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head around the jamb. “Your conference call is waiting, my lord.” Her
beautiful catlike eyes moved to Gideon.
    Gideon
nodded. “Thank you, my lord.”
    “I
hope that clears things up then?” Brant raised his brows.
    “Are
you certain proper checks were done? I don’t want one of our males falling for
someone who is already mated. Even worse, a female who has a human child. It
could complicate things.”
    Brant
shook his head. “No chance in hell. I’m thorough. I know what I’m doing.”
    Gideon
struggled to believe it. He knew exactly what he had seen. This was not a case
of mistaken identity. The only problem now was finding another way to get Jenna
out of the program. To get her out of his life once and for all. First, he
needed answers though.
    ****
    Lunch
had been delicious as always. If she carried on eating like this, she’d be back
to her previous weight in no time. It was wonderful living without fear. Not
having to worry every second of every day. Jenna, did however, live with continuous
tension.
    When
was she going to see Gideon again? Would he speak to her? Would he believe her
in the end? She was beginning to think that it wasn’t going to happen.
    She
pulled her lip between her teeth and bit down.
    “I
can’t believe you’re not into any of them.” Julie walked next to her. It was
good to get out and to enjoy the beautiful, country surroundings.
    Jenna
sighed. “Oh well, it’s just one of those things. How are you doing? Are you
interested in any of them? More importantly, are any interested in you back?” She
and Julie quickly became friends after their arrival. It wasn’t difficult since
Julie had a carefree smile, and an easy way about her. She wasn’t like a lot of
the other women who were willing, it seemed, to do anything to snag themselves
a vampire. Most importantly, she didn’t pry or try and get Jenna to talk about
her past.
    Julie
ignored the question. “What about Lazarus?” She asked, her eyebrows raised.
“You guys seem to spend a lot of time together.”
    Jenna
shrugged. “I like him…but only as a friend. It’s not like that. Not at all. He
really is a nice guy.” She raised her brows at Julie.
    “Oh,
no.” Her friend shook her head. They continued to walk down a cobblestone path.
“He so totally is not my type. Just too big and far too scary.”
    “Like
I said, he’s really nice.”
    “He
drank a glass of blood at dinner last night. He has so many knives strapped to his
body that I’m surprised he can even walk despite his size. Also, I’ve never
known a guy to growl so much, and what’s with the incoherent grunting?”
    Jenna
had to giggle. “He’s a vampire. Granted, Lazarus is probably a little more
vampire than most but all those things you mentioned are vampire traits. If you’re
not happy with the blood drinking then you’ve got yourself a little problem.”
    Julie
clenched her jaw for a few beats. “It doesn’t bother me really, it’s just that the
person I like is not into me.”
    “Oh
my word!” Jenna gushed. “So you do have your eye on someone.”
    Julie
gave her a half smile. “I quite like Lance.” Her cheeks instantly turned a
little rosy and her eyes darted to the lake where the swans glided
effortlessly.
    Jenna
didn’t know what to say to that. She knew his type well. Good looking, arrogant
although it would come across as confident, charming.
    “What
is it?” Julie asked.
    Jenna
shook her head. “I just think that there are a lot of nicer guys in the group.”
    “I
don’t think he’s as rough and tough as what he projects. I think that there is
more to him.” Her eyes were clouded in thought. “It’s not like I have a shot
with him or anything anyway. He seems to hang out with that girl Vanessa.”
    “Yep,
and I’ll bet you anything he doesn’t proceed to the next round with her. That
he’s just using her for sex.”
    Julie
made a face. Jenna could see that she was trying to mask a hurt expression. “I
would say