Her lips clamp tightly together to muffle an unladylike grunt. Sharp pinpricks let Paloma know who's come out to say hello, and the next time her mouth opens those pointed flashes of white are gone, as if they were never there. His eyes haven't changed, though. They remain violently, greedily red.

"Ssssh!" Paloma thrusts a tad belligerently, constricting her thigh to force him down.