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rejuvenate; the body is in constant refresh mode.
“This enzyme is quite fragile and the sun’s rays easily destroy it. I’ve seen humans who have spent much of their lives in the sun and their skin is wrinkled and leathery. But as for vampire lore, that is the reason vampires are restricted to the night. The sun literally destroys the skin.”
“Okay,” Emma started, “what you’re saying is human blood carries a cleaning crew. It takes away the old stuff and leaves new. And if you go a long-ass time without blood, the crew dies, leaving the old to solidify in place—the old being the tough skin. So what do you drink?”
Julian’s expression became hard. “Packaged human blood is safe. Outside the warm body, the enzyme dies quickly. Animal blood has its own enzyme which doesn’t affect human skin. Our resistant covering is almost indestructible. That is one reason why those who make it to this age survive even longer.
“This is one reason Aria has banned human blood. She’s doing a good thing for her kind. Yet they cannot control their urges, thusly stay weak. They deserve to die like the dogs they are.”
Aria quickly jumped in. “Thank you, Julian. These are our friends who aren’t concerned about your past. Let’s get to why we’re here.”
“Agreed,” Tristan said. “What brings you to our home?”
Aria glanced at Emma, then Tristan. “I’m not sure if you know, but the first raid I planned on at Embraced didn’t really happen. Rumors are flying about why my two treacherous vampires have disappeared. Fortunately, no rumor is even close to the truth. So I think our interference in the trade that night went mostly unnoticed.”
Emma’s face lit up. “Does that mean we stopped them?”
“No,” Aria exhaled a long breath. “Trevan and his guys were given information earlier today about a trade. Their part is the delivery to the club. That tells me now is the time to act.” Aria looked to the floor, then met Tristan’s eyes. “I’m here to ask you and your pack to fight with us against those who are feeding on humans.”
Shock from the question kept everyone speechless. Tristan sat back and steepled his fingers against his chin. “How dangerous will this fight be? Will I lose many members of my pack?”
“I’m hoping to present a strong enough front that they will simply surrender to me.”
Julian lifted his chin. “You know there is little chance of that happening, Aria.” Julian turned to Tristan. “Reality is we don’t know if any minions will stand by the leaders and fight. I venture a guess that most are fair-weather underlings: only around when things are running well. As soon as there is trouble, they’re gone.”
“Dad,” Aric started, “from what we’ve seen, when vampires have been involved in the attacks on Jordan and Ellie, they ran when help showed up. Julian’s guess is a good one.”
The vampire’s brow raised and he gave an upturned corner of his lips and a slight nod toward Aric.
“Tristan Alain Wolfe,” Barbara crossed her arms over her chest. “Don’t even pretend to think about this. Not only humans are being taken. One of our own was abducted. And you know as soon as they taste wolf blood, they will want more and more. Fortunately, Maria is young and her blood is not as potent as an adult’s.”
“As always, my love, you’re my perfect mate to balance my alpha tendencies.” To Aria, he said, “We’ll ask for volunteers who understand the risks.”
Aric glanced at his brothers. “You have three right here.” He winced when Jordan twisted on his lap. “I know you meant six, my gorgeous husband. If not, you might not make it to the raid alive.”
“Jordan, come on—”
“Don’t you come on me—” Her cheeks caught on fire when she realized what she’d said. It took Aric a second to put two and two together. When he did, he hooted like a were owl on the prowl.
Ellie looked over her shoulder at Caleb. “Don’t even think
“This enzyme is quite fragile and the sun’s rays easily destroy it. I’ve seen humans who have spent much of their lives in the sun and their skin is wrinkled and leathery. But as for vampire lore, that is the reason vampires are restricted to the night. The sun literally destroys the skin.”
“Okay,” Emma started, “what you’re saying is human blood carries a cleaning crew. It takes away the old stuff and leaves new. And if you go a long-ass time without blood, the crew dies, leaving the old to solidify in place—the old being the tough skin. So what do you drink?”
Julian’s expression became hard. “Packaged human blood is safe. Outside the warm body, the enzyme dies quickly. Animal blood has its own enzyme which doesn’t affect human skin. Our resistant covering is almost indestructible. That is one reason why those who make it to this age survive even longer.
“This is one reason Aria has banned human blood. She’s doing a good thing for her kind. Yet they cannot control their urges, thusly stay weak. They deserve to die like the dogs they are.”
Aria quickly jumped in. “Thank you, Julian. These are our friends who aren’t concerned about your past. Let’s get to why we’re here.”
“Agreed,” Tristan said. “What brings you to our home?”
Aria glanced at Emma, then Tristan. “I’m not sure if you know, but the first raid I planned on at Embraced didn’t really happen. Rumors are flying about why my two treacherous vampires have disappeared. Fortunately, no rumor is even close to the truth. So I think our interference in the trade that night went mostly unnoticed.”
Emma’s face lit up. “Does that mean we stopped them?”
“No,” Aria exhaled a long breath. “Trevan and his guys were given information earlier today about a trade. Their part is the delivery to the club. That tells me now is the time to act.” Aria looked to the floor, then met Tristan’s eyes. “I’m here to ask you and your pack to fight with us against those who are feeding on humans.”
Shock from the question kept everyone speechless. Tristan sat back and steepled his fingers against his chin. “How dangerous will this fight be? Will I lose many members of my pack?”
“I’m hoping to present a strong enough front that they will simply surrender to me.”
Julian lifted his chin. “You know there is little chance of that happening, Aria.” Julian turned to Tristan. “Reality is we don’t know if any minions will stand by the leaders and fight. I venture a guess that most are fair-weather underlings: only around when things are running well. As soon as there is trouble, they’re gone.”
“Dad,” Aric started, “from what we’ve seen, when vampires have been involved in the attacks on Jordan and Ellie, they ran when help showed up. Julian’s guess is a good one.”
The vampire’s brow raised and he gave an upturned corner of his lips and a slight nod toward Aric.
“Tristan Alain Wolfe,” Barbara crossed her arms over her chest. “Don’t even pretend to think about this. Not only humans are being taken. One of our own was abducted. And you know as soon as they taste wolf blood, they will want more and more. Fortunately, Maria is young and her blood is not as potent as an adult’s.”
“As always, my love, you’re my perfect mate to balance my alpha tendencies.” To Aria, he said, “We’ll ask for volunteers who understand the risks.”
Aric glanced at his brothers. “You have three right here.” He winced when Jordan twisted on his lap. “I know you meant six, my gorgeous husband. If not, you might not make it to the raid alive.”
“Jordan, come on—”
“Don’t you come on me—” Her cheeks caught on fire when she realized what she’d said. It took Aric a second to put two and two together. When he did, he hooted like a were owl on the prowl.
Ellie looked over her shoulder at Caleb. “Don’t even think
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