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might attract the attention of the wrong people. These renegades, whoever they were. Only an idiot would draw the attention of the enemy.
    Of course, the enemy now included one vampire warrior. How could she have been so stupid as to believe a word he said to her? When something appeared too good to be true, it always was. Hadn’t she learned that by now?
    The angry energy inside her required release or it would make her explode, and only one thing would help. Running. And she knew exactly who she would run to. Toby. He was her only friend who would understand the two-natured side of things. With any luck, she would have calmed down and could relate everything to him by the time she reached Greenwich.
    It was less than ten miles and she had run the distance before, so she didn’t hesitate. The straightest route went south towards the Thames, across it over the Waterloo Bridge, and then through Southwark. But the streets were filled with cars, making running unpleasant, so once she had crossed the bridge, she turned to the footpath that ran along the river. It was a longer way, but she didn’t care.
    She didn’t notice the scenery and wasn’t calmed by the gently flowing river. She tried to reach the flow of running, but her mind kept churning in anger. She was furious at Jeremy for deceiving her, and at herself for being so gullible. The latter was especially annoying because it wasn’t the first time she had allowed a man to mess with her mind. Pretty much all her so called boyfriends had done that. She had eventually stopped dating completely, convinced that she was unable to judge a man’s character accurately.
    She had been proven right, once again.
    Toby lived in an honest-to-god castle on Maze Hill, right by Greenwich Park. In addition to the brown brick baroque monstrosity, the estate consisted of many large houses and a park, bordered by a tall brick fence that provided enough space for his entire clan. She hadn’t wondered about the arrangement before – London was an expensive place to live alone and who wouldn’t want to live in a castle – but now that she knew how old he was, she had to wonder how they could pull it off.
    He smiled when she brought it up. “It would be more difficult to live alone. Shifters are pack creatures.” He led her to the garden, judging correctly that she was too wound-up to stay indoors. She told him the sordid story and he was exactly as sympathetic as she had hoped.
    “That’s vampires for you. And what I know of the warriors, which isn’t much, they’re even worse. They’re completely ruthless when they’re working for their own ends.”
    “And what about those renegades?”
    “I’ve never heard about them.”
    “You mean he was lying about that too?” But she hadn’t imagined how that man in the club made her feel.
    Toby shrugged. “Or it’s their name for them.”
    “So you wouldn’t know how to avoid them?”
    “Well, if they’re the enemy of the Crimson Circle, I suggest you stay away from the warriors.” He smiled, but she knew he meant it.
    Her heart fell. “Bugger. Do you think I’ll have to quit at Sudden Death? I really like it there.”
    “No. If the warriors are troublesome, just tell Grant. He can deal with them.” She didn’t doubt it. Her first impression of him hadn’t faded in two weeks. He was scary. But he was a fair boss too.
    Toby clapped his hands together, changing the topic. “And now, dinner. Mom should have something ready.”
    “I can’t sit down to your family table all sweaty.” But he just smiled, ignoring her protests, and led her back in. She ended up having a wonderful meal with his parents and brother and sister. They all looked pretty much the same age, but to her bafflement she was able to sense differences in them, the greater strength of Toby’s parents and the relative weakness of his younger sister. As a group, they felt warm and vibrant, their effect on her exactly as soothing as Toby had intended.
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