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Rafe

As the others file out, I lay my hand on the sleeve of Dria&039;s jacket Wait, o ahead

What&039;s on your mind?

Joanna worries me Are you sure her obsession is connected only to the blood lust?

All young vamps want the blood of master vamps to increase their oer What else could it be?

Has her ed occupation and control?

No, Dria&039;s voice coie suffered worse for a full year before I rescued her fro of her mind and body She caently reuests Your considerable skills repaired her o back in and try to fix Joanna more?

I back off fro, it was just a thought Give heryourself

Reaching out, I pull her forith a gentle tug on her glorious long hair Myraze the sharp peaks of her canines, deliberately urging the involuntary reaction of her predatory nature

Dria&039;s hand co it to pull me closer and deepen the kiss In return, she draws a base reaction from me Blood rushes from every portion of my body to my cock It never fails to amaze me that no matter how often we make love, she can still pull a reaction frorowing physical discoot work to do"

The pout underneath her cute button nose is almost comical "Fine For now But you know I&039;d make them all wait for a chance to break in the new conference rooe to satisfy the lust in her eyes ive in "How about we do so when this week ends and no one isthe control room, like they are now?"

"Good point You win"

As we rise to leave, I reach down to readjuston Goddaood with an erection Why does she make me wear this shit?

I heard that And it&039;s because you look daood in it

"Yeah, yeah, whatever Lead on, dear Let&039;s get this show on the road"

Dria heads down the hall past a holding roo va to control the blood lust-and a few other ened yet The work Asa and Drew have done down here, and in such a short tiy, concrete-block baseuestroo-but one with no s

I follow Dria&039;s silk-covered ass, barely registering the e command center at the end of the hall

"Couests," she calls out, walking by

Asa and Drew look up fro a look

"Both of us?" Asa asks

"Yes," comes Dria&039;s reply from halfway across the old base the arrivals than you will from their pretty dossiers Trustinto our personal suite I&039;m not happy with this current entrance to the baseested it, I hadn&039;t bargained on a bunch of vah my personal space at all hours of the day I&039; Asa&039;s expensive idea to cut a hole in the hotel kitchen&039;s floor and put in a secret spiral staircase

Dria&039;s energy feels even and low key She seeood frame of mind to meet the newco these hunters to read them, do you?

Hell no! Not if I can help it They can keep their freaky-ass desires-to ue-all to theain?

We pass through the small-scale co rooe, but hopefully to track dohich member of the Tribunal wants you dead

The list of va,the two decades I was an enforcer

I&039;ve alondered exactly how much of Dria&039;s life she&039;s hidden from me At times, I see a lot when she rests fro close to the surface The disturbing ies I do see make me wish I could take all of the pain away from her and take it on myself

Well then, I assure her, rest easy that no matter who you face in the future, you will always have me by your side to help defeat them

With my own Wolf Killer at my side, I know I&039;ll be fine

I stumble but catch myself easily You haven&039;t referred to hter of those heartless Nazis now?

The horrible part ofdown the hter and first wife&039;s death-see I love about Dria: She knows all my de cold and detached, co anyone frohter

I think she&039;s still worried there are parts of her past so horrific, I would be repulsed to learn of the her, no matter what

Our private conversation coes in deceptively cale space Each one positioned to watch the interchange between Dria and the hunters as they arrive

This is one time I wish Dria had a telepathic bond open with all of the seethe vaood way for all impressions to be shared instantaneously But I doubt I could standthat da a communal bond would include the furball too

Froopen to release our new guests A moment later the front doors burst open; the chill Arctic temperatures flood the area like a tidal wave of frost

"Good afternoon," Dria addresses the arrivals "Thank you for co to share a unique ith us at The V V Inn My name is Vivian and I&039;m one of the owners"

I notice Dria&039;s habit to shake hands is oesture the guests forward rather than to her The six people shuffle into the vaulted three-story space toward the front desk as the door behind them closes

A man who reminds me of Ricardo Montalban from the Wrath of Kahn, minus the mullet and clothed in a sleek suit, stands closest to Dria He extends his hand to her in greeting

Darasp his hand while Dria pretends to not see his offer

A flicker of surprise crosses his face as the warht chill of his vale of power sparks between the two of us

"Thanks for staying with us I&039;m Rafe, Vivian&039;s mate, and co-owner of the inn"

"I&039;m Donald Swanson I&039;ve heard a lot about your previous properties and this one as well I&039;o, Dria started running vacation properties for the undead She realized it was a great way to use her power as aherself to her fellow vampires Manipulators are still captured, hooded in silver, and put to death when discovered to ensure no vampire can evera respectful address of the land If I remember correctly fro of ht from across the pond?"

"Good, thank you I must adeto the spark e shook