Adrian moved my hair, exposing my neck, and pressed a kiss to my skin. “I am sorry,” he said. “For earlier.” “You’ll have to do more than kiss my neck to apologize,” I said. “Earlier you did not desire my touch,” he said. “Earlier you were a bastard,” I said. Adrian chuckled, but his hold on me tightened and he spoke near my ear. “I do not fear monsters as you do,” he said. “I do not want to lose my mind,” I said. “I have turned many mortals into my kind. Some are shifters and some are not, but none have ever lost their minds.” “You did not change me,” I pointed out. “I could,” he said, and
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