63. (DANE POV)

(Dane POV)

Jo was sitting on the bed totally naked, watching me as I cleaned up the room. Things had gotten a little wild.

It's been a while since we'd been intimate, and she had been aggressive.

It felt good to be close to her again, to feel her energy, even if it meant cleaning up afterward.

I leaned in and kissed her nose, "I'm thrilled you're back. I missed your spunk."

She eyed me. "I'm sure you did. You seemed to enjoy yourself. I like it when you let me be on top."

"Always," I replied with a grin, unable to hide my amusement at her bluntness.

Jo's smile faded slightly as she asked, "Why did you refuse to feed on me during sex? Really? Tell me the truth. I'm good to go, you know that, right? I don't want you to worry abou... Wait... where have you been feeding if not on me?"

"Well, I haven't," I admitted.

She frowned, "You know you can't just do that. You need to feed to keep yourself steady."

"No worries," I said, "Deirk helped me out a time or two to keep me straight."

She