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okay.” The smile was back on Ethan’s face before he stepped out the door.
    Relief filled her until regret took over. “It wasn’t her fault.”
    “ What?” Aiden moved toward her.
    “ I tricked Jodi into leaving me alone. Tell her it wasn’t her fault so she won’t blame herself.” Elle didn't want the poor girl to be upset because of stupidity on her part.
    “ Don’t worry about it. I lost my temper seeing you sprawled on the floor with blood on your head. Yelling at her was wrong and I’ll make sure she knows. But right now I’m going to explain to you the difference between what I am and what a rogue is.” The bed creaked as he sat on the edge facing her.
    “ I’m a vampire. Your family lost their lives tragically, but it wasn’t us who killed them. Some vampires thrive on killing humans and taking lives causes them to turn rogue. Most of the time it’s older and unmated vampires who lose control after living life alone for so long. They bore of their existence and take a human life then find they can’t stop. They thirst for blood.”
    “ When a vampire first turns rogue, they can sometimes hide the symptoms. But after so many kills, their eyes change and their teeth start to rot along with their body. Like the ones we encountered at your house.” He turned away.
    She knew he was keeping something from her but she wouldn’t pry just yet. Forcing away her fear, she placed her hand over his heart and his warm skin tensed under her touch. “Your heart beats and you're warm.” He nodded. “How do I know you’re not a newly turned rogue?”
    A smile spread across his face as his hand held hers in place. “You’ll have to trust me. You know before I met you, nothing interested me except my work. Now I can’t seem to think of anything but you. More than anything, I can only think about getting you naked on this bed and showing you just how good a vampire I can be.”
    When she swiped her tongue across her lips , Aiden growled and dove in. Elle jumped at his sudden movement before opening her arms for him. With his lips and teeth teasing hers, Elle fell back, dragging him with her. But Aiden didn’t stay.  Thundering boots and men cursing outside the door had Aiden up and fleeing the room before Elle could process what was happening.

Chapter E leven
     
    “That fucking son of a bitch!” The new vampire's words came out more like a growl.
    Elle plastered herself against the wall and prayed to become invisible. Vampires filled the room one at a time and she started to hyperventilate. Aiden stood on the other side, too far away to help her. Aiden clearly didn’t realize she’d followed, which she could understand since the vampire on the table with a dagger hanging from his gut had everyone’s attention.
    “ Calm down, Gregory.” Ethan spoke as he gripped the dagger and pulled.
    Elle kept her eyes on Gregory’s face. His mouth drew tight and his eyes stayed closed. Beads of sweat formed on his forehead, causing his wavy black hair to stick to his face.
    Questions exploded around the room once they had the dagger out of the vampire's chest and the bleeding slowed.
    “ Who did this?” Ethan asked.
    “ Did you kill the son of a bitch?” The vampire with the Mohawk, and the one who’d stopped her from escaping, yelled over the others.
    “ How did anyone get close enough to stab you?” Another vampire she hadn’t seen before spoke this time.
    Aiden grabbed the dagger from Ethan. “This is Nicolas’s dagger.” His cold gaze jerked up to look at Gregory. “Did he do this?”
    She liked his heated look better than the one he gave Gregory. If only they hadn’t been interrupted, they ’d be intertwined in each other and his eyes wouldn't look so cold. Gregory’s yell brought her back to the overcrowded room.
    “ Yes! And I’ll pay him back as soon as this heals. He tried to talk me into letting him go. Like I’m some fucking idiot. When I didn’t allow him to leave, he stabbed