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He pulled away before she needed him to bite. He stroked a finger down her cheek. “I’ll be listening.”

“While doing what?”

“Trying to get the power back online.”

“Good luck.”

“Stay alive,” was his rejoinder.

And then he left.

But despite his promise, she doubted he’d go far. Hopefully, he hid well enough the killer would take the bait.

Because this frustrated virgin needed someone to take her irritation out on.

Chapter 14

Dante didn’t wantto leave Selene, even though she had a point. Would the killer return seeking Selene if Dante stuck around?

Why would they have targeted her in the first place? The amount of rage seen in her suite made no sense. Unless they had something against lycans. Had they scented her and thus sought her out… for what? To kill? Feed? Why go through so much trouble? Vampires were all about easy prey. The situation made no sense, hence why he left but didn’t go far. He texted Renard.

Dante: What’s your status?

Renard: Bodies handled. Got a status on the power situation. It should be coming online shortly. Someone removed the fuses and the engineering crew are scrambling to replace them all.

Dante: Any sign of the captain?

Renard: No. Crew say it’s odd, as she’s usually very involved with operations.

Dante: See if you can find her.

Renard: Will do.

Dante: If you need me, I’ll be around the top-most deck trying to draw out the killer.

Because Selene might be capable, but this killer had proved elusive—and deadly.

As he skulked in the area, he tried to make sense of what he knew. Not much. The captain was either dead or incapacitated and obviously not the vamp they sought, seeing as how she couldn’t avoid sunlight when actively on duty. While the passengers had passed scrutiny, it remained possible they’d missed something, facial recognition software not being foolproof. Of the three crew members, he’d spoken to them all. He’d like to think he’d have known if any were like him. Which left hundreds of potentials and no time to sort through them all.

As he mulled, a commotion on a lower level caught his attention.

“Captain!” a man shouted. “About time you showed your face. What’s going on? I paid for a relaxing cruise, and this is bullshit. I expect a full ref?—”

The voice shut off abruptly, and screams erupted.

Dante stiffened, especially when he heard a woman shrilly cry, “Oh my god, she bit my husband.”

Upon hearing the thuds as someone climbed the stairs, Dante rounded a corner and pressed into the shadows.

He remained hidden as the person reached his level and paused. They continued upward. Heading for Selene.

Quietly, he crept after, catching a brief glimpse of white slacks before they disappeared as they reached the top deck.

As he ascended, he heard a woman say, “There you are. I’ve been looking for you.”

Selene sounded calm as she replied, “Ditto. Took you long enough.”

“I’ve been a tad busy,” the woman stated dryly.

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