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Saintcrow hadn’t, he thought. The bloodsucker had looked at him with outright disdain. “Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall,” Rhinehart muttered.

A good reminder for the vampire.

And for himself.

He circled the house, getting the lay of the land, searching for any weakness in the vampire’s wards, and finding none.

But he’d find a weakness, he mused as he headed back to town. He always did.

And in this case, he was certain it was the Ravenwood girl, Rosa.

Chapter Nine

Saintcrow ran his fingers along Kadie’s silken thigh. The musky scent of their lovemaking hung heavy in the air. It still amazed him that she was his, that the love she held for him was stronger than the hatred and fear she had once felt.

“Rylan, what’s troubling you?”

“Nothing now.”

She rolled onto her side, her gaze searching his. “Something’s bothering you. No secrets between us, remember?”

His fingers sifted through the wealth of her hair. “You can’t tell any of the Ravenwoods what I’m about to tell you.”

“I won’t. I promise.”

“Rosa’s in Morgan Creek.”

“Rosa! What on earth is she doing there? I thought she went to Florida.”

“She wanted me to introduce her to some vampires.”

Kadie frowned at him. “What on earth for? I mean, she has four vampires in the family.”

“I know. But they won’t give her the Dark Gift.”

“She wants to be a vampire? Seriously?”

He nodded. “I took her to a couple of goth clubs and introduced her to a friend of mine. He was supposed to scare her away.”

“But?”

“He likes her.” He huffed a sigh. “She likes him.”

“Oh, Rylan. Micah will kill you.”

“He’ll try. But that’s not the worst of it.”

She propped herself up on one elbow. “There’s more?”

“There’s a hunter in town.”

Kadie stared at him. “A hunter? After all this time?”

“Yeah. And not just any hunter. It’s Rhinehart.”

“You’ve never mentioned him before, at least not to me.”

“He’s the best out there.” Seeing the fear in her eyes, he trailed his fingertips down her cheek. “Not to worry, love.”

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