Ray mentally took back everything he'd thought about this being an anti-climax. He'd seen that look before, only last time they'd been in bed and Ray had received almost instant compensation for the injury inflicted upon him.

He'd been pretty sure up til this point that he would have offered himself to Asher in place of any one of the innocent passers-by. Now, however, he wasn't feeling so selfless, given that every one of them just walked on by without giving him a second's look.

"Asher," he licked dry lips, "listen to me. I've been there, done that. Got the bite marks to prove it. C'mon." He gave another tug on his arm. "C'mon. Don't do it again."