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to help her out. Alek and the kid, Jeremy, had spent last night in the basement;
Jeremy in a cage, Alek on a couch. Layla was hell-bent on kidnapping female
werewolves to use as baby incubators, and my best friend almost died during
labor. It was officially the longest day ever.  The second my head hit the
pillow, I was out.

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                    The
next day I awoke in excitement. Last month, Sylvia and the coven had formally
invited me to an exclusive event called the witches’ ball. It was a black tie,
witches only, ball where you could mingle with all of the witch covens, buy
rare and precious magical items, get psychic readings, and God knows what else.
Even with everything else going on, I was so stoked! Kai? Not so much.
                    I
rolled over and let my gaze roam over my mate, moaning lightly. Serious eye
candy. He was lying on his back, one arm behind his head, shirtless. I must
have done something really good in a past life to deserve to sleep next to this
gorgeous man every night.
                    Suddenly,
he popped one eye open, a yellow eye. His wolf came to the surface for two
reasons: when he detected danger, or when he detected sex.
                    I
ran my fingers along his chest down to the V-shape of his lower abdominal
muscles.
                    “Good
morning,” I purred. “I thought you were sleeping.”
                    He
rolled over and quirked one eyebrow. “I was until your naughty thoughts
filtered through the bond.”
                    I
laughed and then crawled on top of him. “The witches’ ball is tonight. I am so
excited!” I told him, leaning in for a kiss.
                    He
groaned and pulled me off, sitting up quickly, eyes suddenly brown. “Tonight?
Wait, I thought it was next week. You’re not seriously going after hearing
about Layla wanting to capture female werewolves, right?”
                    I
sat back. Mood kill.
                    “Kai,
it’s tonight.” Was he serious? I told him about this a month ago and then
reminded him weekly.
                    He
looked worried. “I should be able to go. I’m your mate.”
                    I
sighed. Not this again! “You’re a werewolf. It’s a witches only thing. I will
be perfectly safe with Sylvia and the coven.”
                    He
didn’t think so. I could tell by his look.
                    I
stroked his hair. “It’s in Portland, well into our territory. It’s going to be
fine. Don’t ruin this for me,” I pleaded.
                    He
still had that worried look on his face. I decided to distract him by peeling
off my shirt and exposing my braless chest. His eyes went yellow and he grabbed
me hard, pulling me into his body.
                    I
chuckled. Men were so easy.
    *
                    After
showering and getting ready for the day, I came out to find Kai and Alexa in a
heated discussion.
                    “I
don’t trust the government, Kai!” she shouted. Dominance oozed from her.
                    Kai
put a possessive hand on her shoulder. “I would never let anything happen to
you. It’s just a meeting, you would be our spokesperson.”
                    I
cleared my throat as Kai turned to me, looking strained. Alexa had her arms
crossed, chewing her cheek. I still had trouble looking at her and not thinking
of the blood that dripped from her neck. The way she forced me to change her. I
shook off the thought.
                    “What’s
up?” I asked. I knew the government was having a lot of phone conferences with
Kai, trying to soothe the fears of the humans. The militias had united with us
and were keeping a tally for every vampire they killed. There were