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quickly replied. “No, I know none of you did this.”
    “Then there’s another Ancient here that no one knows about,” Styx said.
    “Hell, there’s probably more than one or two,” Talon said. “You know what a stigma being an Ancient is. Some families would do anything to hide it and, most probably, have hidden it. All it takes is reporting the baby as dead, and the problem is gone.”
    “Instead, you sneak it away or whatever,” Styx put in. “All it takes is money. Fuck, my sires would have paid any amount of money to hide me. But they didn’t have any.”
    The three of them stared at the body, and Styx knew if an Ancient was out hunting humans, they’d have to catch him soon. If not, the whole city could be washed in blood before it was over.
     

 
     
     
     
    Chapter Five
     
    Aislinn opened her eyes. Crap, she felt like she’d been run over by a freight train. She swallowed and realized her throat was sore. What the hell had happened? Slowly, memories started leaking into her brain. Masturbating in the shower. Charon watching her. Charon brushing her hair. Charon’s mouth… Oh shit, she let Charon lick her and touch her and… Orgasms, she’d had about a million orgasms. No wonder her throat hurt. She screamed her head off. She pulled the covers over her head, hoping no one had heard her. What if they had? What would she say? What would they think?
    A knock came at the door, and Aislinn hoped whoever it was would go away. The knocking stopped, and finally, the door opened. She lay under the covers and wished the person would think the room empty and leave.
    “Hiding isn’t going to do it,” the female voice said. “I know you’re there.”
    Aislinn pulled the covers down to find Joelle looking at her. The woman held a tray, and Aislinn checked to make sure she had clothes on before sitting all the way up. Joelle put the tray across her legs and uncovered it. Bacon, eggs, and toast greeted Aislinn’s eyes, and her stomach growled. Yep, she was hungry.
    “How’re you feeling?”
    “Fine, thanks. How are you?” Aislinn faked a smile and picked up a piece of bacon to pop in her mouth.
    “Good.” Joelle sat in the chair next to the bed. “I wanted to check on you to make sure you were doing okay.”
    “Why wouldn’t I be?” Aislinn demanded. “I mean, I’m fine. My wrist is great, and I feel much better after sleeping. Because you know I slept a lot so that helps; sleeping, I mean.” She shut her mouth and went back to eating. Babble much , she thought. Jeez, just put a sign up .
    “Sleeping surely does help a lot,” Joelle said dryly. “I know all about it. Talon and I sleep too. A lot.”
    Aislinn slowly looked up to find the other woman watching her with a big smile. She wasn’t sure what to say. Did she agree? Did she ignore?
    “Don’t feel bad. It’s them, the Hunters, they’re hot. I couldn’t resist either.” Joelle leaned forward and patted Aislinn’s leg. “I’m just glad I have someone else in the same boat as me. Now, I won’t feel lonely being the only girl here.”
    “I don’t… I’m not… Wow.”
    “If you want to talk or you just need an ear, let me know. It’s difficult to be in the position we are, you know, humans who know about Parakind. It’s not like we can talk to the guys about it; they wouldn’t get it.”
    “I’ve never had a friend before.” The words popped out before Aislinn could stop them. Great, come off sounding needy and whiney. That’s the way to connect with people.
    “You have one now,” Joelle said with a smile. “I’ll let you finish eating, and I’m going to rustle up some clothes for you. You can’t run around wearing Charon’s shirts for the rest of your life.”
    She looked down at the black shirt she wore. “Is that what this is? I had no idea.”
    Joelle shrugged. “Believe me, he couldn’t care less. If he’s like Talon, he likes you wearing his stuff. When I get back, I’ll take you to see Kenshin.