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Her eyes widened "Really? I guess that means you’re" - she lowered her voice dramatically - "one of them"

He winked "You bet your sweet blood type I aail "Isn’t he cute? He’s just like Denzel, but younger"

"He can hear you," Abigail muttered

Josh and Charles quickly introduced themselves, then Charles hurried off to retrieve the li place While they waited, Josh called their father and gave hiail," Madison introduced her to Phineas "She’s a doctor, too What is your area of expertise, Dr Phang?"

"I’m the Love Doctor Everyone turns to me with their romantic queries, and now our world is full of happily asped, then whispered, "You et uys have hooked up with luscious-looking mortal babes" He smiled "Like you"

Madison gasped again, then gave Abigail a wide-eyed, excited look "Did you hear that?"

"Don’t even think about it," Abigail whispered, casting a nervous look at Josh "Dad would kill us"

"No, he would kill us," Gregori said softly

Abigail met his eyes for an electric second before he looked away Good Lord, was that why he was acting so distant? But if he was concerned about getting involved with her, then it had to meanHe’s attracted to me

A part of her was shocked to admit it But another part, deep inside her, had sensed it fro The way he had looked at her, smiled at her, watched her so intently

It’s impossible, she reminded herself And thankfully, he kneas

Still, itwith him a bit aard She slanted a look at his expensive suit Could he rough it in the wilderness? His super strength and other abilities would certainly come in handy, but what about his liabilities? What happened to hi the day? What happened if he ran out of bottled blood?

"Charles is pulling up now," Josh announced "Let’s go"

They stepped out onto the sidewalk on Park Avenue The night air was chilly, so they hurried to the waiting car

A flash of light blinded Abigail, and she lifted a hand to shade her eyes

"Madison! Give us a s his camera for a second photo

"Quickly" Josh opened the door to the Suburban limousine and ushered Madison inside

The paparazzo halted suddenly, and his face went blank He raised his camera overhead and hurtled it to the sidewalk It smashed into pieces, but his face remained expressionless

Good Lord! Why would he destroy his own caail’s ori, but stu her ar against him "Did you do that?"

"Do what?" He leaned closer and whispered, "Are you all right?"

The feel of his breath against her cheek made her heart pound wildly Daht hand Was that a heartbeat?

She splayed her hand ainst hiainst his chest Tha-thump Tha-thump He had a heartbeat! It was a bit fast Like hers

He cleared his throat "We’re being watched"

She jureen eyes Phineas was grinning at her Josh was frowning "It’s okay I was checking his heart In the interest of scientific research"

"You want to check h job on your research, you know"

"That’s enough Let’s go" JoshVamp climbed in, Josh leaned into the vehicle to tell hilanced back at the paparazzo He was still standing there, his face blank A chill crept down her spine, and she turned back to Gregori "You have psychic powers, don’t you? And you’re not really dead"

He looked around the busy sidewalk "Let’s not discuss it here, okay?"

He wasn’t denying it She had to be right

She took a wobbly step toward the limo, then realized her hands were empty "My purse!" She spotted it on the sidewalk, then leaned over to get it

"I’ve got it" Gregori picked it up, then froze, his head turned toward her

She gasped Her shawl had slipped off her shoulders, and her breasts were practically falling out! She jerked to a standing position and pressed a hand to her chest Oh God, she’d given hi so slowly? Was he checking out her legs? He continued to straighten, his gaze inching up her dress to her neckline Her face grew hot Good Lord, she knew she shouldn’t have worn this dress

She cleared her throat "My purse?"

His gaze shifted to her face, then to his hand as if surprised to find the purse there "Here"

She took it "Thank you" With hot cheeks, she hurried to the car and sat on the long side seat next to Madison

Josh and Gregori climbed in As they drove away, she heard the paparazzo bellow in outrage

He lanced warily at hiaze wandered to the shiny chro of the limo She could see her own pale face reflected, but not his