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Just as gradually as it began, Chloe felt herself coming back down. Amos was no longer drinking from her. He held her tightly in his arms, face buried against her neck, gently stroking his tongue over the puncture wounds he’d made. Each stroke sent a faint little pulse of pleasure through her veins. She lay limply in his arms, breathing deeply, trembling with satisfied aftershocks. When her breathing evened, Amos drew back slightly to look into her face.
“Oh!” Chloe blinked, surprised by the change in his face. The blisters were gone. All but the deepest of the open sores were now covered with shining, pink, new skin. She reached up, stroking her fingers gently over the healthy–looking skin on his brow and along the sides of his face. “Do you feel better?” she asked.
“Better than I’ve felt in eons.” He pushed up from the settee, moving with an ease that he hadn’t possessed a few minutes ago. “I’ll be
right back. Stay here p>
Chloe shifted herself upright, gaze traveling around the tidy sitting room while she waited. Her attention landed on the coffee table, where a fresh new floral arrangement waited. Today it was an all–white ensemble of peonies, roses, gardenias, and snapdragons. She leaned forward, touching a silky petal while something big and overwhelming squeezed in her chest.
Flowers. For her. Every time she visited.
Before she could get too emotional, Amos reappeared, arms laden with snacks and drinks. His face hardly showed any sign he’d been burned. Just a little tightness in the skin, a faint ruddiness still on his chín and nose,
“A drink of blood and you’re practically good as new,” Chloe said,
assessing his skin with a nurse’s critical eye.
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TI never be new,” Amos said mefully. He laid the food out on the coffee table. Here you go. Since my dam was here she found our about you p>
Found out what?” Chloe asked nervously. She Inear Amos was safe. but she also now knew that not all vampires were
“Well, not much about you personally, just that I’m getting live blood from a willing human.” He said the last bit wryly. “Anyway. last night her bloodmate apparently had my fridge stocked with food for you while I was… um p>
“Getting flash–fried on the roof of my workplace?” Chloe asked, cre eyebrow raised.
“Yes, that.” Amos turned his attention to the array. “Anyways, I hope you’ll enjoy what she picked out. She texted me that I was giving you boring, healthy food p>
Chloe smiled. “Trust me, Amos, I’m not here for the food p>
“The money?” he asked in a careful tone.
She hesitated. “Honestly? The money is why I signed up in the first
place. But I’ve kind of lost sight of that. I mean, I’m starting to think
I should be paying you p>
Amos let out a breath. “Chloe,” he began gently.
Oh god. Oh no. That was the sound of a man who was about to let her down easy. Panicking, she tried to backpedal. “I don’t mean p>
“I’d like to court you,” Amos said.
She froze. “You… what p>
Amos threaded his fingers together, resting his forearms on his
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knees as he searched her stunned face. “I’d like to court you. If that’d be acceptable to you p>
“Court me?” she repeated faintly, imagining carriage rides and calling cards and lemonade at Almack’s. “What does that even mean p>
“It means I don’t want money to be the reason you see me. I want to see you because I like you, because I think I could very easily feel more than just ‘like‘ for you p>
“Amos…” Shit. “I would like that. But I p>
“You don’t feel that way,” he finished grimly, looking down at his hands.
“No!” She reached for him, cupping his jaw, turning his cheek to look back at her. “I do like you. A lot. But I…” It was her turn to look away, shame–faced. “Amos, I need the money pretty badly p>
“Ah.” The rigidness dissolved from his posture. “That’s no problem. We can keep up with the donor service. I just want to give you more than what a purely professional relationship would allow p>
“More than a boatload of cash and endless orgasms p>
Amos snorted, shooting her a bemused grin. After a moment, he sobered. “I want the right to watch over you at night p>
“Oh p>
“And I’d like to do more than just visit you on your lunch breaks. I’d like to see you in your free time, take you places, give you things p>
“Things p>
“Gifts p>
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“Ames-
“And I’d hope to earn the right to touch you p>
Chloe swallowed her words.
Amos’s eyes were still dilated, watching her with hungry intensity. “Not for feeding. Just for the pleasure of touching you. I want it to be me making you feel good. Not my venom. Me p>
Awareness shivered over her skin, heated her blood. She swallowed
against a dry throat. licked her lips. Amos’s blacked–out gaze tracked the movement and Chloe had to repress a shiver. Her head swam as
she searched for the right words. “I p>
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