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left you last night, at some point, he must have come to the apartment, compelled you, gave you the gun and then left you with no knowledge of it taking place. We had no idea a vampire was here in Lemmon or I wouldn’t have left your side.”
    Being compelled to do anything a vampire wanted was a scary thing. “How can I stop it from happening again? I don’t like the feeling of being so vulnerable.”
    Torger gave Rikki a small smile. “There is one way—we do a second blood exchange, which will turn you into a vampire, a day walker like Waverly. A vamp can’t compel another of his or her kind.”
    She took a deep breath. “So I’d have to drink blood afterward?”
    “Yes. Only mine. You’ve already had some of it when we made love the second time. My werewolf side claimed you, and I ended up biting you and taking too much of your blood. I gave you mine to counteract that.”
    Rikki nodded. “I remember…something…different happening while we, you know. I thought it felt as if our souls joined.”
    He ran a caressing hand along her cheek. “They did. That was when I claimed you as my mate as a werewolf.”
    “I want to see your fangs and furry side.”
    Cameron laughed. “I think this should be our cue to leave. I don’t want to be around if Rikki next asks Torger to strip.”
    Kaisa shook her head. “You mean before you go wolf and get Rikki to pet you. You love being petted.”
    Cameron scowled. “That’s a low blow.”
    Kaisa and Cameron stood, then joined Brolach and Waverly. “You know where we’ll be,” Brolach said as they all left the apartment and then he closed the door behind them.
    “I really do want to see your fangs and wolf,” Rikki said.
    Torger chuckled. “All right.”
    He opened his mouth, and she saw his fangs. As she watched, they lengthened, then returned to their smaller size. Torger slid her off his lap to sit on the floor before he inched a little away. His body blurred and then a wolf with fur a shade darker than his blond hair took his place. It sat on its haunches and stared at her. It was huge, much larger than a normal wolf.
    Rikki reached out and ran her hand down his back. The jade-green eyes that looked at her were definitely Torger’s. Plus, there was no mistaking the intelligence in them.
    “Do you understand me?” she asked as she continued to pet him.
    His large lupine head moved up and down in an exaggerated nod.
    “And you can’t talk to me like this?”
    Again Torger the wolf nodded. His body blurred, and he was back to being human. He tugged her into his arms. “I know this is fast, but I love you, Rikki. You have to believe that. You are my mate. I’ve waited two thousand years to find you. Will you let me do the second blood exchange and turn you? That way you’ll be immortal, and I’ll feel better when you aren’t as vulnerable as you are now.”
    “You’re two thousand years old?”
    “Yes. So is Kaisa since she’s my twin. Brolach is five thousand.”
    “I think the subject of your age will be a discussion for another time.” Rikki met his gaze. “I really haven’t had someone love me before. To be honest, I wasn’t sure if I’d recognize it when the time came, or if I was capable of it. Seeing you lying on the floor, while I thought you were dead, I realized I did, and that I actually felt that emotion for you. I’ve been alone for so long. When I was young, all I ever really wanted was a family. With you, I’ll have that. Forever. So, Torger, yes, you can do the second blood exchange.”
    He cupped her face in his hands. “Are you sure? There’s no going back once it’s done. You will turn.”
    “I’m sure.” She smiled. “I really think you’re going to have to thank Brolach for compelling me to stay calm about all this. I’m finding it really easy to accept everything, and want everything that goes with it.”
    He kissed her long and hard, then stood with her in his arms. Torger carried her to her bedroom and then