“Waist, back, shoulders.” “And kissing?” “Right, of course. On the cheek is fine.” He nodded. “The cheek it is.” “No flirting.” “Definitely not.” “No emotion.” “I would never.” He gave me a horrified look, and I thought he might be joking but was too tense to ask. I met his gaze, and a frisson passed between us. Finally, I blurted it out. “And obviously no sex.” He stilled, almost imperceptibly, and I was reminded that vampires were predators. Not like the ones in human movies, but they were still apex predators. And I was about to pretend to date one. I was so out of my depth. * * * Alaric
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