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keep from alerting any cars they passed with their
inhuman glow. She wasn t able to hide the
obvious desire from Ian. He would see the glow of
her eyes even though they were pointed down,
and he would scent the desire pooling between
her thighs.
 Should I be worried that you are going to lose
control and attack me? he asked mockingly.
Alexia hissed at him in response, a noise so
vamp like it even startled herself.
 I ll take that as a no. Well then, how about we
discuss the plan for tonight?
 Whatever. She sighed, but was thankful for
the reminder of what she needed to do. The
important thing was finding her parents. With that
thought firmly planted in her mind, her fangs
receded slightly, but the ache between her thighs
continued mercilessly. Her whole body felt hot
with it.
 At midnight we will both merge. You will
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reach out to your father and I will be reaching out
to my brother. They should be merged as well,
allowing our thoughts to link. Finding out where
they are is top priority, then who took them and if
there is time, why they were taken. Don t waste
time with emotional greetings, the link won t
necessarily last if they are weak or wounded. Ian
said the last word quietly and the thought that
there may not be a connection at all because they
were already dead hung in the air between them.
Alexia shot him a frightened glance.  You don t
really think they are wounded, do you? I mean,
there wasn t any blood in the house. Her voice
was weak and worried, but she didn t try to hide
it from him. What she wanted to ask was if he
thought they were dead, but the words wouldn t
form.
 I don t know, Alexia, but we will soon enough.
And until then it isn t worth worrying overmuch
about.
It wasn t reassuring, but she knew he was
right no sense in worrying, yet.
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Chapter Seven
hey stopped in front of Paxton s house and
T Alexia jumped out of the car, inhaling the fresh
clean air. Her fangs receded more and her eyes
dimmed. The ache of arousal even began to dull as
she inhaled breath after breath of air untainted by
Ian s scent. She closed her eyes and enjoyed the
feeling of having her body back in control
something she hadn t known to enjoy until it was
gone. She opened her eyes to find Paxton staring
at her oddly from the walkway.
 Alexia, you look& well I suppose you are not
as immune to the smell of blood as you would like
to be, Paxton commented and then went to the
porch and held the front door open for them.
She ignored his comment and walked into the
house.
 I think the bleeding has stopped. If you have a
shirt I could borrow, Paxton, I will change and
leave this one in the car, so as not to tempt either
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of you bloodsuckers with my sweet taste.
The last was said directly to Alexia and she
didn t bother stopping the urge to stick her tongue
out at him in response.
Both men laughed at her display of temper.
 Of course, wait right there, Paxton said with
a chuckle in his voice. He hurried away and came
back an instant later with a black T-shirt.  This
might be a little small, but it should do the job.
He tossed it to Ian.
 Thanks.
Alexia hadn t intended to watch, but as Ian
removed his ruined shirt, she couldn t tear her
eyes from his broad muscled chest with its
spattering of blond hair around dark nipples,
trailing down over a rock hard stomach and
disappearing below the waist of his jeans. Alexia s
gaze stuck on the bulge there, until his hands
pulled down the shirt and caught her attention
away.
 You are looking like you want to attack me
again.
His husky voice made Alexia think of dark
bedrooms and silk sheets, snarling animal lust and
exquisite release. Alexia turned around on weak
knees and hurried into the living room, Ian s low
rumble of laughter following her. Damn him, he
knew and she was helpless to hide it from him.
But she wasn t an animal and wasn t ruled by her
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desires or her instincts. Which meant she was in
no danger of sating herself, in any way, on Ian s
luscious delectable unbelievably tempting body.
 How much do you know about vampires,
Alexia? Paxton asked quietly when she entered
the room.
 Enough, why? she snapped, then instantly
felt bad. It wasn t Paxton who made her so
frustrated. He didn t deserve her anger, except
perhaps for enjoying her frustration too much
outside.
Paxton smiled knowingly and motioned for her
to join him by the fireplace.  I was thinking
perhaps you were confused by your reactions to
the dog. Did your mother ever explain to you
what it is like for a vampire to fall in love, or make
love?
Alexia felt her face redden and couldn t meet
his eyes.  I know enough, Paxton, and I assure
you I want nothing to do with Ian in that way.
A warning growl rumbled through the room.
Alexia and Paxton looked toward the sound. Ian
stood in the doorway, eyes glowing brightly as he
stared at them.
Paxton threw up his hands and backed away
from Alexia.  I am not trying to move in on your
woman, I assure you. I know better than to step
between a were and its mate. I was merely
speaking to her about a& rather delicate matter.
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Reassure him, Alexia. Paxton thought at her
 Relax, Ian. I like Paxton about as much as I like
you.
Ian growled, unappeased and took a couple
steps into the room, gaze locked onto Paxton with
clear challenge.
Not good enough, stop teasing him. Paxton
thought at her harshly.
 Ian, I don t want Paxton in any way, she said
slowly to diffuse the escalating situation.  Big and
pale isn t my type, alright.
Ian s eyes dulled back to almost normal, but he
moved into the room and positioned himself
between Paxton and Alexia. Obviously he wasn t
completely appeased.
 I don t know what your problem is, Ian. You
were supposed to stop acting like I m your mate.
What happened to that? She glared, hands on
hips and eyes glowing slightly with irritation,
irritation with him for acting so possessive and
with herself for liking it just a little.
Ian s eyes flashed yellow and then settled back
to dark brown.  I tried, now you will just have to
accept that I am your mate.
 Are you kidding me? I will do no such thing,
and to even insinuate it is insane.
Their gazes clashed in anger and Paxton
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