Chapter Seventeen

Chapter Seventeen

I feel a little dizzy when I sit up, which Lucas warned me about. Anytime he drinks a decent amount of my blood, he always babies me for the next few hours while my body heals.

“Are you all right, my love?” Lucas pulls his sweatpants back on and speeds over. I sit back down on the mattress and blink a few times.

“Yeah. Just dizzy like you said.”

“Lie back down. I’ll bring you water.”

“I can get it.”

“I know.” He’s already grabbing the blanket to tuck me back in. “And I can too.” He kisses my forehead and speeds out of the room, returning a few seconds later with a glass of water. I take a big drink and set it on the nightstand.

“Do you have to work tonight?”

“I’m done going over the bookkeeping, but I did plan on going in. I allowed Dina to feed last night so her fangs would grow back. I plan to rip them out again after I question her.”

“What if she gives you answers?”

“I’ll still rip them out, as I will continue to do for the rest of her afterlife. She bit you. Tast