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when the little spitfire Sam had turned to glare at him again he quickly turned it into a cough. He thought there was no reason to get himself hurt in the process.
    “Someone beat the snot out of her. I would say as late as yesterday. These on her wrist, they are from much earlier though. Probably today I’d say. She has a large contusion on her head, blunt force, her jaw is badly bruised and you can see the amount of bruising on her face.”
    Thomas Reilly the vampire doctor and had stepped into the room just as Kyle had brought Maddy in.
    “I am responsible for her wrists.” He would admit to that much. He hated that he’d hurt her, but he didn’t mean to do it. He’d let his overactive suspicious mind get the better of him.
    “She and I had a little accident on the way in here and I did the ones marking her wrist. I’m sorry about that.”
    “No he’s not. I should have just left him bleeding in the street and drove over his ass, maybe even backed up a couple of times too.”
    Everyone looked at the girl as she spoke. She was beautiful despite the bruises. And the glare in her eye made him burst out laughing. She was ballsy, he’d give her that.
    “It’s just as well, I suppose. You would probably have gotten lost on the reverse trip anyway. How are you feeling?”
    Kyle wasn’t happy with the feeling she was bringing out in him, one minute he wanted to strangle her, the next, and this was really weird he wanted to take care of her. He hated needy women.
    She sat up, or at least she attempted to. Dr. Reilly was pushing her back down before she was all the way up. She smacked his hand away and pushed him off the bedside and onto the floor and tried again. Thomas Reilly was the doctor around the realm. Aaron had explained to Kyle and he looked ready to go toe to toe with Maddy himself.
    “You try to get up one more time before Thomas says its okay, I’ll lie on top of you to keep you there. Understand? You look like someone who has been beat up. What the hell happened to you?”
    Kyle was pushing her back down as he spoke. If looks could kill, he was pretty sure he’d have been cut in two by her. He simply grinned at her. Apparently she thought to intimidate him with it, when all it did was make him laugh. And she smelled good. Something he hadn’t smelled in centuries, what was that…
    “You try that again you sorry excuse for a human being and I will make your children’s children regret it. You understand that? How your wife puts up with you is beyond anything. She should be canonized.”
    Maddy lay back down again. Kyle found himself to be slightly disappointed. He’d thought of lying on top of her sounded damned good. But he couldn’t help it, he burst out laughing. He wasn’t human and he would probably be around for his children’s children, so he’d know firsthand if they regretted her actions or not.

    “Kyle, why don’t you and Aaron go down stairs and let the Maddy rest?” Sara wasn’t fooling anyone. Her lips were twisting into a grin no matter how hard she tried to stop it. Yes sir, this one had fire and Kyle was having a great time.
    “Maddy is going home. And I swear to you I’m at the end of my tether in regards to you and your bossy attitude. If you so much as take one step toward me, I will not be responsible for what happens.”
    She had gotten to a sitting position before Kyle had started toward her again and her statement stopped him cold. Without any assistance from anyone, though she should have taken it, she made it to the bathroom. They all could hear her speaking to herself, their hearing beyond human hearing. Then there was the fact that she didn’t seem to care if they heard or not. It was her mimicking Kyle that got Sara finally, loud cackling laughter burst from her so quickly it startled them all.
    “’If you get up I’ll lie on top of you’. Not bloody likely you arrogant macho pig headed jerk. As if I need their permission to go home. I’ve been driving