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Daegan had told her not many vampires actually knew Gideon Green’s face, only his reputation, but it ed that

"Mr Smith" With additional effort, she kept her tone pleasant, professional "I’lad you stopped in before you left There’s some paperwork I need you to look over Mr Barnabus, if we’re finished

" She raised a brow, and looked back at the va her expression was suitably neutral and unassu "Not finished, Miss Nai he was laughing at her, in the nasty way a cat laughed at ait had escaped, when the cat knew exactly where thethere later

"If you happen to an Rei, you tell him that he takes one of mine, I’ll make one of his He’ll understand"

Fortunately, there were two openings to the room The vampires took the other one back toward the lobby, so they didn’t have to coh the other two vaazes locked with the vampire hunter’s until they turned and followed Barnabus Gideon, however, didn’t take his eyes off of them until they disappeared around the corner

"Thank you for not interfering" Anwyn spoke after a stilluntil they heard Jack, the doorht She touched the earpiece "We’re clear, Jaone I’m with a client now, but will come to the security office shortly"

Gideon’s handher toward him Anwyn drew in a breath at the feel of his heated palive you perreed playtian Rei, Anwyn? I’ve never heard of him"

"You found out ht be in a tight spot Heard your security chief telling a couple of your guys to be ready if Anwyn needed help dealing with a Code Seven Which I assuuests, rather than specifically vampires Answer my question" Her chin came up "I believe we already covered that You haven’t earned the right to question uest here by that naot a vamp claim on you, whatever you want to call it"

"Keep your voice down"

He stepped closer, so the heat between the two of theether in irritating need for what they’d left unfinished She could have helped hiiven him so much of what he needed But soht?

"Do you really knohat you’re doing, Anwyn?" The true concern in his gaze leaned on her already thin defenses He was used to protecting, took it seriously Seriously enough that it ive any part of his heart to another, as she’d clearly seen tonight "You can’t be friends with one of them Their whole world comes with them Trash like what just left Does your vaht--"

"Don’t play Mistress withabout what I do here is play," she shot back, low "Now, get out I may not have the manpower to throw those three out bodily, but I think James and his crew can handle you And remember"--she tossed her hair back--"I’htened "I shouldn’t have said that I’m sorry"

"No, you’re not" Her nerves, stretched thin by that near miss, by the personal truths his observations had touched, snapped "You couldn’t have beenSo don’t pretend like you care This is about you wanting the whole world to see things your way

Black and white Vampires are evil, and should all be dead Well, I can tell you so I’ve seen evil up close, and it didn’t have a whiff of vampire to it when it took what it wanted It’s not the physical fored on when he opened hisoutside of you destroys who you are, what you want to be If you’re strong enough, you can put it back together, noI’ve seen, you’re strong as hell So when you look in avampires for the wreck you’ve ht

Whatever did or didn’t happen there was your fault, and your fault only" She stopped herself, appalled at her outburst She prided herself on her cal at him with almost as little control as he’d demonstrated earlier His expression was nearly bloodless