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women, time wasn’t on our side. And I had guilt enough about having the moment with Chase.

    Personal time like that wasn’t appropriate now. We needed to find these women before it was too late.

    I reached out for the phone again, took it in my hand and dialled the phone number just as Kellen said, “I still find it difficult to believe that you have fallen for a mortal.”

    There went my non-personal matters. Kellen wasn’t obligated to this case, and the man I knew wouldn’t wait for the answers he needed. Like Chase would. Instead of prolonging this conversation, I hung up the phone as it rang the first time and settled on answering him quickly so we could move on and I could get back to business. “It shocked me too, but there is something about him—something special.”

    Kellen’s brow lifted as his head cocked. “What makes him so special?”

    That was the question wasn’t it? What did make Chase so special? Never in my life had I been attached to anyone other than Kellen. As much as I loved Kellen, I loved Chase equally strongly. Only the love for them was different, if that made any sense at all.

    “I don’t really know what it is exactly. I was attached to him from the moment I laid eyes on him.”

    Kellen grabbed a pen off the table and began to spin it in his fingers. “And you have only been with him?”

    He appeared uncomfortable and very unsure of himself. It was an odd state to see him in. The tough, strong vampire seemed a little off his axis. “Not for the first while, of course. I looked elsewhere, but over time I needed no one else.”

    Both brows rose now as he dropped the pen and it began to roll off the table before he stopped it. “A mortal kept you satisfied?”

    I nodded, smiling at his incredulity. “Quite.” The idea was going to be hard for him to grasp.
    Vampires enjoyed being together. The unity of the two same creatures heating up the sheets and sharing blood was not one easily forgotten.

    He glanced down to the table again, picked up the pen and continued to spin it between his fingers. Many silent moments passed, as he remained thoughtful, then he finally said, “I am oddly jealous.”

    “You?” The idea sounded ridiculous. Kellen had nothing to be insecure about and never had I seen that emotion come from him. “Jealous of a mortal?”

    He raised his gaze to mine, stern and unwavering. “You have never loved another but me.”

    Then I knew what he was grasping at. I hadn’t considered this might hurt him. I suspected he’d be annoyed or disgusted even. That he’d tell me to forget him and move on. I hadn’t expected that he would have his heart broken because of my relationship with Chase.

    Guess it was time for me to explain, not only to myself but to Kellen too. “It’s totally different.
    With you, it’s boundless. You know me like no one else could. I am completely and utterly myself around you.” Then, I sighed deeply, hoped my words came out right.

    “With him, I just want to keep him.”

    Kellen’s sigh equalled mine as he dropped the pen, leaned back in his chair and laced his fingers behind his head. “Luckily for you I am not unwilling. Not all would be so.”

    Wasn’t that the truth! But that is the reason, Kellen was Kellen. So unselfish and I wasn’t quite sure how I felt about that. What I did know was that it made me a selfish bitch. The worst part, I couldn’t have it any other way. I needed them both. I leaned forward and gave him a kiss I hope displayed what my heart felt. “It’s why I love you.”

    He laughed a soft sound when I backed away from his lips. “And so you should.”

    Then, he gave a stern look. “How do you wish to proceed with this?”

    I thought we already sorted that out. “Proceed with what?”

    He leaned forward in his chair, his face close to mine. “Are you going to treat him like a consort?”

    Shit! I hadn’t really thought of that. Now, with Kellen back in our lives things had