“Hark, fair maiden!” Ryan sidestepped the pool table and saddled up to Lauren with a flourish. “Thou art beautiful, but a lousy cheat.” “I play to win, Count.” Lauren batted her lashes at him. “And I live to drink,” Ryan shot back, “and must drink to live!” He seized her in his arms and she squealed as she fell back in a dip, Ryan exposing his teeth vampire-style before biting her neck.
