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ever since I arrived in Boulder I’ve had a sense of anticipation. As if just around the next corner there would be . . . something. Someone. Then the dreams began.”
    “Dreams?”
    “Yes.” He played with a lock of my hair. “One recurring dream in particular where I’m making love to a beautiful woman with long, black hair and purple eyes. In the middle of our passion she smiles up at me, shows me her fangs and bites my neck. For some reason, I’m not surprised or frightened by that. It hurts, but it also feels familiar – desired. I hear myself making moaning sounds and suddenly there is a man standing next to the bed who yells, ‘Zara! Stop!’ We both stare at the intruder, a tall man with very long, dark hair and vivid green eyes, and my bedmate screams ‘Jeran!’ and I wake up.”
    I gave him wide eyes. “Did you say Jeran? Are you sure?”
    “Yes.” He cocked his head. “It’s always the same. Why? Does that name have meaning for you?”
    What’s going on here? How could this adorable stranger dream of me and know the name of the one who made me? I haven’t allowed myself to think about Jeran for hundreds of years. I definitely needed to sort this out.
    Faster than he could see, I switched our positions and pinned him against the trunk of the tree. He expressed surprise and interest, but I didn’t sense any fear. Yet.
    I stepped back into my tough cookie persona, allowing my fangs to peek out just enough to say hello.
    “It does, indeed, have meaning for me. In fact, it holds so much meaning that I insist you tell me all about it again. At my house. Now.”
    He tensed, and studied my fangs for a moment in the light from the overhead street lamp. Then he shook his head.
    “No. I’m working. You’ll have to wait until I’m finished.”
    Damn. I was torn. Part of me appreciated his courage and wanted to tell him how long it had been since I’d found an interesting human. Another part wanted to laugh out loud at the foolish mortal who dared to disobey me. But the biggest part was ready to teach him a lesson in obedience, and that menu selection was clearly telegraphed to him through both my body language and my hostile vibration.
    He visibly stiffened.
    I reviewed the options in my head, gave strong consideration to being a badass, but instead chose what was behind curtain #4. I smiled a Mona Lisa smile, took a step away from him, and said, “Go back to work now. We’ll meet again.”
    He looked relieved, confused, and disappointed. Utilizing my powerful mind-scanning ability, it was easy for me to discern that he had been afraid I was going to stomp him like a bug and was glad that I hadn’t, while at the same time, he’d gathered his chutzpah in readiness for whatever challenge I would offer, and it hadn’t been called upon.
    “Will you wait for me in the bar until I’m finished?” he asked.
    I didn’t understand why he wasn’t afraid of me. I could easily melt humans down the wall with the vibration I’d just given off a few minutes ago. Such a curiosity.
    “No.” I made a motion like swatting away a fly. “Not tonight. I’ve got a lot to think about.”
    What I didn’t say to him was that I suddenly felt the need for a good suck and fuck, and I was going to go round up some willing participants.
    “Can I kiss you before you go?”
    Well, how was I supposed to turn that down? But the question was, should I let him know how close he was to being thrown down on the ground and ravaged?
    Should I control myself or should I indulge myself? Always such burning questions.
    But something about Niven’s unique qualities held my primitive hungers at bay and I moved over to him, put my arms around his neck, and kissed him deeply and well.
    He gave as good as he got, and just as I started to wonder if I was losing my touch, I felt his knees go soft and I caught him before he fell. After all, one must be adequately prepared to experience me. Maybe he couldn’t be entranced by my eyes, but