His expression was hard, unwavering. “Firstly, the drug is still in your system, and your body needs to be at full strength to flush it out. Secondly, you’ve missed more than one meal. I found you just after ten o’clock last night. It’s almost four in the afternoon right now. And thirdly”—he leaned his face closer to her, the red in his eyes suddenly brighter and his voice dropping into a growl—“my mate will not go hungry.”
