Stephen's voice carried a laugh, yet it sent shivers crawling down her spine. The thought of another man having touched her first ignited a fury in Stephen that he couldn't suppress. Summer's eyes were red from crying as she pleaded, "Uncle, I swear, you were the first one I've ever been with. Don't you remember how much I bled that first night we were together?" The fiery rage in Stephen's eyes dimmed a fraction. During the ten years Stephen had disappeared, he'd been deep in the underworld, witnessing countless acts of intimacy, but he'd never indulged, remaining untouched by such experiences. His first time with Summer had been far from pleasant. "I was the first to have you, but not the first to kiss you," he growled. Summer's words barely scratched the surface of Stephen's ange

