“Scarlet let me help you. Is there something wrong with the baby?”
“You need to leave. Please leave.” She was begging him now. She could feel everything the baby was feeling. She could hear the deep hard thud of his heart, the light quick rush of his blood in his veins. The scent of his blood, and the longing to taste it on her lips.
“Please leave.”
“Scarlet you are burning up.”
She beat his hands off her and shoved him again. She didn’t understand why he wouldn’t just leave her alone. She would never forgive herself if she hurt him. She thought about how Kayla had lurched at her, she couldn’t help it. This was the same thing, but it was her son who wanted his blood and not her.
Scarlet’s breaths were beginning to get hard and shallow. She could feel the need to feed overpower her wil
