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stay gentlemanly. Do you know what I mean?”
    “Oh yes, I completely know,” Sophie responded. “Maybe what you need to do is help him not be gentlemanly. Did you bring anything sexy with you? I have an idea!”
    The girls spent the better part of the evening working out Sophie’s plan. Lese was shocked at her new-found friend’s plans. She told Lese she’d get Vlad to agree to Augustino’s, Sophie’s favorite restaurant. Vlad would tell Lachlan they were all going and Sophie would help Lese dress for Project Seduce Lachlan. It was masterful how devious this little pixie was, and Annalese knew, no matter what, she and Sophie would always be friends.
    Vlad found Sophie in their bed chambers shorting through dresses. He came up behind, wrapping his large arms around her waist.
    “Mmm, Vlad I missed you today.”
    “Are you match-making, my little pixie?”
    “Maybe a little bit. Lachlan needs a push.”
    “Sophie….” Vlad started to protest, but she just put up her hands.
    “Vladislaw, don’t! I know what I’m doing. Lachlan is trying desperately to be a gentleman. He’s doing it, but see, the thing is, she wants him to be ungentlemanly. Get it? She wants him and all I—we—are going to do is set up the romance. I’m going to loan Annalese the right dress, shoes, and something sexy for later on. The rest is up to Lachlan and Lese. Please, Vlad.”
    “Ah, fuck.” Vlad gritted his teeth. He never could refuse his pixie. He’d do whatever she asked. And right now she was asking to help her new-found friend. How could he ever refuse her?
    “OK Sophie, we can do this. I’m going to find Lachlan and tell him you want Augustino’s. Where’s Annalese now?”
    “I’ll go get her. She was in the kitchen bugging Marcus about his quiche. She fell in love with it.”
    “Well, she has good taste,” Vlad said on his way out of his chambers. He found Lachlan in the library going over the plans they’d laid out to trap Percy.
    “T, what are ye doing up? It’s almost dawn. I thought ye and yer pixie would have bedded down already.” Lachlan looked back to their plans. “I’m worried about using Lese as bait. She’s my angel, and I donna know what I would do if something happened to her.”
    “She’s going to be fine. I’d never let anything happen to her. I swear on our blood bond that I’d die first. I’m not just your sire Lachlan, I’m your friend. The best one I’ve got and I’d never do anything that would harm your mate. Lachlan, I’ve never told you this, but I’ve never sired another. Not before you or after you. You’re very special. I trust you with my life. More so, I trust you with Sophie. So trust me with Annalese.”
    Lachlan was shocked. He had no idea Vlad had never sired any but him. He felt honored. “T, damn, I had no idea. I guess I never thought about it. Thank you.”
    Lachlan embraced Vlad like a brother would to say thanks. Vlad accepted and returned it. “OK, enough man-hugging,” laughed Vlad. “Sophie wants Augustino’s for our meal tonight. She said to tell you to clean up.”
    “Damn, I love that place. Yer on. What time should we be ready? I need to tell my angel.”
    “No need, Lach. Pretty sure Soph already told her and probably has her salivating over cannoli.”
    Lachlan shook his head. “She’s not the only one. I could eat a dozen of those things. I like them verra much.”
    About that time Sophie and Lese appeared in the doorway of the library. “Hey boys, sun’s coming up.” Sophie looked at Vlad and he knew what she wanted.
    “Five minutes, Pixie. I’ll be up.”
    Lachlan followed suit. “Yeah, just five minutes, angel, and I’ll be up too.”
    Lese just smiled and headed for the stairs with Sophie. At the top they hugged. “Thank you Sophie. You’re a good person and I’m so glad all this happened. I do understand it’s a crazy world, but one I very much want to be a part of.”
    Sophie kissed her cheek. “Thank you for loving Lachlan.