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fast.”
                  Maxine listened to the words and knew he was right. But she was still reluctant to put her complete trust into him just yet.
                  But the close proximity didn’t bother her much since his touch made her feel safer. The only problem was, his touch also reminded her of the rejection she had also received from him.
                  “I can see just fine in the darkness, hold on to my hand and stay close. I can get us out of here.”
                  Then she could go home. That was of course what she wanted, to get back to her own life. She held his hand even tighter, interlacing her fingers through his. She stilled for a moment feeling the energy pour through her caused by the close contact.
                 
                  Maxine’s breath quickened as her heart threatened to beat its way out of her chest. There was no other sound around them to indicate they were being pursued by any of the creatures. If she had not been holding his hand, Maxine would never have known that Nate was there with her. He made no sound as he moved through the tunnels. She thought for a moment that if she could not hear Nate, who was to say that vampires would not be as silent.
                  Werewolves and vampires were nothing like she had known, there was a reason they were not meant to be, at least not in the world she had been brought up in. This was not her world.
                  “We need to move faster.” His voice was urgent. In that moment, she wondered if he had felt her hesitation.
                  He moved more quickly pulling her along behind. Maxine was having trouble keeping Nate’s pace and almost tripped over her own feet. But Nate was there to help her keep her balance, never once allowing her to even bash a toe against the side of the wall.
                  Finally after the last time Maxine almost fell, Nate grabbed hold of the woman pulling her close. His strong masculine scent hit her nose bringing back the passion and need for him she had felt earlier.
                  “I will take the pace slower to allow you to keep up.” He whispered in her ear.
                  Quite taken off guard, she only nodded. She fought to pull herself away from his smell, it was intoxicating to her.
                  Nate knew what was happening; he couldn’t allow himself to get caught up in this woman again. He had a mission to complete. Nothing else would happen.
                  Nate began walking again tugging Maxine to hurry along. “Sorry, but we have no time to stop and rest, we have to keep going.” He urged.
                  Yes, that’s what he had to tell her, had to make her continue going on, to come to the point that much faster to get her away from him. She would be out of his life. She didn’t belong in this world, and he didn’t belong in hers.
                  But could he let go of her? Could he wipe away any memory of her from his life?
                  As they came closer and closer to the end of the tunnel, Nate knew that his life would never be the same again. Maxine had come into it and turned his world upside down.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
                 
     
     
    Chapter Seventeen
                  Nate sensed the vampires several feet before the tunnel ended. Pulling her closer, he moved cautiously. Nate’s actions told Maxine that danger lay just ahead. The fear returned and she clutched to him like a lifeline.
                  Before she knew it, they had entered the lair of the vampires. It was barely lit and smelt of rotting flesh. The sound of slithering and hissing echoed off the catacomb walls. It was as if they had walked into a nest of snakes. They were in the heart of the vampires keep.
                  Lifeless drained