Chapter 13 Questions (last chapter)

I stood, the body of the man crumpled at my feet as I took in Edward’s torn expression. He’d been just as affected by the power that I’d used to ease the human’s fate, but he was also disgusted. Truthfully, now that the hunger no longer gripped me, I was too. I hadn’t meant to kill the man, I just needed his blood. I never gave any thought to what that would mean for him.

“Come, Felix; let’s leave these two lovebirds alone. They have much to discuss and I believe Demetri and Jane are back with an update.”

All eyes were on me when he mentioned those names, but again, I had no memory of them. Edward looked venomous for the briefest moment and just as quickly his features smoothed into an expressionless mask while Aro beamed at him, obviously taking pleasure in Edward’s reaction.

Edward glared at him. “Don’t you have somewhere else to be?”

“Indeed.” Aro turned to Felix. “Remove this,” he said pointing to the body on the floor, then he bent –  a cross between a bow and a nod –  at both of us and brushed my shoulder tenderly as he glided through the door with Felix at his heels like a devoted puppy leaving me alone with a man my body craved in so many ways. It recognized him even though my mind did not.

Both of us remained motionless, regarding each other thoughtfully. He looked like he was straining, but over what I didn’t know. He grew frustrated after a few moments of this intense scrutiny.

“I thought perhaps once you were transformed your mind would be open to me, but it is still as much of an enigma as it was before.”

My brows rose in surprise. “You read minds?” Thank the gods I had some built in protection from that invasive talent.

A small smile curved those sinful lips and my body ached for him, but I did my best to keep that to myself until I figured out what this man was to me. “I have never encountered a mind I could not access…until your's.”

I laughed, greatly relieved. “I feel like I should apologize, but honestly, I’m thrilled that you don’t know what I’m thinking.”