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yourself.”
    He blushed. “ I was… that was….”
    “What?” she asked, stepping closer to him. “You didn’t mean what you said?”
    He gave her a lopsided grin. “Well, obviously it was in the heat of the moment.”
    She grabbed him by the back of the neck and kissed him deeply. When clear signs of renewed excitement pressed against her stomach, she smiled and released him. “See, you’re still mine. After I deal with Caleb, I think we should continue where we left off. This time, somewhere more secluded.”
    “Look, I’m flattered that you’re into me, really Celeste, but I think it’s time I start looking for Nikki.”
    She let out a ragged sigh. “Fine, I’ll help you.”
    “I appreciate it.”
    She walked towards the door. “I’ll meet you down in the lobby, say fifteen minutes? I have to calm daddy down first.”
    “I’ll be there. I need your help finding my way around anyway.”
    “I’ll help you,” she grinned. “For a price.”
    “If you help me find Nikki, you can have whatever I can give you.”
    “I’ll remember that,” she said and left the room.
     

Chapter Nine
     
    Nikki
     
     
    “So where to now?” asked D uncan, as we left Maximus’s office and began walking back towards the elevator.
    “We’re going to hang out in the casino downstairs,” replied Ethan.
    “For what ?” I asked, stopping abruptly.
    “ Well, let’s put it this way, we’re basically on a wild goose chase, trying to locate your family. We could spend all night moving from hotel to hotel, without any luck in Vegas.”
    “Yeah, but it’s something ,” I said. “Sitting around here isn’t going to help. We’ve already established they’re not even in this hotel.”
    “Unless that Maximus guy is lying to us,” replied Duncan.
    “I don’t think he is,” said Ethan. “He has no reason to.”
    “Why stick around if they aren’t here?” I replied. “I don’t understand.”
    “Think about it; Celeste and Caleb know that I’m aware of this place because of Faye. I mean, I stayed here once with them, about five years ago. Obviously, they would have to believe we’d check it out.”
    “Makes sense,” said Duncan.
    “Of course it does. Plus, we have an advantage,” he replied.
    “ How so?” I asked.
    “We know we’re being hunted,” he replied. “And that’s why –”
    “We let them come to us,” finished Duncan. “Either Celeste will or she’ll send the Lycans.”
    “I hope it’s Celeste,” I replied, clenching my fists as I thought about the way she was always goading me. Now she’d hired someone to kill me? “I’d love to get my hands on her.”
    Ethan sighed. “Nikki, she’s pretty powerful. She’s been doing this vampire thing a lot longer than you, and I’ve seen how vicious she can be. I’d rather you let me handle Celeste.”
    I didn’t say anything. I knew he was right, although , I’d never seen her in action. Still, I wanted nothing more than to wipe that haughty grin from her face, the one she seemed to reserve only for me.
    “I have to agree with Ethan,” said Duncan. “I’ve seen Celeste’s strength back in Shore Lake. She’s nobody to mess with. Heck, I’m sure I’d have problems trying to handle her.”
    “I think you’ve handled her enough already,” I blurted out.
    “It was the other way around,” he said tightly.
    “Back to matters at hand,” said Ethan, raising his voice. “Since t hey’re specifically after you, Nikki, Duncan and I should lay low while you hang out in the open. We’ll keep an eye out, and if one of them approaches you, we’ll intercept and do some major interrogating. Find out what they know.”
    “ Wait a second… what?” snorted Duncan. “How’d you come up with that idea?”
    “ They won’t attack her. Not in a busy casino,” said Ethan. “They wouldn’t risk the attention.”
    “Great,” I mumbled , picturing a pack of Lycans surrounding me, slobbery drool dripping from their muzzles.