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bit tired. “It’s way too early for me to go to sleep,” I said. “Besides, I’m getting hungry, so you’ll have to stop at the next rest area.”
    I caught the dimple in his cheek and the slight shake of his head like he forgot I was human and needed food. He nodded, meeting my gaze for an instant before focusing back on the road.
    “I’ll stay in the car while you grab something.”
    “You don’t want to come in with me?”
    His eyebrows rose. “No,” he said and kept his gaze on the road.
    I wish I could still get a glimpse of what was on his mind because, outside of the silent challenge in his raised eyebrow, I couldn’t read him. It frustrated the hell out of me and I just wanted to know what was going on behind that stormy expression.
    His gaze slid to mine. “I’m hungry too,” he said.
    “Ah. And you don’t trust yourself around that many people?”
    “ I do, but I would rather not tempt fate.”
    “Did you pack the blood?”
    He shook his head. “It would have frozen in the back of the truck.”
    “Are you going to be okay back there?” I hadn’t considered the temperature. With all our romps in the woods in Colorado, I never thought about what ten hours in the back of a van would do to Damian.
    “We’ll find out,” he mumbled.
    “We can find a hotel , instead, if you’d prefer.”
    “I’ll be fine, besides, once we get there, I’ll have a ton of things to do, like build ing a house and finding somewhere for you to stay while I’m doing that.”
    “ I can stay in the garage with you.”
    “Not until I make the property demon and angel -proof again,” he said.
    “Can you make it vamp -proof while you’re at it?” I asked and got a dimpled grin in return.
    “Did you want me exiled from the property?”
    I exhaled and rolled my eyes. “I guess not,” I said and pointed toward the sign for the rest area. “How exactly does one demon-proof a property?” I asked. I knew about the order of ancient symbols needed to angel-proof a property but we never demon-proofed the camp in Colorado.
    “I need enough rock salt to surround the property.”
    I envisioned a circle of salt lining the property and laughed. “But won’t it wash away?”
    He must have gotten some of my thoughts because he chuckled. “ It won’t for quite a few years, especially when it’s sealed and buried in a ditch surrounding the property,” he said. “Unfortunately, I had waited too long to refresh the original defenses last time and once the circle is broken, it becomes useless.”
    The van pulled to a stop in front of a gas pump and Damian shut it down. “I’ll park over there after I fill up,” he said and pointed toward the parking spaces in front of the building before peeling a twenty from his wallet. “Will this be enough?”
    “Yes, thanks,” I replied and took the cash, stuffing it into my pocket and jumped out of the cab. I glanced at him over my shoulder and he had already gotten out of the cab and started pumping gas. The moment I walked in the building, the scent of burgers and fries assaulted my senses and my stomach growled ; pushing me toward the McDonald’s counter. It had been five years since I ate anything other than blood and broth and I was ravenous.
    But I also had to take care of business, so I diverted into the bathroom first. As I washed my hands, I studied my reflection. I couldn’t detect any change from before Lilith shot me with the antidote and I wondered if I did age five years or not.
    My stomach growled again and I grabbed a paper towel, wiped my hands and headed to the McDonald’s counter to satisfy the food cravings that took control. My hunger pangs were nowhere near as painful as the blood pangs of a vampire; however, they were just as compelling.
    I ended up with two Big Macs, large fries and a large chocolate milkshake. The minute I sat down in the cab, I dug in. Fast food never tasted so delicious and I didn’t look up at Damian until I finished both