Rufus' POV:

I coaxed Crystal to open up to me as I leaned closer.

When she did, I touched her tongue with mine, hoping that it would distract her. Sure enough, I felt her slowly relax. It fed into my relief, and I, too, relaxed and gentled the kiss.

Initially, the kiss was only meant to keep her from hurting herself, but I found myself getting lost in it, wanting more, wanting it always...

My heart was pumping furiously, and I felt hot all over. This was the first time I had ever kissed a she-wolf. It wasn't as bad as I thought.

I was pulled out of my musings by a sharp sting at the tip of my tongue. Crystal had bitten me.

I pulled back and flicked my tongue against the roof of my mouth. Instead of being dissuaded, the metallic taste only seemed to urge me on. I tightened my hands around her wrist and went in for another deep kiss.

Before long, I was on the bed with her, burrowing as close as I could get against her body. I didn't want to be apart from her for even one second. Now and then, I would pause to give ourselves a chance to breathe, but I wasn't willing to end our little entanglement just yet.

intoxicating, and I wanted nothing more than

up until I

gazed down at her. For once, she looked

asleep. More importantly, she didn't seem

didn't know how long I sat there, just staring at her quietly. Emotions that I had been suppressing

learned that Crystal had been captured. I could almost feel the terrifying chill

have happened if I

a little later? Would she have died? Or would she have lived the rest of her life as a vampire's blood slave? Either way, I didn't like the fact that she had to go through that by herself. I gnashed my teeth together

of reason came over me, and I took a few deep breaths to calm myself. Still, it felt like my heart was still burning with rage and sorrow, if only she had alerted тё that time, that she

back to Crystal's face, to her rosy, luscious lips. A voice inside me whispered

breath caught in my throat. I had no idea what was happening to me.

my eyes off her face

down at her arms. The scratches were still fresh, though thankfully, they weren't that deep The forces within her had finally subsided, and she

against them

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