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Authors: Dakota Cassidy
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off as long as he could in the hopes Artem wouldn’t say anything until after the summit had gathered. But he’d have to tell her soon.
Closing his eyes, Galen sniffed the muggy New York air and once more made the promise he’d been making to himself since he’d decided January was his mate. He’d protect her and Calista to any end. Go anywhere to be with them.
Or he’d die trying.
Chapter 5
“ Y ou want?” Nina asked January, holding up half of her ham and Swiss on rye as they sat in her office, preparing to begin their next session.
Nina didn’t appear at all affected by the idea that she knew they were being recorded. In fact, she’d strolled into January’s office cool as a cucumber, sandwich bag in hand, plopped down in the same seat she’d sat in yesterday and began to eat her lunch.
If anyone was going to blow this sky-high, it would be January and her stupid nerves. Now that she knew Nina was aware of the recording, and she knew she had to keep her on course, she was far more worried about discovery than she had been when she’d feared Nina would find out on her own that she was being recorded.
“Doc?” Nina inquired again, waving the sandwich in front of her face. “Yum-yum. Cheesy goodness on rye,” she tempted with a comical grin. “Wouldn’t hurt you to put some meat on those scrawny legs of yours.”
January squared her shoulders and shook her head with a smile. “No, thank you. I had lunch.”
Nina shrugged. “Your loss.”
Clearing her throat, she licked her dry lips as Nina happily chewed. How was she ever going to get through this?
But then Nina looked up at her, her black eyes compelling January to look back—willing her to participate and help maintain their ruse. And when she complied, Nina didn’t bat an eye, but said, “So what’s on the fucking agenda today, Doc? You wanna probe me like an alien? Check my cholesterol? Maybe have me pee in a cup?”
That instantly broke the tension for January, making her laugh as her body began to relax into her chair. “I’m not that kind of doctor, Nina. No urine samples required.”
She took a huge bite of her sandwich and chewed, glaring at January. “So? Then what’s next? I don’t get what you want from me. I told you everything yesterday. I’m here because my nitwit friends say I need to be here. Do what you gotta do and get ’er done.”
“What’s next is you tell me what your state of mind’s been like since you were returned to your former humanity. How are you feeling since you became a human?”
“Hungry.”
“Are you really eating because you’re hungry or is it because of something else?”
“Like?”
“Like it’s a way to remind yourself you’re human. Are you using it as a form of punishment—a constant reminder of your new lot in life?”
“Because Ring-Dings and a fucking steak the size of my face are forms of punishment? Punish the shit out of me, is what I say.”
January watched several different emotions play over Nina’s face before she shrugged. “Maybe. You tell me.”
Sighing, the ex-vampire dropped the crust of her sandwich into the grease-stained bag and made a sucking noise. “Listen, I’ll admit the ability to snarf down whatever the hell I want, whenever the hell I want, is GD sweet after eight years of nothing but synthetic blood. So yeah, I’m making up for lost time, and I’ve got the trail of Cracker Jack crumbs in aisle seven at the supermarket to prove it. But it isn’t because I need to remind myself I’m a fucking human. I have the Ass-Sniffer and Mother Theresa for that.”
“And that bothers you? Do you think they do it to make a point or they do it to be helpful?”
She gave January a blank stare. “Do you?”
“Don’t avoid and deflect.”
Nina made a face. “Right, the dreaded D word.”
January gave her a thumbs-up. “You did read the packet. Kudos! Now, answer the question. Why do you think your friends remind you of your new station in
Closing his eyes, Galen sniffed the muggy New York air and once more made the promise he’d been making to himself since he’d decided January was his mate. He’d protect her and Calista to any end. Go anywhere to be with them.
Or he’d die trying.
Chapter 5
“ Y ou want?” Nina asked January, holding up half of her ham and Swiss on rye as they sat in her office, preparing to begin their next session.
Nina didn’t appear at all affected by the idea that she knew they were being recorded. In fact, she’d strolled into January’s office cool as a cucumber, sandwich bag in hand, plopped down in the same seat she’d sat in yesterday and began to eat her lunch.
If anyone was going to blow this sky-high, it would be January and her stupid nerves. Now that she knew Nina was aware of the recording, and she knew she had to keep her on course, she was far more worried about discovery than she had been when she’d feared Nina would find out on her own that she was being recorded.
“Doc?” Nina inquired again, waving the sandwich in front of her face. “Yum-yum. Cheesy goodness on rye,” she tempted with a comical grin. “Wouldn’t hurt you to put some meat on those scrawny legs of yours.”
January squared her shoulders and shook her head with a smile. “No, thank you. I had lunch.”
Nina shrugged. “Your loss.”
Clearing her throat, she licked her dry lips as Nina happily chewed. How was she ever going to get through this?
But then Nina looked up at her, her black eyes compelling January to look back—willing her to participate and help maintain their ruse. And when she complied, Nina didn’t bat an eye, but said, “So what’s on the fucking agenda today, Doc? You wanna probe me like an alien? Check my cholesterol? Maybe have me pee in a cup?”
That instantly broke the tension for January, making her laugh as her body began to relax into her chair. “I’m not that kind of doctor, Nina. No urine samples required.”
She took a huge bite of her sandwich and chewed, glaring at January. “So? Then what’s next? I don’t get what you want from me. I told you everything yesterday. I’m here because my nitwit friends say I need to be here. Do what you gotta do and get ’er done.”
“What’s next is you tell me what your state of mind’s been like since you were returned to your former humanity. How are you feeling since you became a human?”
“Hungry.”
“Are you really eating because you’re hungry or is it because of something else?”
“Like?”
“Like it’s a way to remind yourself you’re human. Are you using it as a form of punishment—a constant reminder of your new lot in life?”
“Because Ring-Dings and a fucking steak the size of my face are forms of punishment? Punish the shit out of me, is what I say.”
January watched several different emotions play over Nina’s face before she shrugged. “Maybe. You tell me.”
Sighing, the ex-vampire dropped the crust of her sandwich into the grease-stained bag and made a sucking noise. “Listen, I’ll admit the ability to snarf down whatever the hell I want, whenever the hell I want, is GD sweet after eight years of nothing but synthetic blood. So yeah, I’m making up for lost time, and I’ve got the trail of Cracker Jack crumbs in aisle seven at the supermarket to prove it. But it isn’t because I need to remind myself I’m a fucking human. I have the Ass-Sniffer and Mother Theresa for that.”
“And that bothers you? Do you think they do it to make a point or they do it to be helpful?”
She gave January a blank stare. “Do you?”
“Don’t avoid and deflect.”
Nina made a face. “Right, the dreaded D word.”
January gave her a thumbs-up. “You did read the packet. Kudos! Now, answer the question. Why do you think your friends remind you of your new station in
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