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the Ayumu have left of their humanity needs to be saved.” She released his hand. “Tell me about the Accords.”
    A light of interest sparked in his saddened face. “The Accords were developed centuries ago by paranormal creatures, even the ones who refused to ‘come out’ with the declaration of citizenry. They’re laws to protect humans, to protect our identities, and to protect against one individual gaining too much power.” He grinned at her. “Let’s face it, you humans outnumber us. In a war you’d win. Also, without humans there wouldn’t be Weres, vampires, or merpeople.”
    “Merpeople?” Delight twinkled through her, making her want to do a dance. She always wanted to be a mermaid as a little girl. Some dreams don’t die. “They really do exist?”
    He threw back his head with a belly laugh. “I thought you’d like to know. Don’t be running off to a beach yet, they secluded themselves long ago.” His face split with the usual goofy grin. “Thanks.”
    “My therapeutic garden is always open to your pack.”
    “The pack’s grown.”
    She blinked. “I guess I’ll have to start charging.” They shared an easy laugh.
    His nose flared. “Coffee’s ready.”
    She got up and fixed them each a big mug, then returned with the steaming hot brew. She handed him one with the logo ‘Got Blood?’ on the side.
    He read it. “Daedalus give you this?”
    She nodded.
    He took a careful sip. “He’s pretty sweet on you.” He watched the city, and she looked at her plants.
    She hated talking relationships with Eric. He knew her too well and thought she guarded her heart too much . She could never just give it away, especially after last night. She started wondering if she truly knew anyone in her life.
    She could fall in love with Daedalus easily, but she wanted him to be human. Tears swelled in her eyes.
    “He’s a good guy, as vampires go. I don’t think he’d lead you astray.”
    Like she predicted, Eric defended the guy. “Why?”
    “’Cause he doesn’t have to. He’s got all the time in the world.” He sighed. “He could have moved out last night, Sugar. Our contract is complete. Instead he’s resting in my cramped, crappy apartment. He didn’t say much, except he scared you. That’s got to mean something.” He sipped his hot coffee.
    “We don’t fit. It was supposed to be a fling. He turned it into more and expects me to…” She found herself at a loss for words.
    “Accept him for what he is?”
    She nodded and stared at her mug, fighting the tears.
    “You have a chance at a relationship, even if it lasts a day, a month, or a year. Who cares? It’s better to have experienced happiness in life, even with a vampire, than through those stupid romance books.”
    She wiped her eyes and smacked his arm lightly, it spilled some of his hot coffee from his mug onto his hand. “I didn’t buy those books, Casanova. Now I feel worse, thanks.”
    He shook his fingers and splattered coffee in her direction. “Payback’s a bitch.” He grinned at her.

Chapter 10
    Sugar placed a fuzzy, pink throw blanket over Eric’s sleeping form. He’d curled up on one of the love seats after she filled him with scrambled eggs and bacon. Then he asked her to read him to sleep.
    They’d done this before. Initially after he’d been turned into a Were, he hated to sleep. The nightmares stalked him until she found him secluded in his apartment half-crazed. She shuddered at the memory. This reading ritual began then. The sound of her voice soothed him, and the stories distracted his tortured soul. They did this for months until he met Robert and founded the Omegas.
    Sugar closed the book sitting on her lap. Everyone assumed she was the romance junkie, but the books all belonged to him.
    The Omegas probably still slept and Daedalus, well, he became unconscious or something with the daylight. She couldn’t help the shiver which ran down her spine at the thought.
    Her arm throbbed in time with her