My Tattered Bonds (40 page)

I took the nearest exit, throwing the door open so hard that it slammed into the cinderblocks behind it.
 
I dove beneath the stairs and collapsed into a heap in the corner, sucking in air.
 
What the hell was that?
I had never felt that way before in my life.
 

Typically, when I fed, I started the process at my will.
 
It was a conscious effort, something that I could easily control.
 
My self-restraint was never tested.
 
It was just like kissing.
 
I simply brushed my lips against theirs and sucked their souls right out of their bodies.
 
It was quick and painless.

But with Brennan… I certainly had no intentions of stealing his soul, yet his aura had appeared with just my touch.
 
He was young and vibrant and alive…and I wanted him. I wanted him like I had never wanted anything else in my life.
 
My need for him had filled me up, distracted me, overwhelmed me.
 
I had never felt a connection like that before.
 

It was startling.
 

Amazing.

Terrifying.

Because it was incredible.
 
Emotion had flooded my body, pulsing through my heart… waking it from an ever-long slumber.
  
And because of that, I could never see him again.
 
My curse made me dangerous.
 

I killed everyone that loved me.

To read more of Em and Brennan,

Please read
Soul Kissed
, the first exciting book in
The Moonstone Saga
.

Available December 1, 2011 on Amazon and Barnes and Noble.com