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enough for that to change? ”
    Rayna compressed her lips and looked away.
    “ Don ’ t hurt yourself trying not to laugh on my account, ” she advised.
    Rayna ’ s lips twitched, but she managed to suppress her laughter. “ Don ’ t lose hope. ”
    “ He ’ s unwilling to give me w h at I want and need. Realistically, if I ’ d had half a brain, I would have moved on months ago. Hell, I should never have fallen for him in the first place. No matter how much I want to be, I know I ’ m not his blood and I never will be. ”
    Rayna rubbed her forehead. “ Kristopher and I are hanging out tonight. We ’ d love to have you come with. ”
    Kristopher Macarik was Jayvyn ’ s best friend. He and Desiree had developed a friendship independent of their individual best friends, but she wasn ’ t in the mood to put on a happy face. “ Thanks, but I think I ’ ll pas s . ”
    “ Well, if you change your mind or just want to talk, call me and we can kick Kristopher ’ s hunky ass to the curb and hang out girl style or, if you prefer, I ’ m sure Kristopher would be happy to kick my ass to the curb and hang out with you. ”
    Hang out with Kristopher when she longed to see Conner? Conner. Damn him. He must have known she was upset when she sent that angry text. Why hadn ’ t he considered that when deciding how to respond? Why hadn ’ t he made an attempt to get her to change her mind? More importantly, what could she do to school his big ass without looking as if she were fickle? She studied Rayna for several moments before responding. “ Thanks, but I ’ m going to go out on my own and see what kind of excitement I can stir up. ”
    Rayna ’ s dark lashes swept down. “ Do you think that ’ s a good idea? ”
    “ You wouldn ’ t ask that if you knew how long it ’ s been since I ’ ve been with a man. ”
    Rayna frowned. “ When it comes to being lonely and manless, believe me I feel your pain on a very visceral level. ”
    “ You? You ’ re beautiful and confident. How much man troubles can you have? ”
    “ Are you serious, Desi? I was raised by and live with three full-bloods who are convinced no man or full-blood is good enough for me. I ’ m all too familiar with the tactic of having any man on whom I show interest intim id ated.
    “ I ’ m not trying to minimize what Uncle Conner did to your prospects, but at least you only have him doing it. I had and have all three of them doing it to me. I can ’ t remember the last time I had a real date with a man I could even hope to be intimate with. The only human males they trust me with are Macarik and one or two of their friends who they know have no romantic interest in me. ”
    Desiree frowned. “ Then why do you stay with them? I know you have a condo of your own. Why do you stay at the family mansion at all? Why don ’ t you just move away and start a new life without them? They ’ re not holding you prisoner…are they? ”
    “ No. Of course not, but they raised me and are my only family. ”
    The thought of three horny male vampires successfully raising a human female from infancy to adulthood fascinated her. “ How did they come to raise you? Do you know anything about your real family? ”
    She arched a brow. “ Someone left me outside the mansion gates when I was an infant. ”
    “ Did they ever make an effort to find out who you were? ”
    “ No. ”
    “ Did you? ”
    She shook her head.
    “ Didn ’ t you ever want to know your real family, Rayna? ”
    “ My uncles are my real family. They ’ re the ones who ensured I was safe, loved, and cherished. I had a strange but loving and fascinating childhood. No one could have loved me more than they do as a group and individually.
    “ I ’ ll admit that sometimes I wonder about my birth family, but how can I just walk away to go search for them while risking the relationship I treasure with my uncles? ” She sighed. “ They love and cherish me. They always have. I love them and I