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Max shland cattle There’s as much cattle blood as you can drink around here"

Cattle She nodded Not all that different froht? Maybe cattle blood was the best choice

"Okay, let’s do that"

She glanced over and sayn s at her Anne just patted her hand and settled back into the couch as Max left to get their drinks She tried to relax, but soon sat up when she heard a car pulling into the drive A woid heard a lower voice chime in after her The ss descended In a split second, she had bolted for the door

Carwyn grabbed her before she was halfway there

"Ah, hold on now, love"

She snarled at hi to do that You’ll thankher neck, but Carwyn took a soft throw that lay across a nearby couch and gently draped it over her back, s sounds and pulled her into his chest as the footsteps approached and Brigid continued to snarl Her throat was on fire

"…come in for a drink after that drive"

"No!" Through the haze of bloodlust, she heard an American accent "New vampire inside, Shane Better keep away In fact, just stay in the gae until you leave Don’t want to take any chances"

Carwyn’s ruid out of her predatory stare, and Anne’s cool ainst her skin

The huot it, Cath I’ll see you later"

"Have a nice night"

A fewoff her overcoat and throwing it over the back of a chair Her hair was cut in a curly bob, and black eyes danced in a pale face with a sprinkling of freckles Her gaze swept the rooled in Carwyn’s ar vampire, Cathy said, "If it isn’t my favorite delusional father-in-la are you?"

Carwyn chuckled, and the fas to retract She took a deep breath Then another "If it isn’t my favorite heathen" He cautiously set her on her feet "How are you, Cathy?"

"Still an atheist You?"

He took a step back froine that"

"Dah your thick skull"