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Everything seemed normal, except for two small callous-like bumps behind his canine teeth.
He pushed against one of them and jerked his tongue back, expecting something to pop out
and stab him. Nothing did.
Relieved, and yet more confused than ever, he poked and prodded while thinking
about Teague, and what the other man had allowed him to do.
Feeding -- that s what Teague had called it -- had been weird but oddly sexual. Blood
and sex were not two words he would have ever paired together before, but he had to admit
that what he d done with Teague had turned him on. He could still smell the musky scent of
Teague s skin all around him, taste the slightly salty flavor of his former lover s flesh, and the
bitter tang of Teague s blood gushing into his mouth.
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The backside of Kyle s gums itched. He licked them, prodding the small bumps behind
his teeth, and thought about how strange it was to drink Teague s blood. It wasn t as if he
hadn t swallowed bodily fluids before, but giving head and getting a mouthful of cum wasn t
exactly the same as sinking his teeth through skin and muscle and gulping down a pint of O
negative -- or whichever blood type Teague was.
What would it feel like to bite Teague during sex, for them to be connected at both
mouth and ass?
Underneath his tongue, the depressions behind his teeth bulged out and then an extra
pair of teeth descending behind his human canines. He rolled his tongue away from them,
but not fast enough. One of his new teeth scraped the tip of his tongue. Teague s essence
burst over Kyle s taste buds, as tart and sweet as fine merlot.
Part of him still felt like it was wrong to enjoy the flavor so much, but Teague tasted so
damn good. He almost pricked his tongue again, just to get another sample, but his teeth
retreated as quickly as they d dropped.
Fuck, that was weird. He was going to have to hunt Teague down and get him to
explain how the teeth thing worked, among other things.
Kyle threw his legs over the side of the bed and stood. He yawned and scratched his
bare chest, amazed at how well he felt after everything that he d been through. Being
drugged and kidnapped, finding out vampires were real, and then repeatedly being bitten
and force-fed blood, over and over again. By all rights, he should have been dead -- or
insane -- but he wasn t. Teague had come riding to his rescue like some mythical knight bent
on slaying the evildoers. It was sweet, and so much more than Kyle had ever expected. He d
thought for sure he was a goner, and then when Darren had come in and started threatening
him&
Oh, wait -- Darren. Fuck, how had he forgotten about Darren? At the time, he d been
so disoriented, weak, and terrified by the paralysis of his muscles that he d thought he was
hallucinating. But if vampires existed, and Teague had really been there, it stood to reason he
hadn t imagined Darren s presence inside his cell. He tried to recall exactly what Darren had
said to him. Something about Teague and a present. No, that isn t right. He knew Kyle was
sleeping with Teague, and that he was going to have Teague delivered as some kind of
present.
Was that how Teague had found him?
Kyle ambled into the bathroom, leaned over the sink, and stared at his reflection in the
mirror. His eyes were bloodshot, blond wisps of hair stuck up all over his head, but he
thought he looked pretty good for someone who d been knocking on death s doorstep not too
long ago. While combing his memory, he turned on the faucet taps and splashed some
lukewarm water on his face. A tube of toothpaste and a single toothbrush sat on the back of
the sink. He bypassed the brush and grabbed the green tube. After squirted some of the green
and white striped paste on his pointer finger, he finger brushed his teeth and rinsed with tap
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water. Watching in the mirror, he bared his teeth and turned his head this way and that.
Everything looked normal, although it wasn t. Using one of the plush white hand towels
from the rack beside the mirror, he dried his face and neck and wiped toothpaste foam from
the corner of his mouth.
He had to remember what Darren said. It felt like it was important.
A knock sounded on the doorframe, rat-a-tat-tat, and Kyle glanced over to see Teague
standing in the open doorway, dressed in a pair of worn button fly jeans, the top button
undone, and nothing else. Jesus, he looked good enough to eat.
 Hey. Kyle smiled and fought down the urge to blush, his inner censor pinging off the
radar at his mental reference to eating Teague.
 Hey, yourself, Teague said.  You look like you re feeling better.
Kyle nodded.  I am. Now, I m just trying to figure out what s going on. I think you owe
me some answers.
 Yeah, Teague frowned and wiped his hand over the stubbled surface of his jaw.  I
guess I do. Do you want to go back into the bedroom, or would you be more comfortable in
the sitting room?
Kyle shrugged and dropped the damp hand towel on the sink.  It doesn t matter.
Teague turned, walked back into the bedroom, and Kyle followed. When Teague chose
to sit on the edge of the mattress, Kyle scooted back against the headboard and folded his legs
underneath him.
Teague stared at Kyle, silent. He found it strangely endearing that Teague could fuck
him, even going so far as sharing blood with him, and yet look so nervous about talking. It
was also frustrating, because so much had happened that Kyle didn t know where to begin.
 So&  he finally said.  Tell me about this blood thing.
 What do you want to know?
 I don t know -- everything. Why do I need it? How often am I going to need it?
Where can I get those little bags you brought in here earlier? Oh, and what time is it? I
mean, I know it s after nine, but is that nine at night or in the morning? And what day is it? I
know I was abducted Monday night but after that, things just kind of bleed together. Oh,
fuck, work. I need to call the office and try to figure out some kind of excuse for why I
haven t been in. Jesus, what the hell am I going to say to them?  Sorry I haven t been in or
called. A vampire kidnapped me. I don t think that will fly. The partners would have me
committed. Kyle sucked in a big breath and prepared to launch more questions at Teague.
Now that he d started firing them off, scads were coming to him, every one demanding an
answer.
 Whoa, Teague said, before Kyle could continue.  Slow down a little. One thing at a
time.
 Sorry, Kyle said sheepishly.  There s just so much I don t know.
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 It s okay. First of all, it s Wednesday night. I took you out of the Manning estate this
morning and brought you here. The hotel suite belongs to a friend, who s lending it to me
since the club burned to the ground and I have nowhere else to take you. For the moment,
we have the whole floor to ourselves. As far as blood goes, you re going to have to feed every
day until your system adjusts. Your appetite will slack off until you only need a few pints a
week. There s an underground system where you can buy -- most of it is stolen from blood
banks -- or you can get it the old-fashioned way, but I wouldn t advise it. It s against the
rules, and if you re caught, it could mean harsh punishment from the council, especially if
you accidentally kill someone.
 I would never--
Teague interrupted.  You don t know that. This afternoon you didn t know what
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