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You ht? Unbelievable Only you could make me recruit instead of kill

Actually only Seth could

I’roup yet I’ this for you

You’re determined to distract me, aren’t you?

Yes

His lips twitched Why?

Because I had an intriguingly racy drea you naked and i your hands on me ever since

His eyes flashed amber

Her pulse picked up Were you there? As you, I mean? You said you could do that

Unfortunately, no

Disappointing She had been sleeping in Lisette’s rooht, but that dreaht it fair that you share a little of the pain

He lowered his gaze to her lips So you were serious when you suggested we make out on the roof?

Pretty ht the vaaze dropped to his groin Wow He wasn’t kidding

No, I wasn’t

Oops She uys had tremendous control over your bodies Can’t you justthink it away? What a waste Da, he closed his eyes I’ll try

Since his eyes were closed, she didn’t bother to avert her own That was quite a bulge Even more impressive than the one he had sported in her dreaued her breasts

Damn it! Close your mind to me!

Oh Sorry What was the opposite of sexy and seductive? What was so not sexy that, if she pictured it, it would be the equivalent of a bucket of ice water dousing hiirl froy, one-hundred-year-old rimaced Where the hell did you see a one-hundred-year-old man naked?

In a uess It worked

She grinned

What the hell was the brown and green lump you showed me first?

Sean’s meat loaf

He shuddered Okay, sober up They’re about to come around the corner

She could hear the va to keep their movements or boasts unobtrusive As Etienne had said, three of the varoup strutted into view

Krysta did a quick head count and caht of her and Etienne

"Gentlereeted the blue eyes fastening on Krysta Blood soaked his shirt and pants down to the knees

What the hell had he done to his victi his thin lips "Looks like tonight’s fun isn’t over"

Etienne snapped his fingers "Over here, gentlemen"

They frowned at him

"Apparently it has escaped your notice that I’m an Immortal Guardian"

The eyes of all the vareen and amber Almost as one, they dreeapons Mostly bowie knives and machetes

Krysta drew her shoto swords

Etienne’s weapons remained sheathed "I have a proposition for you"

"I have a proposition for you, too," one of the other vamps sneered "I propose we kick your ass"

"Yeah," another said "An Immortal Guardian killed Mac and Keith"

"And Eddie"

Etienne shrugged "I suppose it could have been me, but that’s neither here nor there"

"Fu--"

"A new enemy has arisen One that poses a threat to both va us," Etienne continued, unperturbed by the swears and slurs and shifting movements of the va us They want to catch one of us, dissect us, and use the virus for econoain"

"Then I say we hand you over to them," the first vampire jeered

"That would be monumentally stupid"

"You’re stupid!" a vamp in the back shouted