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he won’t go near any of you without my approval.” Which Kass would not give, and they knew it. Despite the often-incestuous proclivities of the immortals in their realm, especially among the gods, Kass didn’t share sexual partners with her sisters. She never had. But as shecaught two of the little schemers exchanging sly looks, she knew she’d have to keep an eye on all of them. Somehow, they sensed Luc meant something more to her than even Taryn, although they didn’t yet know what.
    And that meant they’d enjoy taking the vampire from her if they could.
    Millicent scrutinized Kass. “So, I get the feeling you’re not going to give him up to Odin.”
    “Your powers of observation are astounding.”
    “Don’t be flippant with me!” the oldest sister snapped. “Have you considered the danger you’ve put us all in with your selfishness? It wouldn’t be the first time one of the gods chose to exact punishment on the entire family rather than on just the offender!”
    Actually, she hadn’t thought of that at all. Perhaps that made her every bit as selfish as she’d always believed her sisters to be. Appetite gone, Kass put down her fork. “I’ll make sure that doesn’t happen.” She said it with a lot more confidence than she felt.
    Millicent wasn’t fooled. “How? The gods are merciless, and they favor no one when a rule has been broken, not even one of their own.”
    “I don’t know,” she admitted. “But I’ll figure out something.”
    “You’d better.”
    After that veiled threat from Millicent, Serena switched the conversation to a more pleasant topic. Kass hardly noticed. She was too disturbed by the truth in her oldest sister’s words to pay much attention. However, her morose mood was lifted somewhat when Taryn reached over and squeezed her hand. Raising her eyes to his, she was heartened by his gentle smile, his silent encouragement and support. The man was a jewel.
    After forcing down a few more bites, Kass wiped her mouthwith a linen napkin and then stood, pushing herself up from the table. Taryn rose as well, following her from the dining room. In the hallway, she made a quick decision and turned to her slave.
    “Select five of our best staff to be Lord Fontaine’s blood donors. Before they agree, make certain they understand that serving a vampire entails providing blood
and
sex. Then bring them to Luc’s quarters.”
    “Yes, my goddess.”
    His pet name made her smile, especially since the
real
goddesses wouldn’t like it. “Good boy.”
    She left him and made her way to Luc’s room. Outside, she didn’t bother to knock because to do so would imply he had the right to privacy when he did not. She simply flung open the door and swept inside.
    The sight of him made her mouth water. He was sprawled on his bed wearing a black robe, his blond hair feathered on his pillow. The tent at the front of the robe hinted at his eagerness to get on with his feeding and a nice fucking.
    Lacing his hands behind his head, he bent one knee and sent her a sultry look. The position caused the robe to fall open, showing a slice of skin tantalizingly close to his groin. “Don’t tell me I’ve earned the right to feed from you already.”
    “In your dreams. Taryn is gathering your volunteers as we speak.”
    “They get a choice in whether to serve me? That’s more choice than I’ve been given so far.” But his tone was bemused rather than annoyed.
    “They’ve earned my trust,” she reminded him.
    “Oh, right. Trust.” He studied her curiously. “I’m grateful to you for saving my life, but I didn’t ask to be brought here, youknow, or to be trusted by you. I didn’t ask to be a part of your game.”
    “But you’re going to love playing it.” Her lips curved into a catlike smile.
    “I have no doubt of that, but that doesn’t mean I understand ‘why me?’ A knockout like you could have any vampire she wanted.”
    He was digging a bit close, again trying to ferret out the truth,