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 Yes. William said with no expression on his handsome face. I
resisted the urge to punch him, but it was an effort. If he weren t my
boyfriend s father I probably would ve given in to the desire, but I was
taught to respect my elders even if they don t look very old.
 I was going to respond when my phone beeped.
Popping it open I saw that Jeff had sent me a picture of Olivia. She
was standing in the doorway wearing the red dress I d bought her last
month. It was trimmed in lace and had embroidered cherries all over.
 What a pretty little girl. Lila said.
 Isn t she? I felt an undeserved rush of pride. After all I had nothing
to do with how pretty she was, she wasn t even related to me.  She s my
goddaughter. I said to the vamp.
 What s a goddaughter? Lila crinkled her brow as if trying to retrieve
a memory.
 It means that if anything happens to her fathers I get custody of her.
 She has two fathers? William asked.
 Well she had two fathers. One of the bastards decided it was too
much work and went off with some twink he picked up.
William s face took on the same expression I d seen on Damian s.
 Would you like me to kill him for you?
 Um. No thanks, but it s sweet of you to offer.
These vampires were a bloodthirsty crowd.
 Yes we are. Lila said with a fang-tipped smile.
I laughed.  I guess I didn t phrase that right in my head.
 Phrase what love?
I turned my head and Damian was standing behind me in a gorgeous
suit.
The events since waking up came back to me in a rush. Fury took
over and almost without my thinking I went over to Damian and
punched him in the nose. His head snapped back, but he didn t fall over
like John did when I d punched him.
 What was that for?
 You tag me, have your brother kidnap me, and then wonder why I m
upset?
 Ahh, baby, don t be angry. Damian wrapped me in his long arms,
pulling me close to his chest. This time I suspected it was to keep me
pinned instead of deriving from affection.  I ll take care of you.
I leaned back to look at Damian s father.
 Did you drop him on his head when he was a new vampire?
Lily choked on her steak.  When you get done with him, can I have
him? She asked Damian with a wide smile.  I haven t laughed so much
in centuries.
I was to learn later that Damian was considered one of the most feared
vampires of the tribe. A fierce warrior who had never been beaten in
battle and was so alpha he couldn t share the same space with his sire.
Damian snarled at Lila.  I did not send him here to be poached.
I squirmed in his arms seeking release, but only ended up rubbing my
body against his. I froze. I so wasn t in the mood for sex.
 Nonsense baby, you re always in the mood for sex.
 Remind me to kill you later. I said with a smile.
 Nice. Damian said admiringly.  But next time use more snarl.
Disemboweling was really too good for some people.
The entire table erupted in laughter.
 I m going to have to teach you to shield your thoughts. Damian
grumbled.
 I don t know. It saves so much conversation.
 Damian, if you re done pawing your boy, maybe you can give me a
report.
 I don t paw father. That s for werewolves like Dennis.
 There are werewolves? I d always wanted to meet a werewolf. All
that growling, yum!
I was immediately released.
 Vampires are sexy, werewolves are not. Damian enunciated like I
was a particularly dim two-year old.
 Yes, dear. I said patting his chest. Maybe I did need to learn how to
block my thoughts.  Where s the werewolf?
Damian flashed his fangs.  I think John s are longer. I said after a
moment s examination.  Does that mean something among vampires?
 Does what mean something?
 Who has the longer fangs. I waggled my eyebrows at him to show I
was teasing.
Damian rolled his eyes.  You re like a one man comedy show.
I shrugged. What could I say? I cracked jokes when I was nervous, and
being in a room with about a million vampires was enough to make
anyone freak a little.
My phone rang.
 He gets like a million calls a minute. William said.
I flipped open the phone to hear Jeff sobbing on the line.
 Jeff, Jeff, what s wrong? I shouted over the line.
 Max is dead.
 What do you mean Max is dead?
 Killed in a car accident in Europe. The police just called me
because I was on his contact list.
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