Once again, it was hard for Taylor to ignore his body's natural reaction. The veins on Louis's arm popped out, straining as he pressed his arms firmly against his own chest. Taylor looked over to Ryan. He kept his face neutral. The temperature in the room felt like it was rising. It was unbearable to the point he wanted to strip from his jacket. He'd never been then self-conscious before. He'd never given much thought about what others thought about his body. Ryan was so close to him that he didn't even think about it anymore, but when it came to other people he didn't give a s**t. Somehow, his body and his mind had decided that this vampire, Louis, was important. Maybe he could shrug it off. But pretending was so much harder than simply saying he would do it. Especially when Louis was l

