Crave (Harlequin Teen)

Tristan’s cuffs. As soon as we got into the equally dark backseat of the car and could remove our blindfolds, Tristan gathered me to him in a fierce hug.
    Dad sat in the front with the driver and raised a black privacy wall between the two halves of the car. Only a small light set into each door panel provided a dim glow as the car began to move forward. Oh, of course. Being a vampire, Dad would be able to hear us if I lost control.
    “Are you okay?” Tristan’s voice came out muffled in my hair.
    “Yes. You?” I felt as if I’d stepped into a bonfire. The heat from his arms around me, his thigh against the side of mine, his chest like a wall of warmth against me, was too much for the chill inside me to withstand. He bent his head toward me, and I barely had the strength to turn away at the last second so his kiss landed on my cheek instead.
    “We’d better not,” I murmured, everything inside me aching to do the exact opposite.
    He chuckled. “Oh, yeah. At least not till we find somewhere for me to recharge, huh?”
    I tried to swallow down the growing lump in my throat, my eyes burning as badly as if someone had poured chemicals into them. I pressed my face against his chest, focusing on the steady beat of his heart beneath my cheek.
    He must have felt the tears soak through his shirt, because he reached up to thumb away a few. “Were you scared?”
    That I was going to kill him? “Yes, terrified.” I still was. Thankfully the guard had cleaned the blood off Tristan’s neck before releasing him, or I’d be too afraid to risk being alone with him even now. Though every second we were together, I was still tempted to kiss him and drain him even further. So even now, he wasn’t safe. Maybe the council had been too lenient in allowing me a few more days with him.
    “Don’t worry, Sav, it’s over now. I’m just glad they let us go without hurting you.”
    I nodded and pressed closer to him, enjoying his touch for as long as I could. Because he was right…it was over. At least for us. He just didn’t know it yet. As soon as our plane touched down outside of Jacksonville, I would keep my promise and break up with the only boy I had ever loved.
    Until then, I would just have to hold on to every last second we had together and pray that it would be enough.

Crave Extras:
Book 1 of The Clann Playlist
    CHAPTER ONE
    “Invincible” by Muse (Savannah and the Brat Twins)
    “Rollin in the Deep” by Adele (Savannah’s issues at school)
    “Superman” by Five for Fighting (Tristan’s issues)
    CHAPTER TWO
    “Savin’ Me” by Nickelback (Tristan worries)
    “Your Star” by Evanescence (Savannah learns the truth)
    CHAPTER THREE
    “Hearing Damage” by Thom Yorke (Savannah’s return)
    CHAPTER FOUR
    “Radioactive” by Kings of Leon (Tristan’s training)
    CHAPTER FIVE
    “Everything Changes” by Staind (Tristan dreams of Savannah)
    “Going Under” by Evanescence (After the recital)
    “The Climb” by Miley Cyrus (Preparing for auditions)
    CHAPTER SIX
    “Bring on the Rain” by Jo Dee Messina (After the auditions)
    “Mmm…” by Laura Izibor (Savannah’s dream)
    “Snow White Queen” by Evanescence (Savannah’s phone chat with Dad)
    CHAPTER SEVEN
    “Say It Right” by Nelly Furtado (Savannah’s first boyfriend)
    “Impossible Dream” by Luther Vandross (Team theme)
    CHAPTER EIGHT
    “Leavin’” by Jessie McCartney (Tristan’s jealousy)
    “#1 Crush” by Garbage (Homecoming Dance)
    CHAPTER NINE
    “Stockholm Syndrome” by Muse (Breakups and fights)
    “Falling Away with You” by Muse (Tristan’s discovery)
    CHAPTER TEN
    “Sleepwalker” by Adam Lambert (Savannah’s recovery, regrets and resisting temptation)
    “Deep” by Nine Inch Nails (Facing off)
    “Stop and Stare” by OneRepublic (Tristan’s punishment)
    “Iris” by The Goo Goo Dolls (Dream connection)
    CHAPTER ELEVEN
    “Good Girls Go Bad” by Cobra Starship w. Leighton Meester (At the Sonic)
    “Crush” by David Archuleta (Joining the team)
    “What I’ve Done” by Linkin Park (Family feud)
    CHAPTER TWELVE
    “Apologize” by Timbaland w. OneRepublic (Overdue apologies)
    “Nobody Knows” by P!nk (Dancing in the dark)
    “Secrets” by OneRepublic (Closet kisses)
    CHAPTER THIRTEEN
    “Try” by Asher Book (Date and dancing)
    “Love Story” by Taylor Swift (Dream connection)
    CHAPTER FOURTEEN
    “Escape” by Enrique Iglesias (Gaze-daze discussion)
    “Your Love’s a Drug” by Leighton Meester (Settling