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A tear rolled down her cheek "You’re not giving me any choice"
Shit There was only one way out of this mess He hated to do it, but what choice did he have? Thousands of Va on him
Her words came back to torment him If someone messed with my mind, I’d want to kill him, too
He squeezed his fists He had no choice
He shot a surge of ainst the wall You will forget everything you heard since we left the foyer
He grabbed Abigail by the shoulders "Forgive me"
She blinked "For what?"
He hesitated Why not? This ht be his only chance He kissed her
She stiffened in surprise, then slowly relaxed as he poured his apology into the kiss Her lips ive me, Abby
He broke the kiss and invaded herthat has happened since we left the foyer
Chapter Fifteen
Abigail stuht her by the upper arht?"
"I - " She rubbed her brow "I think so" Why on earth was she feeling faint? She never fainted Correction, she’d fainted two nights ago when she saw Gregori floating on the ceiling Froone haywire
"When’s the last ti her steady
"I - " She searched her fuzzy ht, Romatech She’d just witnessed a family drama and discovered that Sean Whelan was a va er on it It was like trying to reue Soone
She gazed up at Gregori, atching her carefully His broas furroorry His eyesstrange, he looked upset And hisfaled, and she licked therip on her arht?" Charles asked
She glanced at the Secret Service"Yes, I - "
"Let’s go to the cafeteria," Gregori interrupted "I had a gourht in He’ll be terribly disappointed if you guys don’t stop by to eat"
"Oh, that was very kind of you" Abigail let hie to touch her mouth Why did she feel like she’d been kissed?
Charles followed close behind
The hallas lined s on both sides, and the gardens outside ell lit To the left, she spotted a basketball court
"It’s a lovely facility," she murmured "I’d love to see one of the labs"
"Of course," Gregori said quietly
"Do you actually produce synthetic blood here?"
"Yes" He nodded "We package synthetic blood intended for ht, when the Vamp employees come in, they bottle synthetic blood and Fusion Cuisine for the Vamp population"
"Do the aze wandered once again to his mouth
A pained expression crossed his face "Most of them have no idea" He opened some double doors and ushered her into the cafeteria
It was a typical-looking eular-shaped tables and plastic chairs, but she liked the view of the basketball court and garden "There’s no one here"
"Most of the night shift are Vaori explained "Make yourselves co you some food" He strode away to the kitchen
She sat where she had a view of the garden In the distance she could see a gazebo with so over it Very pretty and roe, she’d ask for a tour Just her and Gregori And maybe he would kiss her
She shook her head Why was she so obsessed with kissing all of a sudden? It was ridiculous when she had so s to worry about Like her mother The trip to China But she’d fallen asleep last night re the feel of his hands andher when they’d shot the commercial And she had wanted it
She touched her mouth A kiss from a vampire What folly
Charles leaned over to whisper in her ear "You had a moment of dizziness?"
She lowered her hand "Yes"
"So did I So as he surveyed the rooe It wasn’t like her to feel dizzy and weak She’d had dinner with Madison at seven She glanced at her watch Ten forty-seven? She’d been at Romatech for forty-seven minutes?
"Hello!" a woail twisted in her chair to see a woail estiray streaks in her dark hair and the thin lines on her face, but she was still a handso broadly She earing expensive black puail of the way her n trail
"How do you do?" She strode straight toward Abigail "I’hted to meet you"
Charles held up a hand to stop her "Identification, please"
The wo" She planted her hands on her hips with a huff "Really, young liht, I ulped "That won’t be necessary"
Abigail smiled as she rose to her feet Whoever this woori strode toward the here?"
"Is that any way to greet ave him a stern look "I came to ori gritted out between clenched teeth as he set the tray on the table
Abigail’s sori’s face were priceless Shock, horror, then mortification