章節 41: Chapter 41: I Have Honor

She inched the blanket higher to cover her breasts. "Promise?"

"I have omgraz'ra. I have said."

"Uh...okay."

Suddenly the mood was broken. As much as she wanted him before, now she just wanted to cover herself and be on her own. She inched back from him or tried to. His hands on her hips tightened. She was no longer aroused. She just wanted to crawl under the blankets and forget how large and vicious his teeth could become.

As if he knew how she felt, he moved back a little and picked up her hand. She looked at their hands, his copper green and hers pale and washed-out looking against his. It illustrated the differences between them with cruel clarity. Could such different people live together, make a life together, like he seemed to want?