Kiss of the Vampire(102)

“I think so. We’ll have to trust her.” He got back in bed and pressed a kiss against the swell of her breast. “Until we know whether these are the only plans and that’s the only device, we need to keep everything under wraps.”

“Until we know who all is involved.” Her gaze darkened. “I can’t believe that everyone on the council knows about this.”

“That would be…unthinkable.” He turned onto his back and drew her into his arms.

“We need to do something about Natchook.” She bared her fangs. “I can help you catch him.”

Tobias raised up on one elbow. “Don’t even think about taking him on, honey. He hasn’t survived as long as he has by fighting fair. Just look what he did to you!”

“I can play dirty, too.” She poked him in the chest. “I am part demon, after all. And now I’m part vampire, too. We can’t just let him run off into the sunset.”

“We won’t.” He settled against the pillows. “But we have obligations here. We need to find out who on the council knows about the device, and find out what their plans are.” He drew her down against his chest. “We’ll be in Scottsdale for a while. You’ll move in with me?” He sounded oddly hesitant.

She put one fist on top of the other on his chest and propped her chin on her fists. “Only if you marry me.” At his startled look she added, “I let you get away from me once, buster. Never again.”

He closed his eyes. “I can live with that.” And with that he fell asleep. She wasn’t quite sure how she knew it, because it wasn’t like his breathing had changed or anything. But she was sure he was dead to the world.

She lay down and rested her head on his shoulder. She knew she had a long road ahead of her, getting used to being a vampire, but she also knew Tobias would be right there with her, helping her. Together they could do anything.





Werewolf Tori Joseph, Council Liaison, knows more about a recent spate of attacks on humans than she can ever let on.

But as she gets closer to her human colleague, Detective Dante Fabrizio, her attraction to him becomes the secret she must hide…





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