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around him, buried her face in his neck and screamed and screamed.
Chapter Seven
He came so hard Cain could ve sworn he felt his brain cells frying.
His Vampyre lay over his chest, dead limp and sated, her long hair like silk over
his skin. He needed to get up, to clean them both. Christ, he just didn t want to move.
It was an effort to push her hair aside so he could see her face. Her eyes were
closed, but even in the shadows he saw the hint of a smile. He pushed her gently to the
side, and got up to use the bathroom. A quick glance back showed her snuggling into
the pillow, her ass deliciously round in the shadows. His cock twitched again but this
time simply sighed with the promise of more later. Damned happy bastard.
She didn t stir when he came back and snuck his hand between her thighs to
clean her. So spill it, Doc. What were you doing?
She didn t turn around but he could see those muscles tensing. It was as if he
touched a stranger. My name is Valentina.
He rolled his eyes. Next time just jump me. He didn t know where that came
from and was as surprised as she looked.
She turned now, lush and naked. I won t depend on humans.
That tone -- bewildered and disgusted -- put him immediately back on edge.
You drink our blood, don t you?
Her glare was dark and bitter. You could say I m a vegetarian.
What, you prefer your own? Or animal? I heard only a human gives you that
rush.
You re disgusting.
So s life. There was one bed and he d be damned if his ass was sleeping on the
floor. He lay back down, though he didn t touch her. Wouldn t -- he promised himself.
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Not anymore. This need for her was strange but it was manageable. He d turn her over
to Jakob and get back to fucking women who were human.
* * *
Val wasn t sure how she d managed to sleep through the day, his body warm
and strong beside her. At some point, they d shifted and she d woken sprawled over his
chest again, his hand over her breast.
And when he woke, he d gotten up without saying a word.
Back in the van, she watched the lights go by and wondered what would happen
in LA. Would he dump her on someone and never see her again? She couldn t blame
him. And yet the thought made her want to weep. You re an idiot.
She glanced at the chiseled features of his face while he barked into his cell, that
low voice grim, long fingers clenched over the wheel. They hacked into the fucking
network. I just feel it. A murmur from the phone had him erupting into a string of
curses. You can t seriously tell me -- Oh. He fell silent, shot a glance at her, listened
intently to the phone. Fine. Yeah. He flipped it closed. Your Council is pissed. His
voice was coolly empty.
She felt cold inside. Excuse me?
Cain shrugged. They d rather I didn t have the raw component list.
She felt her belly freeze, her mouth turned to ash. You don t have them.
I will.
Bitterness flooded her mouth even as bile rose. Was fucking me part of your
plan to get them? Val never used to say that word before. It came much easier now.
He spared her an icy glance. Fucking you was just a bonus. She turned her
back to him; wouldn t let him see the tears. The short drive to LA was tense and silent.
He swerved off 101, roared the van toward a metal fencing with more security
than probably the Pentagon. A punch of code, a thumb scan and they were past the
gate, tearing through a field toward a smattering of buildings. He stopped at the largest
one and killed the engine. Come on.
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Val had just stepped out when a woman wrapped in black erupted from the
house followed by a large man with a& hat? His coat looked like black leather and
billowed around his legs as he grabbed the woman by the arm, turning her only to be
met with a raised fist.
The woman s voice was clipped. Ever since I was a cop he was my snitch. I
won t have your ass spooking him.
He won t see me. The answering growl was low and threatening. The woman
didn t seem impressed, although she did put the fist down. Because you re so small
and light on those gigantic feet?
We agreed.
We sure as hell did not. I won t lose him because you re an overprotective --
The man dragged her toward him, covering her mouth in a surprisingly sweet
kiss. He murmured something -- Val didn t quite hear him but it ended in a please.
Fine, fuck it, let s go.
Cain stepped out of the van. Get a damned room.
The woman smiled at him, a warm and shiny smile that had Val wanting to tear
into her. Where s your Vampyre?
Hiding from you.
Her face flaming, Val stepped out from behind the van, and met the woman s
gaze. Hunter, she realized and squashed the urge to run. Instead she stood still as the
woman studied her with cool, amber eyes. You ve got guts, Vampyre. You ll need
em.
Yes, she would need those guts when the Vampyre Council would dust her even
if she didn t give these humans what they wanted. Deal with it later when you can think
straight. Val took the offered hand, felt the strong grip. Valentina. Val.
The woman nodded. Suits you. I m Tai.
The man in leather stepped up closer. I m Slade. She felt his touch inside her
mind. Vampyre -- sympath. Chills roughened her skin, and she shrank away from him,
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