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THE BITTEN
Vampire Huntress 4
By
L. A. Banks



THE BITTEN.

Copyright й 2005 by Leslie Esdaile Banks.

St. Martin's Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
www.stmartins.com

ISBN 0-312-32408-1
EAN 978-0312-32408-7

First Edition: February 2005





Chapter One



The lair in St. Lucia

"Tell me your darkest fantasy," she murmured against his ear, gently pulling the
lobe between her teeth.
Carlos smiled with his eyes still closed, too exhausted to do much else. Damali
sounded so wickedly sexy, but why did women always go thereЧdredging for answers
to questions that they really didn't want to hear, especially while in bed? "I
don't have any, except being with you."
"Tell me," she pleaded low and throaty, her tone so seductive that he'd swear
she was all vamp.
No. He was not going to go there, no matter what. He was not going to stare into
those big brown eyes of hers and become hypnotized by them. Dark fantasiesЕ She
had no idea what went through a master's mind. Despite himself, his smile
broadened. The things he'd seenЕ sheeit. Had she any idea of the lifetimes of
vampire knowledge he'd acquired from Kemet through Rome and beyond, just by
being offered a council seat? And RomeЕ damnЕ no way.
He stroked her still-damp back, his fingers reveling in the tingling sensation
her tattoo created as he touched the base of her spine, hoping she'd let his
love be enough to satisfy her.
"You're my fantasy," he finally said to appease her when she became morbidly
silent. But he'd also meant what he'd said, albeit skillfully avoiding the
question she'd really asked. "You're this dead man's dream come true, baby."
Her response was a chuckle, followed by an expulsion of hot breath that caressed