Sebastian swallowed hard, his eyes blinking slowly as he struggled to compose himself. Even after all these years, his wife still had an overwhelming effect on him.
Beautiful... So beautiful...
Aurora stood up, her lips curling into a faint smile as she lazily licked his blood from them. Her dress was stained with his blood, but she paid him no attention, instead squatting down to rummage through his pockets. Her hands finally stilled in his pants pocket, and she frowned, pulling out the emerald Zion necklace.
"This is where we part ways," she rose up, turning her back on him. With a callous indifference, she added, "I couldn't care less if you die of blood loss here."
She clenched her dress, enraged with herself for losing control. Why had she succumbed to the overwhelming hunger for his blood?! She hadn't meant to give in.
