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After we checked into another hotel once we entered the city, we’d eaten dinner and rested some more—on Cian’s orders, which had just made me smile at his possessiveness When we arrived at the club, there had been a e brick building After the bouncer had spoken into his radio, he ushered us inside, where another man—a vampire, presumably—led us away to a side door where ere cut off from everyone else

The hallalked through all had the sah the entire interior And then we came to a halt in front of massive double doors Thevoice boomed from the other side He pushed one of the doors open and stepped aside, staring at me with a bland expression on his face, because he felt no threat co of his body as he stared at Cian

I followed Cian inside and felt his hand tighten againstaround me We both stopped in the center of the room as we stared at Adryan, who sat in this throne-like chair behind a ht What an arrogant asshole

As if he readaround the desk toward us That hen I saw the biggest fucking dog following right at his heels, the beast of a canine so large that his head daolden coat was thick, and the hair around his face looked like a lion’s mane

“I alad you two could come toonce as if our presence had just brightened his day But I wasn’t fooled by the sociopath

Cian, once again, kept his body partially in front of h roo

“Come on and check it out since last time you and Odhran had sticks up your asses” He looked between the two of us, his grin still wide I wondered if he bothered shielding those s hus he sported Then again, with this day and age, I assuht he was one of those people who had a vampire obsession and wanted to be like one

They just wouldn't believe he actually was one of those creatures He wouldn't seduce them like they’d want No, he’d rip out their throats and bathe in their blood

He didn’t wait for us to respond as he turned and made his way toward the wall behind his desk, which was nothing but glass I could tell it was tinted, probably one of those tay mirrors to allow creepy-ass Adryan to spy on his customers like the psycho he was

Cian looked down atme forward He kept his body between lass wall and stared down at the club below Neon flashes of lights and lasers arced through the huge room

The space looked industrial with the open , the place one open area as if the interior of a warehouse had been gutted to accommodate the hundreds of bodies that writhed and danced sexually against each other

“I haven’t spoken tae Odhran,” Cian finally said, breaking up the cold, fragile silence that surrounded us

It was the kind of silence that was like a sheet of ice, cracking with the barest pressure, those standing on it too afraid they’d fall right through

“And I’ stateside with my mate until Odhran finds his female” I could tell how hard it was for Cian to say those words and kneas because he orried aboutour fe her in har and determined and wants tae stand by ”

Adryan hummed “Females… mates… such a weakness”

I looked over at Adryan to see he was still focused on his club below I, too, looked back at the club, staring at the massive bar that encompassed one entire wall

The glowing neon lights behind the h, the illusion of a bigger space, a less claustrophobic atmosphere, I presumed I wondered what the humans would do if they realized the people they danced with, the bouncers, staff, the bartenders, and so ht were from myth and lore, from movies and Hollywood