“How come you eat normal food? Don’t you need blood to survive?” Cass asked out of the blue while she and Adrian waited for their dessert at the fish restaurant. The vampire softly pressed his forefinger against her lips before trailing it down in a sensual way that made Cass shiver. “Please speak softly when discussing this kind of matters. I wouldn’t want to have to persuade all the audience to forget what they’ve heard,” came his soft admonishment. She blushed deeply at that, knowing she had messed up, but was glad to see no one in particular was looking their way. “Sorry,” she mumbled while shifting her gaze to the table. “Never mind,” Adrian’s hand caressed her jaw and made her lean up a little bit. “Don’t avert your eyes. I like looking into them.” Her eyes darted to his face w

