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didn’t like it.
    “Hey, it’s not like I haven’t seen some weird stuff on the job. I even have a few secrets of my own.”
    “Really?” Carly sat forward, playful in an instant. “Do tell.”
    Sally laughed. She’d always enjoyed Carly’s zest for life. That energy had been missing from her friend for a long time. It was good to see her as she used to be.
    “You look happy, Carl. And full of life, which is weird, considering you’re undead,” Sally joked.
    Carly slapped at her arm. “I’m not undead. Sheesh! That word gives me the shivers.”
    “So what really happened? How’d you end up a vampire?” Sally really wanted to know. It seemed so incredible, yet the proof was sitting there on the couch, opposite her.
    “Well, I’d already met Dmitri. I knew pretty soon after meeting him what he was. There was really no way to hide it from me after we’d become lovers. And I was okay with it. I knew he’d want me to change eventually, but we both figured we had plenty of time to make those decisions. Possibly years. Then I got into a car accident and almost died. I still am not used to driving on ice and snow. I was a goner, but Dmitri stepped in and saved my life. He made me into a vampire a bit sooner than I would have chosen, but it really doesn’t matter. In the end, I know I would have chosen to stay with him forever. The wreck just sped up my decision. And it was a decision. Even as I lay in that hospital bed, Dmitri asked me first before acting. If I had said no, he would have let nature take its course. And then he would have followed me. I know this with certainty because I know his thoughts and his heart. We are One now.”
    “Wow.” Sally sat back in her seat, impressed by the seriousness of Carly’s words. Finally, Sally broke the silence. “I’m just glad to see your old spark back. Carl, you were heading for a meltdown. You hadn’t taken a vacation in years and you seemed to have lost your zest for living. I’m glad Dmitri brought that back to you.”
    “You have no idea. He’s been good for me and I know in my heart I’ve done the same for him. He wasn’t the smiling guy you met before. He was…I guess brooding is the best word. Quiet, dark, handsome as sin and brooding . All the co-eds were worshiping at his feet. They still do, of course, but he barely notices. He only has eyes for me.” Carly batted her eyelashes playfully as she said the words, but Sally knew there was more than a grain of truth in them. Lucky girl. “Now that you’ve distracted me enough, let’s get back to you and the Alpha. I was serious before, Sal. That guy is dangerous.”
    “I’m not a fool, Carl. I can handle him. I’ve handled worse in my time as a cop.”
    “Maybe bad-guy-wise, but I don’t think you’ve ever dealt with an Alpha wolf who wants, without a doubt, to get into your pants. Even I could see that.”
    Sally thought about it for a minute. “Would that be so bad?” she wondered aloud, daring to share her innermost thoughts with one of her oldest friends.
    “Detective Decker, I’m appalled,” Carly teased. “And maybe a little jealous. Or I would be, if I didn’t have such a fantastic man of my own. To be honest, I don’t know enough about wolves and their mating habits. I could ask some of the girls who work for me, but the overall impression I got is that they’re pretty free with their favors until they find their mate. The first time I met Amy, she’d just come from a tryst in the woods with Jason and counted it as a favor. She said he’d taken pity on her and that after that night she’d be a lot more popular with the more attractive males in the Pack.”
    “You’re kidding.” Sally was shocked by the idea and jealous as hell.
    “Afraid not. They hold these parties called howls and sometimes host mate hunts that spill over into my back pasture. That’s why Jason came here that first day. He wanted to warn Dmitri that they were holding a hunt that night and some of