I was awoken by a gentle caressing sensation against my neck and the feel of tension in the air.

My eyes snapped open. Ace had pulled his desk chair up to the side of his bed and was sitting next to me, staring down at me with a deep frown set on his face.

The backs of his fingers ran over my skin in absentminded motions, and it dawned on me that he was petting the spot where he had bitten me the previous night.

I swallowed. The sparks from his touch seemed to be more intense than normal, causing unwanted heat to travel from the spot on my throat...