Finally, sharpness turned to heaviness and the aftermath of our storm settled over us.
With a guttural groan, he pushed away, unwinding his arms from around me and raking both hands through his glossy black hair.
My knees pretended they were water, threatening to fold me to the floor as I turned to face him.
I choked on a breath as I met his stare.
All the air I couldn’t breathe before slammed into my lungs, making my vision grey, and the room spin. I needed to sit down. To put my head between my legs.
Never.
No one hadevermade me feel the way he did.
I didn’t think it was even possible for someone to have such power over someone else’s nervous system. To conjure such pleasure. To annihilate my entire existence.
I froze as my mind latched onto that idea.
Wait.
Was that how I could help his pain and his blood helped mine?
Was it true that everyone had their perfect puzzle piece and once you found each other you became whole? Were we that fated that his body could cure mine and vice versa?
His throat worked as he swallowed hard. Wiping a hand over his mouth, he shook his head as if he couldn’t quite believe what we’d done.
With a soft growl, Whisper unwound from his spot and padded toward his master. Nudging Lucien gently, he sensed things I couldn’t see.
Lucien rested his hand on the giant cat, his shoulders sagging.
Were his pain levels unbearable again?
Was I wrong?
Had I made him worse instead of better?
“Go and clean up.” He arched his chin at the door. “We’re running out of time.”
He’d said that before.
What did he mean, we were running out of time?
Trapped in here we had nothingbuttime.
But before I could ask, he bared his teeth and ordered, “Go. I won’t ask again. Meet me in the blood-harvesting room.”
Before I could refuse, he stalked through his bedroom and vanished into his private bathroom.
Chapter Fifty-One
I STAGGERED AGAINST THE WALL THE moment I closed the door.
I couldn’t control my heart rate.
Grabbing the sink, I bent over and glowered at myself in the mirror.
What the hell was that?
What the fuck did we do?
