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Jenna concentrated on keeping her heartbeat steady, her breath even Not an easy task She was nervous as hell

The valow as he drew closer to her Through her lashes, she saw his lips part, watched his fangs descend He reached for the covers and drew the the vampire by the throat, she cut off the yelp of surprise he tried to emit, tossed him onto his back on the floor, and held hiers away and bucked to try to dislodge her as she shoved her knee in his belly and held hith and power she wielded was as exhilarating as a drug, eradicating her fear

Richart stepped up beside her

The va darkly, Richart touched Jenna’s shoulder and took the not far from his home

Jenna released her captive and rose

The vampire scuttled backward like a crab until several yards separated the, he rubbed his neck and looked around ild eyes

"You’ve just experienced hoerful she is," Richart warned "She’ll catch you if you run"

The vaed toward the trees

Jenna beat hi to a halt, he darted in another direction

Jenna blocked his way

"What do you want?" he blurted, expression hostile

He couldn’t be more than twenty years old, stood about five foot nine or so, and had a lean build

"The lady has a question for you," Richart answered "I, personally, want to draw and quarter you" He ht you were attacked"

"Bullshit! I didn’t do anything!"

Richart’s face darkened His eyes shone like spotlights as his lips peeled back in a snarl of rage, displaying his fangs "You infected her!" he roared

Jenna’s eyes widened Richart was pissed!

"You knew her froroup and led your va they would kill her When that didn’t pan out, you fed from her while she slept! You preyed upon her when she was most vulnerable after she welcomed you into her home!"

The vampire backed away "Fuck you!"

Jenna stepped forward "Is that all you did?"

"What?"

"Is that all you did to me when you crept into my room and fed from me?"

Richart took a step toward him "Answer the question Did you touch her while you fed from her? After you fed froe that he ht have

"Fuck no!" the vah to be my mother!"

Well, daive hi step forward

The vampire skittered to the side, farther away from him "Wait You’re the Immortal Guardian who rescued her!" He drew a knife and settled into a crouch

Jenna drew the pair of daggers Richart had given her earlier

Richart drew his own "Express a little re you live"

"Bullshit"

"Some of your brethren have already joined us You can, too, if you regret har to the side, the va, Jenna raised her daggers and fended off his every blow The va wildly with the desperate fury of a child taunted too many times by a bully, but hatred soon stole into his twisted features as a lint entered his eyes

She deflected his blade with her own His fist she blocked and countered with her own, fingers still curled around the hilts of her weapons, until