[Violet]
Lucien's mouth was on mine again—His lips dragged down the column of my neck, his fangs grazing my skin, and I sucked in a sharp breath as his mouth latched onto the spot just beneath my jaw. He bit down—not hard enough to break skin, sucking hard enough to leave a hickey.
I turned my face away. "Stop." My fingers pressed against his chest, my voice low as I abruptly broke away from the kiss. "I'm not sleeping with you," I said, "I just need to smell like you. To make it believable."
He exhaled slowly, then pulled back just enough for our foreheads to nearly touch. His scarlet eyes burned into mine, frustrated. "Of course you had to ruin it…"
I rolled my eyes, pushing away from the wall. "Get Bradley off the floor before he wakes up. I need a minute to think of an excuse for w
