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her out. But don’t worry. I won’t say anything.”
    She opened her mouth to argue, but couldn’t tell Blane about her theory. The succubus’s gifts were carefully controlled by the Council because of the danger they posed. Their bite was easily addictive because of the heights of pleasure they brought, which made them a liability. If he or the others knew she suspected Elena, they might hide her.
    Or worse.
    “You’re even more deluded than I thought. Just stay away from me until I leave.” She started past him again. “After tonight, you’ll never see me again.”
    He didn’t stop her this time. Blane stayed behind and let her walk right out of the club, just like she’d asked.
    So why did a part of her want him to stop her so badly?

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Chapter Five
    Blane stuffed his socks into the end of the duffel bag. “There’s a shipment of phosphorous rounds and silvers coming into the docks Thursday night. Just make sure they come here. Put them in the basement, and I’ll take care of them when I get back.” He pulled the zipper closed. “FedEx should drop off a package Friday. Put it on my dresser.” He looked up at Arracado. “But don’t open it.”
    The cosca’s blood trafficker—or, as Jonas liked to put it, “red pimp”—sat on the edge of Blane’s bed in a light gray shirt, dark slacks and coat to match. His short golden hair was pushed up on top, almost as if he were going for a mohawk. His brow arched high, making the light, almost clear quality of his light green eyes even more disturbing. “Must be something nasty.”
    Blane laughed. “It’s an unusual order.”
    “I don’t want to know, do I?”
    “Nope.” Blane slung the bag onto his shoulder. If the others knew all the strange requests he had to deal with on a daily basis from the vampires with strange tastes, they’d look at everyone in a very different light. Well, maybe not Arracado.
    “All right.” Arracado walked toward the door. “Who are you guarding, anyway?”
    “I must be backup for Michael and Tori. They haven’t told me yet.”
    “Gregory usually does this kind of thing, doesn’t he?”
    “G’s running The Dungeon until we get back.” Blane laughed, shutting his bedroom door behind them. “He gets airsick.”
    The fratello let out a loud chuckle. “That’s a first.”
    “We all have our weaknesses.” Blane followed him down the hall, toward the front door.

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    “I think I’m ready to go.”
    Arracado opened the door and headed out to the black Mercedes he’d parked a few car lengths away from everyone else. As always, he was worried about scratches and dings. “Guess it went well with Khali’s girl.”
    “Christiana?” Blane tossed his bag into the back seat, then opened his own door. They both sat and closed the doors almost simultaneously.
    Arracado cranked the car. “The one you’ve been chasing?”
    Blane laughed. “Yeah.”
    “Jonas said you were having fun toying with her. Sounds like a cruel joke.”
    Good. That’s what they needed to think. No guy wanted a bossy woman. Only pussies let a woman tell him what to do, just like his dad always said. So, no one needed to know how hot she was when she clenched her fists and got in his face. And they certainly didn’t need to know how hard it made him when she cocked that better-than-thou attitude. They’d think he was a freak.
    Actually, they already thought that. This would only confirm it.
    “But what a body,” Arracado said, turning the car around. “I might ask her out myself.”
    Something inside Blane growled, but he didn’t let it escape. He shook his head. Why couldn’t he stop feeling like she was his? He had no claim on her. She didn’t even like him. Still, he couldn’t even feed without thinking of her ever since that first night. He’d gone off like a Roman candle imagining Christiana’s hand around him ever since then. Thank God she was leaving tonight. He had to get back to a normal life.
    The car was hurtling down