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across her chest. “None of you wake up crying or needing a diaper change, so it’s easier than the usual babysitting job.”
    Babysitting? Now that was bloody annoying.
    Meanwhile Phineas was snickering. “Yeah, take care of me, hot mama. I need a sponge bath. And some of that baby oil rubbed all over me. I’m feeling a bit chafed, if you know what I mean.”
    Her mouth twitched.
    Did she find Phineas amusing? That irritated him even more. Ian stepped closer to her, gritting his teeth. “We’re no’ babies. We’re seasoned warriors.”
    She affected a big shudder. “Ooh, I’m scared.”
    Did she doubt their prowess? Ian moved closer. “Lass, ye have no idea how fierce we can be.”
    Her smile withered, and a pained look crossed her face. “I know that too well. There’s no need to remind me.”
    “Were ye attacked?” Ian looked at her neck, but couldn’t see any sign of bite marks above the high neck of her black outfit. “Is that how ye found out about us?”
    The stubborn lift of her chin indicated her refusal to divulge more information. But she’d mentioned before that she tended to get pissed whenever vampires attacked her. The sun would be rising soon, and Ian and the other Vamps would fall into their death-sleep. All day long they would lie defenseless and vulnerable. And their guard appeared to hold a grudge against them.
    “Lass, why should I trust you to watch over us?”
    Her brows lifted. “Are you worried about what I might do when you’re totally helpless and at my mercy?”
    He grabbed her by the shoulders. “Are ye threatening us? I could erase yer memory, and shove you out the door right now.”
    “No!” Now she looked panicked. “Please. I—I really need this job. I promised Connor that I would never harm any of you. Ask him. He believes me.”
    Ian released her and stepped back. “I will ask him.”
    She glanced at him nervously. “I need to change into my uniform before my shift starts.”
    Phineas yawned. “Yeah. I’m getting sleepy. Good night, sweetness.” He extended a closed fist toward Toni.
    She responded with a smile and a knuckle pound. “See ya tomorrow, Dr. Phang.”
    Phineas grinned, then sauntered toward the stairs. “Yeah, that’s me. Dr. Phang. Long in the tooth, and long in the wang.” He descended the stairs to the basement, his voice still drifting toward them. “The doctor is in the house. Oh, baby, I’ve got the cure.”
    Ian could feel the pull of death-sleep, too, but as an older Vamp, he was able to resist it better than Phineas.
    “Perhaps we should start over.” He extended a hand. “I’m Ian MacPhie.”
    She gave him a wary look. “Toni Davis.” She gripped his hand, quickly let go, then headed for the stairs.
    He followed her. “I really did think ye were a thief. I doona normally attack women.”
    “Unless you’re hungry.” She started up the stairs.
    “I doona attack for food. We have evolved past that.”
    “Yeah, right.” She continued up the stairs without looking back.
    He climbed the steps after her. “Ye doona believe me?”
    She shrugged. “I’ve seen your kind drink from bottles.”
    “Then ye know we’re different from the Malcontents.”
    Her knuckles whitened as she suddenly gripped the banister hard. Then she released it and ascended more stairs. “I gather your noble nature is somewhat new. Before the invention of synthetic blood, you must have attacked people for food.”
    He gritted his teeth. “I never used violence.”
    She reached the landing and whirled around to glare at him. “Did you use mind control?”
    He flinched. “Ye doona understand.”
    “Oh, I think I do. Mind control made it easy for you to manipulate people.” Her eyes narrowed. “But they were still victims, and you were still violating them.”
    “We were never like the Malcontents. Those bastards are murderers. We never killed for food.”
    “Okay. You weren’t killers. You were just parasites.” She turned to continue up the