NORI'S POV
If there's anything that can put a damper on a first kiss, especially a first kiss with that much sweet tension built into it, it's the blood hunger. I wasn't feeling well. I should have taken time before my shift to hunt. Instead, as soon as my libido kicked in, my instincts screamed at me to bite him. There's something almost territorial about it. Vampires bite to eat and to claim.
And I do want to claim him. He is mine. He should be.
“What the f*ck are you?" he asks in an outraged whisper. That doesn't sound promising.
“I think you probably know," I say, taking a step back. He needs space to think.
I probably do, too. His blood is pounding through my veins, still warm from his body. I feel him everywhere. Even the junction of my thighs is telling me to get close, to
