““What are you afraid of?" he said tenderly. "That I will take advantage of your virtue? Or that I will bite you and feed a bit too long and avidly?" 'Both,' I thought. Aloud, I said breathlessly: "Should I fear these things?" "Perhaps you should. I cannot deny it: I have long desired both your body and your blood. But had I wished to take you by force, Mina, I could have- and would have- long ago. I am willing to wait as long as it takes to possess those parts of you which mean the most to me: your mind and heart.””
