Wisps of fury reached past the barrier of pain separating their minds, and for first time in her life, she was thankful for the agony that came with overextending her abilities.
She wasn't ready to face the full extent of his anger just yet, even though she knew she'd have to eventually.
"They were only fledglings, Shirley. Six of them would never have taken me."
"Yet you once told me a fledgling was more dangerous than a vampire who'd passed the bloodlust stage."
"To humans, not to a vampire."
"But I'm neither, am I?"Because I'm a thrall and stand somewhere between the two . Just where, she wasn't entirely sure—and she had feeling Ethan wasn't, either.
"Being a thrall doesn't make you invincible."
"Just like being a vampire doesn't make you invincible."
"That's different."
"How?"
She felt his gaze on her, could almost taste his frustration. "Now is not the time to discuss this."
