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what the best option was? “I can always change later, right?”
    “Yes.” Rhys answering from behind surprised me. I hadn’t expected him to chime in.
    I spun around to look at him. I had unconsciously avoided the act until that moment, and as soon as I was aware of that fact, I was also aware of why. My heart thumped once against my chest, something it did less and less now. Most of the time it remained completely still. But not when I looked at him. It was kind of annoying. More so when my knees turned to Jell-O at the same time, but that only happened if I made direct eye contact. Like now.
    “For someone who didn’t want to pick my feeder, you sure do have a lot to say about it,” I said with as much edge as possible. I wanted to look away from his impossibly blue eyes, but that would have lessened the force of what I hoped was an impressive derogatory expression, so instead I forced my knees to remain solid.
    “I explained this to you,” he said. “It’s an important decision and not to be taken lightly.”
    “Trust me, I may be many things, but taking this lightly is not one of them. You’re putting someone’s life in my hands. Against my will, I might add.”
    “Well,” Millie slapped her hand s on her thighs before standing. “If we’re settled on this, then I’ll be leaving now to go pick him up. Do try not to annoy one another to death before I get back.”
    I blinked and missed her leaving. I really needed to get better at this. But speaking of annoying one another to death…
    “Why haven’t I met your feeder yet?” There was no possible way he could dodge the subject now.
    As expected, Rhys’s neck tightened the way it always did when I thoroughly exasperated him. It was the one thing I was good at in this new life and so I practiced often. Didn’t want to lose my touch.
    “My feeder isn’t here.” He started walking and I followed close at his heels. With Millie gone, he wouldn’t lose me. I was hardly ever left alone.
    “But you do have one.”
    “Yes.”
    “Guy or girl?”
    He gave me a sideways glance that was probably supposed to make me shut up, but I just nudged him in the ribs and repeated the question. He grumbled and looked away, but he answered. “Girl.”
    “Ah. Is it like with Millie and Brody?”
    “No.”
    He answered that one right away. Interesting. “So why isn’t she here? Don’t you need to eat?”
    “She’s not here because I didn’t bring her.”
    “But she’ll be coming eventually, right? Why do I have to ask for every little detail specifically?”
    “Yes, she’s coming. And you have to ask, because I don’t really want to answer.”
    “And yet you do.”
    “I’m hoping it will gain me some peace later.”
    “How am I supposed to learn if you don’t tell me anything?” No response. “Ha! I got you on that one.”
    “You’re very nosey, do you know that?”
    “Only when someone makes it fun.”
    That familiar growl escaped his throat and he turned down the hall, heading towards the back of the house. I followed in silence for a while. I could play nice. But I still had a million more questions and I wanted them answered while he seemed willing. I waited until he had led me through the den and out into the backyard before starting up again.
    “So what happens now?”
    “What do you mean?”
    I ducked into the shade of the closest tree. It had been a while since I’d eaten and the damned sun made me uncomfortable. “Well, you’ve taken over, and from what I’ve heard most of the fighting has stopped. What happens now?”
    “We put things back together.” He stood clear in the middle of the yard, the sun glistening off his pitch black hair and giving his lightly tanned skin a subtle glow. My heart rammed my ribs again. Damned hormones. “Come over here.”
    “No thanks. I like the shade. You really don’t look much like a vampire standing there in the sun.” I studied my own arms. Pale as the winter snow, which really was