`` it 's your place , '' he said roughly . that fear almost knocked me to the floor . `` spending so much time alone with a bunch of men on a boat , i 'm sure you could recommend one . '' until she realized she could change them into a new variety of vampire and force them to do her bidding . she grabbed his shoulders , digging her nails in deep and arching her lower half upward . i was touched , but i did n't tell him that . 