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stomach rumbled and my feet involuntarily moved to the table.

Chapter 10

Phoenix
    He waited until he heard the bathroom door click shut before turning to Jaxon.
    “I think you need to leave.”
    Jaxon‘s eyes widened. “But why? Mena needs me here—”
    “She does not need you now, nor will she need you in the future. She is the queen of a werewolf pack, Jaxon—”
    “You can make her hybrid and rule over—”
    “Do not interrupt me again!” Phoenix thundered, and Jaxon fell to one knee and bowed his head.
    “My apologies, Master, but I think—”
    “You think,” Phoenix spat. “Your thinking is going to get you killed! I will share my throne with no one,” he finished quietly.
    Jaxon waited a moment to make sure he wouldn‘t make the mistake of disrupting Phoenix again. “Why would you have to share your throne with anyone? You will own her and rule over the werewolves as well as the vampires.”
    Phoenix nodded. “That may be true, but there is one tiny detail you are forgetting.”
    Jaxon‘s eyes closed as he exhaled. “The bond.”
    “Yes. The bond. I refuse to make myself vulnerable—”
    Jaxon‘s head shot up. “I can do it. Surely I‘ve lived long enough—” His words were suddenly cut off as Phoenix‘s fist connected with his jaw. The punch knocked him back ten yards into the wall. A few shards of stone fell as Jaxon‘s body crumpled to the floor.
    “Even if you were strong enough to make her hybrid, do you think I would actually let you live and become my equal as pack leader over werewolves? She is a werewolf. You are a vampire. Enemies, Jaxon. Immortal enemies. The two are not meant to bond. She‘s better off dead, but, if she cooperates, I will let her own pack do it and save me the trouble. Like you said: it‘s entirely your fault she was bitten, right? We‘ll just let them fight over who will be their next leader.”
    Jaxon swallowed hard, and Phoenix could tell he was still trying to figure out a way the two of them could be together.
    “You will not be with her. I forbid it. Now, leave my quarters while I talk with her. I don‘t want your interference if she disagrees with me.”
    Jaxon got to his feet and wiped the stone dust from his clothing. “And if she disagrees with you, what will you do?”
    Phoenix contemplated his options, but quickly came to only one. “Kill her.”

Mena
    Like Phoenix‘s living chambers, his bathroom was exquisite. Everything was top notch fixtures and furnishings that had to have been shipped to him from overseas. The style was unique to say the least. I wondered if he had decorated everything himself or if his wife had done it.
    I couldn‘t imagine what a man like him would do for a living, and then it occurred to me that he might actually be a model. I hadn‘t ever seen him before, but that wasn‘t saying much; I rarely had time to look at magazines or keep up with Runway . I gasped and then giggled as the thought of him being a porn star came to mind. I shook my head at the ridiculous thought; he seemed to have more respect for that beautiful body of his than to do something like that. I honestly couldn‘t imagine him working for anyone but himself. The whole taking orders from anyone didn‘t suit him. What if he was a hit man? I wondered. But what would a hit man know about werewolves? And Jaxon was so strong and fast, but nobody would be able to tell it by simply looking at him. Were they even human?
    Besides the strength and speed, Jaxon looked like a fairly normal guy, but Phoenix… A sigh escaped my lips as I remembered the image of him standing in front of me with those ice cold eyes. Phoenix was anything but normal, I concluded.
    I quickly towel-dried my hair, then unzipped the duffle bag Lea had packed for me. My jaw dropped. No! I gasped in horror. This had to be a mistake. I reached in and pulled out the black leather pants, holding them at arm‘s length so I could get a good mental picture of what a disaster the rest of