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to
smuggle a dangerously large dog into the hotel.
    “I want to stay with
Ira,” says Delilah firmly, giving Allora an annoyed look.
    Oh, for fuck’s sake.
I’m about to argue with her but I really don’t have the energy after the day
and night I’ve had.
    “Fine. Allora can stay
with me then,” I grumble, handing Delilah a key card. The little blonde squirms
uncomfortably at my side but she doesn’t say anything. Is she uneasy at the
thought of sharing a room with me? It doesn’t make sense since she’s been
adamantly staying by my side since I found her.
    “Is that alright with
you?” I ask her in a low voice.
    “Yes, it’s just that I
sometimes have visions in my sleep, so I could start convulsing like a lunatic.
But you don’t need to worry. It passes after a while.”
    I look between her
golden eyes, suddenly wishing she could see me properly for some reason. “Okay,
anything else I need to know?” I say mustering a grin. “You don’t snore too, do
you?”
    She giggles and the
sweet sound of it does something weird to my chest. “No. I don’t snore, Finn.”
    I like the sound of my
name on her tongue.
    “Good, now that that’s
settled, let’s go get some shut-eye. I’m wrecked.”
    When we reach the room
I strip off my jacket and T-shirt and throw them on the double bed. It’s big
enough that it shouldn’t make Allora too uncomfortable sleeping with me. She
puts her hand on the wall, feeling her way into the room. I walk to her and
take her hand in mine, leading her to the bed and settling her down on it.
    “Do you want to shower
first?” I ask her, straightening up.
    “Yes,” she whispers.
    “I’ll go set everything
up for you.”
    Just as I’m about to
disappear into the bathroom, she speaks. “Is there a bath?”
    I nod and then remind
myself that she’s blind. “Yeah. You want a bath instead?”
    “Please. I haven’t had
one since I was taken. I was always showered by Ridley’s maids.”
    The idea of some paid
help actually assisting in keeping a girl captive makes me clench my fists in
anger. I take a deep breath and relax. “A bath it is then.”
    Inside, I fill the tub
and set out some towels and a bathrobe for her. Once it’s all ready, I go and
fetch Allora who’s still wearing my work shirt over her dress. I guide her into
the bathroom.
    “Okay, so the tub’s
here,” I say, placing her hands on the edge of it. I can feel her shaking but I
try to ignore it. This girl hasn’t been in the outside world in a long time and
it must be scary. “You can just climb in, and the towels are here,” I place her
other hand on the rail by the tub before letting go. “Call me if you need
anything.”
    She nods her head and I
leave quickly. I flop down onto the bed in exhaustion and close my eyes. I
don’t realise I’ve fallen asleep until I feel someone nudging my shoulder.
    “Finn, Finn,” calls a
soft feminine voice.
    I’m flat on my stomach
so I roll over onto my back, rubbing my eyes and opening them. “What is it?”
    Allora’s standing over
me, her hair wet and her body wrapped up in a white towel robe.
    “I thought you might
want to shower,” she whispers.
    “Oh yeah, right.
Thanks.”
    She moves past me and
crawls into the bed, pulling back the covers and climbing under them. She rests
her head on the pillow and closes her eyes. I make quick work of showering and
return to bed in my boxers. Allora is sleeping soundly now, her chest rising
and falling gently.
    The last woman I shared
a bed with was Tegan, and we all know how badly that ended. Instead of getting
under the covers with her, I lie on top of them, determined not to allow myself
to be taken in by a beautiful woman this time.
    The events of the last
twenty-four hours run through my mind before I eventually fall back asleep.

Chapter
Three
    Dirty Business
    Tegan
     
    Ethan insists that I sit with him in his
living room as he meets with the vampires lined up outside. Apparently, he’s
going to talk to