His hand began to stroke my hair. “I felt the same way at first.”
“You were scared?” I couldn’t keep the disbelief from my voice.
He chuckled softly. “It scared the hell out of me when I saw you in that club and felt something between us. I’d never experienced anything like it, and I wasn’t prepared to feel that way for anyone, let alone an orphan I found in a bar. I wanted to stay with you and get far away from you at the same time. I tried to leave, but I couldn’t. And when I saw you in the hands of that vampire . . . ”
A small shudder passed through him, and I laid a hand against his chest. After a minute, I felt him relax again.
“You said you were confused and scared at first. You aren’t anymore?” I held my breath while I waited for his answer. I desperately wanted to know what he
