Chapter 63

He lowered his teeth.

"Alexis, if we do this then we're going to feel even stronger about each other ..."

"And if we don't, there will be more pain."

"Look, I'll deal with the pain if it means I'll get to live and Tige gets to live."

Alexis gripped me by the back of the head and sank his teeth into my neck.

"Oh!" I gasped. My fingers clenched into fists. His lips on my neck felt incredible. Goose bumps ran up and down my spine. Was he doing that mind thing on me again? No, I didn't think he was. I opened my mouth to say something, but my teeth dropped instead.

I did not want to link any closer to this man. He had just ripped Kaniji's tongue out of her mouth.

Alex put his other arm around me and pulled me taut against his body. His other hand gently forced my face to his neck. My pulse quickened but I refused to bite.