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men. Raymond blinked several times to stop his train of thought. This was ridiculous; he just met the woman. Of course Ben’s smile looked too friendly to him, but then their handshake ended – after a proper amount of time.
    Why was he even thinking such thoughts? Women never mattered in the past to him, and neither did his appearance. When he glanced over at Alex and saw her smile, he knew she was not like other women. Was it getting warm in here? Normally he liked feeling warm, but this was downright uncomfortable. He scratched the back of his head, just to do anything other than stare at her. Touching his thick locks of hair he realized that he was back down to his base age. He had fed well this morning, and now looked the same age he was when he transitioned into an adult vampire – 22 years old. He closed his eyes. She must see him as a child, with Ben being the senior member of the team. She probably thought he knew at least ten different Pokemon names, carried Magic cards in his wallet, and secretly wished his car was a transformer. All of which couldn’t have been farther from the truth. If it hadn’t been for the young kids at Fang Manor, he wouldn’t even know what those things were. He was an old geyser locked into a youthful body, and that package was probably someone she couldn’t take seriously – even if Dixon ordered her to.
    It was worse than that. Raymond realized that he had not even said hello to the woman when she shook his hand. OK, not only must he be young in her mind, he also didn’t have manners. Great.
    “Let’s get started,” said Dixon as he plucked a folder from his desk and took a seat between the Captain and Ben.
    Once they all had taken their seats, Raymond glanced at Alex. He reached into her mind to compel her, and was surprised by how accepting her mind was to him. “Captain, please excuse us for a few minutes.” Her expression turned to stone as she froze in her seat; her eyes were expressionless. Raymond now glared at Dixon. “Sir? Seriously?”
    “What? This is Captain Brennan.”
    Raymond looked in disbelief. “A woman? You chose a member of the fairer sex to be our director?”
    Ben huffed. “Good Lord, Raymond. When was the last time you spent any time with a woman. ‘Fairer sex’ my ass.”
    Dixon interrupted. “Alex is well accomplished in martial arts, field training, and holds the highest sharp–shooter ranking the military offers. Not only does this woman walk on water with her credentials, but she’d skim across a lake and tear you a new one if you weren’t immortal. Trust me. She’s the one for the job.”
    Raymond studied the woman’s 5’ 8” strong muscular frame. Her body shape did not lie. “There was no one else?”
    “There were plenty of others, only less qualified.” Dixon glanced over at Alex. “She’s the best. I just need your opinion if the team can work with her.”
    Silence hung in the room as Raymond fell deep in thought. “It’s not that I have anything against women,” Raymond defended himself. “My sister Sulie is very accomplished as a doctor and as a soldier for the team.”
    “Yes. She is,” Dixon added. “And over the years I’ve seen your sister personally kill dozens of terrorists. She’s gone undercover on numerous successful missions and never let the team down.”
    “She is one of the Best,” Ben commented. “Personally, I don’t like being on Sulie’s bad side. She’s like a tiger.”
    Raymond smiled. “Sulie’s always been special like that.”
    “No Raymond. It isn’t that Sulie is special. She’s a woman. Quite capable of doing anything a man can do, and then some.” Dixon pointed to Alex. “Now unfreeze the captain and give her a chance.”

CHAPTER SEVEN
     
    Once the captain rejoined the party, Dixon continued. “You have perfect credentials Captain. I will be retiring shortly and we’re looking for a replacement as Colony Director.”
    Alex shook her head. “I’m sorry. I thought the