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possessive,
huh?”
    “Just with truemates. If you have any
questions, I can maybe answer them for you, unless you just want to
wait for Alaric.”
    She liked that he was willing to answer
questions. She had some of the intimate variety and more suitable
for Alaric. But she did have some that were innocuous. “Where are
you from?”
    “California. Have you always lived in Belle
Terra?”
    “Yes, my brother and I grew up here.”
    “Your brother, the master vampire?”
    Nodding she said, “He’s been master for three
years. Do you have any other family members?”
    He leaned against the wall. “It’s just us.
Our parents died when Lia was in high school. They were killed in a
car crash.”
    “I’m sorry to hear that.”
    “Your parents?”
    “My parents were killed when my brother was
turned. They didn’t like supernatural creatures, and my dad hunted
down the vampire who turned my brother and killed her. Her kiss
killed them in retaliation, but I was spared because Caleb made me
a non-vampire part of his kiss.”
    “Kiss?”
    “That’s what the group of vampires who hang
out together is called.”
    “I thought it was a coven?”
    “I think that’s witches, but I’ve never asked
one, so you’d have to ask the witches. Vampire groups are kisses.
What are saber groups?”
    “A pride. There used to be other kinds of
sabers – saber-wolves, saber-lions, and even saber-bears – but they
died out ages ago, and it’s just us four. Well, there will be more
eventually as we find our mates. I get the next mate.”
    “How do you know?” she asked.
    “Because it goes in age order. I’ve been
waiting for Alaric to find you so I could have my own dreams.”
    “You’ll have to leave? To find her?”
    “Probably. It depends on what the dreams tell
me.”
    “I hope you find your truemate soon.”
    “Thanks.”
    Alaric, dressed in faded jeans and a tight
T-shirt, grabbed Slade by the back of the neck and shoved him into
the room. He slung a bag over his shoulder and said, “Into the SUV,
sweetheart.”
    Something about the look in his eyes told her
that he was walking a fine edge of keeping his hands off her. “I
need your phone.”
    He looked surprised but handed it to her.
    “I left mine in the limo,” she explained as
she dialed Gretchen’s cell. She wasn’t shocked when her friend
answered on the second ring.
    “So you found your mate, huh?”
    “How did you know it was me and who told
you?” she asked as she followed Alaric out of the RV and to an SUV.
He opened the cargo door of the big, black vehicle and tossed in
his bag. Then he opened the passenger door and pulled the seat
forward and pointed to the third row.
    “Lance and Gabe called me when they got to
the hotel, and this is a private number. The only people who call
my cell are you, my parents, and my alpha, so it was just a good
guess.”
    “You’re so smart. You should ask your boss
for a raise.”
    Snorting, Gretchen said, “Why are you
bothering me when you should be wiggling around on a bed naked with
your new mate?”
    Alaric must have enhanced hearing because he
purred. “I need you to get your butt out of bed and get three
suites for Alaric’s family ready. The rooms should be next to each
other, on the eighth or ninth floor.”
    “Connected suites or the regular VIP
ones?”
    “VIP is fine.” She pulled the phone away and
said to Alaric, “I’m guessing you guys are hungry? I can have room
service send some of their meat-filled platters to each room.”
    He nodded. Pointing to the third-row seat
again, he said, “I’m also hungry for other things. Wrap it up,
sweetheart.”
    She really did like how he called her
sweetheart. Winking, she put the phone against her ear and said,
“Did you get that?”
    “About them being hungry or your mate wanting
to eat you?”
    Her mouth fell open, and for a moment, she
lost the ability to say anything as Gretchen laughed. “You’re
fired.”
    “You can’t live without me.