Dawnlark Plains 'salem's lot

despite her conscious want, reek was there suddenly, enveloping her with his touch and with his scent, and the thudding of vuk's heart told her how much she had wanted him to come to her all the same. the girl passed her lips along his jaw, his ear, his cheekbone, any part of him accessible to her as she wept bitterly. "r-reek," vuk sobbed in a whisper, her heart clenched with pain.

presently she pulled away, though it hurt her to do so, pulled away from reek entirely and stood trembling before the anticipated judgement of his gaze. "i l-love ... t-terich," came the girl's voice, scarcely audible above the pounding of her own heart. "b-but, i ... l-love you ... a-also," vuk admitted haltingly.

she wanted so much to return to the safety of his arms, to be kissed and crooned to in his deep voice, to be doted upon, to be loved. to forget. but she held herself aside, dissolving into helpless tears of want and of regret.