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a small bag of cotton balls.
    “ I can still take you to the hospital if you’d feel safer there,” he said in an undertone as she peeled the bloodied cloth away from her face. He wet a cotton ball with the alcohol and began expertly swabbing her face, apologizing when she winced.
    “ No,” Page said. Her experience with her landlord had left her leery of normal authority. “You guys seem to know what you’re dealing with.”
    “ I’m afraid it’s not uncommon,” Nicholas sighed. “Not all werewolves are that bad. Armand certainly isn’t. But there’s a few packs that are big on. . .” he hesitated, as though searching for words. “Entitlement, I guess. Might makes right. You mentioned that he’d disappeared for a couple years.”
    Page nodded, nearly getting a cotton ball in her eye for the trouble. “Yes. He said he learned about controlling his powers. Stayed with family.”
    “ Hmm.” Nicholas stopped swabbing and inspected the cut. “You’ll be fine,” he said crisply, changing the subject. “Won’t even need stitches.”
    “ Why did you disappear?” Page asked suddenly.
    “ I was ashamed,” Nicholas said simply, looking at the floor. His glasses had been knocked askew during the skirmish and he still hadn’t adjusted them. Page reached out and carefully set them straight on his ears. He smiled. “I hadn’t told you, and what he said. . . part of me wondered if it was true, you know? That you were just prey.”
    “ Was I?” Page asked.
    Nicholas shook his head. “I’ve never taken blood from anyone who wasn’t willing. I didn’t really lie to you before, either. There was a car crash, and it did kill my grandparents. It almost killed me too, though, but one of the EMTs saved me. He told me later his son had died in a car accident and he couldn’t stand to see another kid die so pointlessly. So he turned me, and made sure I woke up in a ward where all the nurses were vampires.”
    “ All of them?” Page asked, shocked.
    Nicholas grinned at her incredulity. “There’s more of us than you’d think. Nursing is a good career for a vampire. Doctors need to go through more background checks, and they’re on a stricter schedule. But a nurse? No one questions a nurse with a cooler full of blood bags and a bedpan in his hand.”
    Page laughed and was surprised to find that she suddenly felt a bit lighter. “So what happens now?”
    Nicholas shrugged. “This café, if you haven’t guessed, is kind of a safe house for anyone who’s a bit. . .out of the ordinary. Includes people like you who are otherwise normal but got swept up in it. We’ll do our best to keep you safe – help you move out of your apartment, find a new place to stay. You might even want to look for a new job.”
    “ Janine,” Page said weakly. “Van knows we’re friends.”
    “ I’ll ask someone to keep an eye on her, if you like,” Nicholas said. Page nodded gratefully. Nicholas began to stand up. “Perhaps you should rest. Think things over.”
    “ Wait,” Page said, reaching out to him. Nicholas paused, eyebrows raised. Page tugged gently at the lapels of his jacket until he bent over her, and she kissed him for a second time.
    This time, he didn’t freeze or flinch, but was instantly responsive to her. His lips were firm and cool, though hers seemed to catch fire as they touched. He pulled away too soon.
    “ Page,” he said. “You’ve just been through a lot, and I can’t let myself take advantage of you.”
    “ Nicholas,” Page said, mimicking his tone exactly. “I liked you before my ex-boyfriend went absolutely insane, and I want to spend more time with you.”
    “ Did you miss the bit where I’m an undead creature of the night who drinks blood?” Nicholas asked, half-serious.
    Page rolled her eyes. “I’ve dated a werewolf, Nicholas. Who is now stalking me. I then got rescued by a guy who happened to be by because he wanted to apologize for not telling me his deepest secret before our