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his eyes burned red in the darkness.
    Uh…vampire? Seriously?
    She wasted barely a moment considering that and decided she liked the way her dream was going. Vampire heroes could be fun. Unless, of course, this was a bad vampire dream. She had to admit to being a Dracula aficionado, so he could be the evil one too. Either way, she wasn’t going anywhere right then. He had her pinned against the wall.
    She was about to ask something important--she wasn’t sure what. She really wanted to know if he was the sparkly kind of vampire or the evil denizen of the deeps kind. But just as she opened her mouth, she heard a flurry of heavy steps pounding down the alleyway.
    She adjusted her body, shrinking as deep into the darkness as possible while her vampire protector pressed even closer. Broad chest, tight belly, and a darkness so complete against him that she felt completely obliterated in it. Shit. She so did not like that.
    Then she heard the footsteps slow. She counted four maybe five pairs. It was hard to tell over the harsh sound of her own panting breaths. And God, the heat was intense there against vampire boy’s chest.
    A sudden spate of bad guy talk--all in a language she didn’t understand--and more taut silence. Then the footsteps began to recede back up the alleyway. Good. They were retreating.
    She exhaled in relief, her body sagging against the brick, but dark hero kept her standing. She remained firmly locked against his body, and frankly she was okay with that.
    Then it happened. One of the retreating bad guys stopped. His footsteps halted and she heard the soft splash of him coming back their way. They were going to be caught.
    She looked up at the vampire’s face and saw him gazing down at her, his red eyes strangely mesmerizing. She knew what he was thinking. It was time for that kiss in the dark alcove, the pretend-to-be-lovers so the bad guy thinks they’re just an embracing couple. Nothing to see, no one important.
    “Fuck that!” she said as she abruptly shoved her vampire backwards.
    He stumbled away and she ducked and twisted, coming out into the alley with her fists raised and her…well, she was still barefoot, but that made her footing more solid on the slick cobblestones, right?
    The bad guy saw her and raised his fists. Meanwhile, she stood still for a moment, her jaw slack with astonishment. The bad guy looked just like her vampire protector. Like they were clones or something–one vampire, the other an evil baddy. Whatever the truth, she’d run out of time. Bad Guy lunged, but she recovered. Wham! Bam! Her fists flew and her bare feet connected with his face. Damn, she was impressive! A moment later, the bad guy hit the ground and didn’t get up.
    Cool! But the dream wasn’t over. Once the bastard was down, vampire dropped to his haunches and quickly searched the guy’s pockets. She was still flush from her kung-fu glow, so she was caught flat-footed when a bullet whizzed by her ear.
    Shit! She threw herself sideways, but the spray of bullets was everywhere. She felt the sting of hot metal in her shoulder and she grunted in agony.
    “Take my hand!” the vampire said, his open palm extended as he crouched across the alley from her.
    “What?” She did a quick scan of the environment. There was no benefit to be had from being pulled across the narrow expanse toward him. If anything, she’d be more exposed than where she was wedged behind some garbage.
    “Come with me if you want to live.”
    Really? He was going there? Fine, they would Schwarzenegger it. Despite the burn in her shoulder, she shoved her way forward, gripped his hand and let him pull her across. She landed with an umph against his body, legs entangled, faces a mere inch apart. Then she saw him grin.
    “Hasta la vista, baby.”
    They flew. Straight up into the sky.
    She screamed as she grabbed his shoulders. He held her secure--two arms wrapped around her waist--but she wasn’t taking any chances. She raised her legs and