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little pale.”
    “Yep, just tired.  You’d be surprised at the amount of energy Bob has.”
    “Tell me about it.  How one dog can get so much exercise and never lose weight is beyond me.”
    “I might just wash up before dinner.”
    “Sure.”  He paused.  “As much as it pains me to admit it, Kevin called while you were out.”
    “Really?  Maybe I’ll call him back tomorrow.”
    Chris’ eyebrows almost shot off his head.  He looked like he was about to comment and then shook his head.  “Dinner in five.”
    “Sure.”
    Brenda sat on the edge of her bed.  Gargoyles.  That was something she’d never have guessed.  Sure there were books and stories about gargoyles coming to life, but there were also books and stories about invisible men and vampires and aliens and werewolves… the list went on and on.
    It was all unreal.  She was having a hard time believing it was even true.  Part of her considered that maybe she was dreaming.  Although her imagination had never been quite so inventive before.  She struggled to believe it was true even as she sat and talked to the gargoyles, as she watched Bob licking Annis’ hand, as Luc touched Kylie’s shoulder, as Ric glowered at her…  Yes, she couldn’t deny some amusement about that.
    When he’d caught her in the garden, she’d reacted instinctively to defend herself, but the look of surprise on his face when she’d kicked him in the unmentionables had been priceless.  Shame she didn’t have a camera to catch that look.  The same could be said for his sulky scowl afterwards.
    It was strange, but he didn’t scare her.  Neither did Annis, but then she’d never met a human who emitted such a strong sense of harmlessness as that female.  On the other hand, Luc terrified her.  She had the feeling from him that if their secret weren’t safe with her, she would be in real danger.
    But Ric amused her.  She didn’t feel like he would really hurt her.  She wasn’t sure if that was a feeling she should rely on, but it was there.  The pout he had given her over the bite mark on his arm was too much.
    She wondered how old he was.  He was large and well muscled.  She’d guess fully grown, but he seemed younger than the other males she saw.  And he could certainly sulk as well as any teenager.
    Brenda recalled the way Kylie had looked up at Luc.  It was with adoration.  And what had he said?  That he had taken her as his mate.
    They had sex!  They must do.  Tiny, curvy Kylie was having sex with that huge creature.  Brenda blushed at her thoughts and considered that maybe her times with Kevin and being raised by a strict, prudish grandmother hadn’t really given her the imagination for things like this.  But surely Kylie would be too small for him.  Surely he would hurt her…
    The violence she’d seen in Luc’s eyes when the other male attacked him made her shiver.  Their growls made her ears hurt…
    Kylie made it sound as if they were just like humans, but they weren’t.  Humans could be vicious.  But when those gargoyles clashed, they had been more animal than man.  Did Kylie know what she was letting herself in for?
    “Brenda!”
    “Coming,” she called absently.
    Maybe she should tell her uncle after all.  But then she thought of Annis’ sweet smile and Ric’s petulant pout – both somewhat endearing, and she was torn.

Chapter Eleven
    Ric dropped to the ground a few feet from Chloe.  Perhaps he shouldn’t have flown, but it was a cloudy night, and he had left Chloe waiting for three hours…
    At first, it wasn’t his fault.  He couldn’t leave while Brenda was at the house.  And then she had infuriated him so much that all thoughts of Chloe had left his mind, and he had spent the next hour practicing his sword skills.  Accursed female, anytime she wanted a rematch he would be ready.  It was only when he dropped the cell phone Chloe had given him that he remembered their promise to meet.
    Chloe rose to her feet