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close to interest? No! Of course not! The thought angered me, which only contributed to my speed.
    N ot before long, I realized Corey, true to his word, was right behind me. Narrowing my eyes, I ordered my feet to reach their maximum speed, before dislodging a heap of dead leaves into his face.
    ‘What did you do that for?’ he demanded, once he was by my side.
    I was about to reply when I caught his gaze. ‘Are you staring at my ass?’
    He looked away immediately. ‘No,’ he lied, on the defensive, ‘of course not.’
    ‘Well, it definitely didn’t look like you were checking out my back.’
    ‘I-I was looking at your shoes.’
    ‘My shoes?’
    He nodded and began to fall back. I didn’t for one second honestly believe that I was that much faster than him. He was obviously trying to avoid another falling-out. To my anger and frustrati on, I found that I was pleased – almost flattered, really.
    About thirty minutes later, we were in the underground parking of the luxury hotel where we’d left the automobile. Much to my surprise, Calvin was leaning against the shiny bumper, arms folded, chewing a red apple.
    ‘I figured you’d come to get the car sooner or later.’
    The words had barely parted his lips, when Corey, having picked up his magic scent, reacted by attacking him. Upon which there was a puff of blue smoke and Sigurd appeared thrusting him backward without having to even touch him physically.
    ‘Stop,’ I commanded at once, before things got worse, my glare fixed on Corey, ‘he’s a –’
    ‘What?’ Corey demanded, getting into an upright position and dusting off his jacket. ‘A friend?’
    I did not miss the malice in his voice. ‘No, but neither is he our enemy.’ Calvin couldn’t help smiling to himself . ‘I take it Sigurd and you had something to do with the teleportation to our house,’ I said to him. ‘Am I right?’
    ‘Uh-huh.’ His kind eyes brushed against mine, and I suddenly felt my iron guard melt a little. I hoped it didn’t show. ‘You’re welcome,’ he said, once I ignored him and moved toward the driver’s door.
    ‘Out of my way.’
    ‘Hey, ‘he said with palpable disappointment and dissatisfaction, ‘this is the thanks I get for saving your life twice in the same week?’
    ‘I never asked for your help, did I?’ With that I shut the door and brought the engine to life. He knocked on the window and motioned for me to roll it down. ‘What do you want?’
    He stared at me for a second, before saying, ‘I just wanted to get a good look at your face. You’re so beautiful when you’re angry.’
    ‘Are you done?’ was my reply, as I pretended to be completely insensitive to his compliment. Then a question popped up in my head, so I asked, ‘Know what? Why do you help me? You kill other vampires don’t you? Probably on a daily basis, too.’
    ‘Let’s get going already,’ Corey intervened, eyeing Calvin with something close to rage.
    ‘It’s my car. Don’t like something, get out,’ I delivered, before refocusing my attention on Calvin. ‘So?’
    ‘I already told you. I don’t wanna spoil negotiations between our people.’
    ‘Okay, but what about tonight? You just happened to be close by?’
    ‘Pretty much.’
    ‘In that case, goodbye.’ Without awaiting a response, I stamped the pedal and raced out of the underground parking and into the cold night. Barely a second had passed when he appeared in the rear passenger seat with Sigurd by his side. ‘Ah, excuse me, but you weren’t invited.’
    ‘ All right, I helped you for an entirely different reason.’
    I felt a jolt of happiness at these words. ‘Being?’
    ‘I-I think you know why, Ranka. I think I’ve made it clear enough already.’
    ‘I have no idea what you mean by that,’ I teased mercilessly, wanting him to speak the words.
    ‘You see, the thing is…’
    ‘Yes?’ I prodded him on.
    ‘It’s just that.’
    Sigurd rolled his eyes, chiming in, ‘He’ll never find it in