Chapter 26. The Council Meeting (1)

“Something else?” Cassy repeated breathlessly.

What the hell was this vampire talking about?

What kind of vampire would do anything but drink from their prey?

Especially when they were this close to the prey’s neck.

‘He must be going crazy,’ she thought. ‘He’s got a screw loose, after all.’

Mikhail was silent, but he never stopped moving. His arm slipped around her waist and buried his face deeper into her neck, sending goosebumps all over her skin.

Cassy just stood there, frozen, feeling her heartbeat quicken by the second.

“What are you doing?” she breathed out.

He couldn’t be…

“I’m exploring you,” Mikhail replied casually, as if he were just talking about the weather. His fingers brushed against her skin, the touches featherlight as they moved from one area to the next.

Every touch seemed to set her skin on fire.

“Stop,” she said in a shaky voice. “Why are you doing this?”

And then, just as unexpectedly as he touche