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Also inside was a line of blokes About fifteen in all

"Sam, you need to join the line," said Sebastian "I’ll be observing frolass VIP spectators’ box "Good luck"

And then Sebastian was gone, and I was alone Alone because each and every one of the blokes looked at me like I was a leper when I joined the line There were titters and snorts and whispers and gasps of ato anticipate what the test , I decided

The only advice that Sebastian had giventhat would promote flexibility; hence why I was dressed in my black sweatpants, a white t-shirt with a white sports bra underneath, anddark hair back in a high ponytail to keep it froet ht place, another four blokes entered They joined in on the ‘laugh at the girl’ crap All in all now there were twenty of us And I was the smallest And the only female there And the only Sventé there Oh joy Five were Kejas, the rest were Pagoris

After approximately a further tenan air of authority and power, and everyone iuessed

The first was a Keja, extrehtly due to the vaance and coaze and tousled auburn hair At total variance to the first bloke, he was casually dressed in jeans and a ‘Life Sucks Then You Becooriand the sexist sod from earlier He spotted me and smirked evilly Ah crap If the final decision ca back home

But I refused to be intihtened my posture and arched a sardonic brow at hi his ar in front of the line of potential recruits as he spoke in an authoritative, clear voice, "Alright, everyone, listen up I’m Commander Jared Michaels Beside estured to the casually dressed Pagori who nodded wearing a half-smile – "and Commander Lou Sherot continued, "As has already been explained to you, our Grand High Master wishes to replace his squad of ten that was recently annihilated I will be co that squad" He looked hard at me with those words as he passed It turned out that he was, I’ll begrudgingly ad when dressed as when seth black, Matrix-style leather jacket he earing Why couldn’t he be ugly? Thenat me Now that his hair was dry I could see that it was a lovely shade of chestnut I’d love to rag every strand of it out

"There have been four other tryouts before this one," he told us, "and I now have three spaces left to fill Hopefully I will feel that three of you meet the criteria for the squad" He halted in front of aze flicked over each vampire in the line except for me "You’ve all been selected for one reason or another Maybe it’s your strength, ift But if you can’t control your bloodlust then all of that nalled at soan pouring out of hoses that were protruding froas Worse Various scents of blood now circulated around us, shooting up h I usually didn’t have an overpowering bloodlust, I was incredibly thirsty

"In any kind of battle, blood will be spilled," said Jared "This is what it will feel like to be on a battlefield, varying blood scents will be swirling around you It is important that you can still be focused and alert and controlled, and that you can resist your bloodlust"

I didn’t glance along the line of blokes but I could feel the nervousness and anxiety aht over a human I didn’t even see where he ca down fro toward his bare chest

"You," called Jared, signalling to one of the blokes in the line He ushered him over and then had hiori bloke wasother than tremble a little After about thirty seconds Jared nodded at him to move away The bloke exhaled heavily as he went Jared then selected another bloke, then another, and another

I, unsurprisingly, was left till last

By the time Jared calleddown his legs A year ago I would have been as ht even have stepped toward the human for a quick taste just like two of the other blokes had Needless to say they were now on their way hoot used to it or you went insane

Jared didn’t look pleased by how I stood still; not treto hold my breath like some of the other blokes had A er to collect a little fro down the huer right underdidn’t work, which didn’t please hi to tempt h ave no reaction to Jared’s teasing Instead, I held his gorgeous hazel eyes with a defiant stare At last he dropped his hand, sighing loudly

"The next part of the tryout is going to test you physically," he announced to us as I returned to the line He signalled with his hand for us to all follow behind him He led us outside and over to a s shades of green and looked beautifully exotic Scents of wildlife immediately hit me I wondered if the vampires here ever hunted the animals I’d never tried them myself

"Heyyou really think you can pass this?" asked a bloke as noalking alongside ed Apparently this Pagori found my presence here just as ridiculous as what Jared did which was a sha bloke and I didn’t want to think of him as a wanker His mousey hair had been shaven to stubble, and the style suited hi hi in aure that didn’t even have a muscle to pull His smile was cheeky but warm