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Vampires. They were noted for their hatred of Weres, as well as Vampires.   They believed, but few listened to their
claims when it came to Weres . 
    Vampires, on the other hand, had not survived for millennia
without knowing who they were sharing their world with, and there were more
than just Weres out there.  However, those creatures did not interfere
with what had become a Vampire dominated society, and so, the Vampires did not
share the knowledge of their existence with the oblivious humans.
    Alex satisfied himself that Ryan would not be causing any trouble,
and he suspected that the Were would probably leave soon.  Weres never seemed to like feeling weak and inferior, and they certainly weren’t weak
in comparison to the soft humans, but to an old Vampire, they were children,
and they knew it.  It was most likely the main reason Weres and Vampires
rarely had dealings. 
    He was content that the situation was dealt with, and he
was glad to keep Sara.  She was very efficient in knowing what to do without
being told.  She rarely spoke and was completely unobtrusive.  He smiled and
thought, while she was no comparison to Aurora, she was a pretty little thing for
a human. He had seen her looking at Aurora, and him too, and he thought if it
ever came to it, she would be loyal or at least pliable.

 
    six
    Sara carried her bundle to the laundry.  She dropped what
was left of Alex’s shirt and Aurora’s lace panties into the waste basket.  She
left the rest for the launderers to deal with.  She gathered up the shoes and
took the back stairs to the master suite. 
    As she entered, she heard the Lake’s speaking softly in the
adjoining bathroom.  The double doors to the bathroom were wide open, and she
had to walk past them to the dressing rooms where the shoes went.  She tried
not to look as she hurried past.  She knew the Alex and Aurora could care less
if she saw them, but she felt a little self-conscious about it, all the more so
because of the fantasies she had about them. 
    She caught a glimpse of skin as she passed.  She thought
she saw them standing next to the tub holding each other.  She heard Alex
speaking.  It sounded as if he was saying, “I’m sure it’s nothing.  You’re
tired, that’s all.”
    She put away his shoes and wondered what he meant. 
Aurora’s dressing room was on the other side of the balcony, and she glanced
outside as she was headed there.  She stopped suddenly, her eyes wide. 
Aurora’s shoes dangled from the straps in her hand.
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    Alex carried Aurora right to the tub and was going to put
her in the water, which he was happy to see was still steaming. 
    “Just a minute,” Aurora said. “Put me down, please.”
    He did as she asked.  “What is it?” His brow pulled into
his worried look.  Aurora always said it was a good thing he didn’t age because
that worried look would have given him some hellacious wrinkles.
    She didn’t say it then.  Instead, she said, “I don’t know
what it is, but I feel a little strange.”
    “Strange in what way?” He put his arm around her.
    “I can’t explain it exactly.  I feel a little flutter in my
stomach, and I just feel--I don’t know--a little weak, I guess.”  She frowned
at her reflection in the mirror as if she might see what was troubling her
there. 
    “Did you drink the wine at the party?” he asked in a teasing
manner.
    But, she didn’t laugh. “Of course not,” she replied, still
frowning.
    “Why don’t you just relax in your bath for a little while
and I will wash your hair.” He met her eyes in the mirror while kissing her
bare shoulder.
    She hesitated, but finally smiled as if to say she felt silly. 
“That sounds like an excellent plan.”
    The bath was a colossal, sunken, tiled affair with steps
down into it.  As she stepped down into the water, she stopped at mid calf and
gave Alex a look of shock.
    “Oh my gosh!  The water is too hot! I don’t understand. 
What is