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attractive, but she instinctively knew he was bad news. Especially for her. And that just made her desire him all the more.
    Durt was at her side the second she stepped out of the other room. “I thought you was a dead woman.”
    “Don’t worry. I’m good at taking care of myself.” Eden looked around and noticed that the tavern was empty, save for the barkeep wiping down the counter and putting up the bar stools. Closing time already? She didn’t think she’d been having supper for that long.
    Durt tsked at her. “That may be, but Lord Bael is one bad dude. If he wants to talk to you alone, that usually means you is dead.”
    Eden gestured to the empty bar. “What’s happening here?”
    “Time to go, it is.”
    “But I have more questions to ask.”
    “Will have to wait until morning.” Durt grabbed her arm and escorted her toward the door.
    “Where am I supposed to go until then?” she asked as the little goblin pushed open the wooden door and hustled her out.
    “I find you a place. Cheap but safe.”
    She stepped out into the chilly night. Durt came out behind her, chatting incessantly about the place where he was going to take her.
    “Good place, don’t you worry.”
    She hadn’t taken but four steps when an imposing figure stepped out of the shadows in front of her.
    “I told you to leave this alone.”
    He grabbed her before she could protest. By the time she took in a breath to scream, she was being carried through the streets by a large, hairy white wolf.

Chapter Eight
    Eden dropped to the gravel in a back alley. This time, though, she didn’t land on her ass. The second her feet touched ground she was swinging at her kidnapper. But she twisted the wrong way and turned her ankle. Pain seared up her calf but she didn’t let it stop her from attacking.
    “You son of a bitch!”
    He dodged her foot easily, dancing just out of reach of her leg. She tried again, but the animal was too nimble. He regarded her with those pale eyes as if he wanted to play. She shook her head and turned to limp away.
    “Screw you.”
    “I warned you, Eden.”
    She whirled around and stared at the gorgeous, naked man.
    “What are you?” she asked, having difficulty not staring at his impressive manly parts.
    “What do you think?”
    “A werewolf,” she said.
    “I’m a shape-shifter.”
    “There’s a difference?”
    “Of course.”
    He said it with a look as if he was appalled that she’d suggested otherwise. She turned away, still having a hard time not looking directly at his endowment.
    “Could you put some clothes on?” she asked.
    “Why? Does it bother you?”
    “I’m just having a difficult time not talking directly to your penis.”
    He guffawed unexpectedly and the sound sent a rush of shivers over her body. There was no discounting the surge of heat between her thighs. She was still achy from her encounter with Bael, and now sexy, naked shape-shifter had to come along and ramp things up again. Images of her sex dream with him flashed in her mind and liquid heat pooled between her legs.
    “What do you want? Why did you kidnap me again?”
    “I know you think you are doing the right thing by looking for the girl, but you put her in more danger by being here.”
    “So she is here?”
    “Talking with Bael just proves my point about the danger.” His jaw tightened.
    “He seemed nice enough. At least he was willing to talk to me.”
    The shape-shifter quirked an eyebrow. “Nice? You think Bael is nice?” He shook his head in disgust. “What is wrong with you?”
    “Where do I start?” She laughed, then wiped a sweaty hand through her tousled hair. “Tell me your name.”
    “Why?”
    “Because I asked nicely. And I want to know who I’m being threatened by.”
    He stared at her for a long beat, then tilted up his chin. “Mikhail.”
    “Okay, Mikhail, I take it this Bael is what?”
    “A vampire.”
    She laughed. “You mean like Count Dracula? I’ve come to suck your blood?” she