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instant, they were both standing next to the couch
again. “Did I do that, or did you?”
    Devlin
grinned. “You did.”
    “I
did?” she asked, not quite sure she believed him.
    “You
did,” he assured her. He sat down and tugged her onto this lap. “Now, let’s
talk a few minutes.” Sarah nodded and he continued. “You know I can get into
your mind. It’s how we shared your dreams.”
    Sarah
blushed. “Yes.”
    “It’s
easier to get into a mind than it is to block a thought. What I want to work on
first is blocking. You have to be able to block your thoughts. Vampires can
always sense when someone is trying to read them.”
    “How
do I block them?”
    “Think
of it as a shield. You want to put a shield around your mind.”
    Sarah
nodded. That made sense to her—but likely wouldn’t be as easy as it sounded. She
felt him in her mind then. He was chuckling at her in her head. “What are
you laughing at?”
    “That’s
good, Sarah. I was going to move on to that next. We might need to communicate
with our minds. Now, block me out of your mind.”
    Sarah
tried a mental shove. Her head started to hurt as she tried to shove him out.
    “A
shield, Sarah,” he reminded her gently. “You can’t shove me out, you need to
keep me from thoughts you don’t want me to know. Shield them.”
    “My
head hurts.”
    Devlin
rubbed her temples gently. “I’m sorry, love. We have to do this.”
    He
continued prodding inside her mind carefully. Sarah concentrated on a force
field around her mind—an invisible barrier. Still, though, he was inside her
head. “Get out!” she finally shouted.
    Devlin
broke the connection. “Do you have a shield built?”
    Sarah
rubbed her forehead, trying to ease the ache building there. “I don’t know. I
don’t like this, Devlin.”
    “I
know you don’t, Sarah. We’ll take a break soon, I promise.” He probed again
gently into her mind. He got to the surface, then hit a wall and smiled. “That’s
my girl.” He backed out and hugged her.
    “I
did it?”
    He
nodded. “You did indeed, love. You’re a quick study.”
    She
relaxed against him. “So, now what?”
    “We
need to rest, love. All this practice will wear you out.”
    Sarah
nodded and closed her eyes a moment. “Okay.”
    Devlin
kissed the top of her head. “Still mad at me?”
    Sarah
shook her head. “I was just getting frustrated.”
    Devlin
stood up, Sarah still in his arms, and carried her into the dark bedroom. He
placed her on the bed and removed his clothes then climbed in next to her. “Try
and sleep, love. We’ll talk later.”
    Sarah
cuddled against him, her head resting on his shoulder. “This is nice.”
    “Very
nice,” he agreed. He hugged her tightly. “Sleep, love.”
    “Okay,”
she whispered, closing her eyes. “I love you.”
    “I
love you.”
    Devlin
felt her relax against him a few moments later and knew she was asleep. He was
exhausted, but his mind was racing. She had learned quickly. There was no doubt
in his mind that she’d master her new skills very quickly.
    But
he was worried. There was danger surrounding them. He could sense it. Sarah
couldn’t—at least he didn’t think she had. He needed answers—but first, he
needed to sleep.

 
    Chapter Eleven
     

     
    It
was dark when Devlin awoke. He touched Sarah’s cheek softly and she smiled
against his fingers when he moved them to her lips. “Hi,” he said huskily.
    “Hi
yourself.”
    “How
are you feeling?” he asked.
    “Rested.”
    He
chuckled. “Then let’s get up and see what we can accomplish with finding the
Hunter that attacked you, love.” He wanted nothing more than to keep her in bed
and love her for hours, but it would have to wait. Keeping her safe was more
important.
    Sarah
sighed. “I don’t know who he was. How are we going to find him? He was just a
man. I don’t even know how he got in the apartment. The door was locked.”
    Devlin
jack-knifed into a sitting position.