my hair and tugged it back, so I looked directly up at him. “You’re f*****g mine.”
Unable to stop myself, I snapped my hand around his throat. “You n-need to g-go.”
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