““Slowly, Cade turned to face her. “Why?” She lifted her hand and saw the blood on her fingertips. “Because you couldn’t die for me.” He stalked toward her. “I wouldn’t have.” Well, that seemed harsh. She’d saved his butt. Didn’t that count for anything in his mind? His nostrils flared. “Wolves like the scent of blood.” So did vampires. He was almost upon her now, and she could see the sharp edge of his canines. “It usually makes us want to attack,” he said in that lethal voice of his. Allison barely managed to swallow the lump in her throat as she looked up at him. Don’t attack. Down, wolf. Down.””
