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tell you much of why Nikita is here, save that Liam invited him.”
    Samantha’s brows drew together. “Did Liam say why?”
    “Not really. He just said that he had a feeling we would need him around.”
    All the food from breakfast suddenly felt heavy in her gut. “Do we need to uproot? Have we been found again?”
    Leisha shrugged. “If they had, you can bet they’d have attacked by now.”
    A mixture of uncertain emotions tightened around her heart. “Maybe we should move anyway. You know, just to be safe.”
    “That occurred to me,” Leisha said. “But I think we need to move with caution. I wonder if a sudden upheaval would bring unwanted attention to us.”
    Samantha chewed on her lower lip. “So what are you saying?”
    Huffing out a breath, Leisha leaned back against the mulberry colored wall. “I guess I’m saying that I’m still considering our options.”
    Accepting that things would probably be changing in the near future, Samantha decided to follow Leisha’s example and try to play it cool until it was time to go. She forced down the anxiety building inside her and focused on her friend’s tranquil movements as Leisha continued her morning exercise.
    When the vampire was finished with her tai chi, they walked into the living room so that there would be more space. It was large enough to take up the majority of the main floor with minimal furnishings. They rolled up the Oriental rug, and Leisha leaned it against the wall where it would be out of the way.
    “There’s not much else to teach you,” Leisha stated as they went through their warm up. “So now comes the time for practice. Today let’s spar and see how you do.”
    Samantha nodded and moved into her fighting stance, waiting for Leisha to make the first move. Leisha yelled a warrior’s cry as she attacked. Samantha had finally learned not to let the fierce screaming intimidate her. She held her position until the vampire was almost on her, then she blocked the blow and lunged aside, narrowly avoiding Leisha’s follow-up kick.
    Her friend nodded approval before attacking again. This time, the vampire hit Samantha’s temple, but she went with the motion and spun, bringing her leg up into a hook kick, aiming for the back of her opponent’s head. Leisha pulled to the side before Samantha could make contact. As she brought her foot back down, Samantha ducked into a squat and did an upper-cut punch into Leisha’s gut, this time hitting her target. Leisha huffed out what sounded like a painful rush of air. Samantha blinked in surprise. It felt as if she’d just had a vitamin B shot. What did Liam put in my breakfast?
    “Good,” Leisha smiled as she rubbed her stomach. “It feels like your punches are getting stronger. Why don’t you attack me now?”
    Time went by in a blur as they continued. Salty sweat permeated the air making the room feel stuffy. Samantha laid into Leisha a few times, but she knew that the vampire was slowing her responses to let Samantha accomplish this. The only sounds to be heard was Samantha’s labored breathing and the slap of fist against flesh when one of them hit their target. Leisha’s upper lip blossomed in red sweat.
    At one point, Samantha knocked Leisha onto her back and jumped so she could bring her heel down into Leisha’s head. Just as she was bringing her foot down, Samantha saw Nik watching from the corner of her eye. Her focus snapped to him and she didn’t notice that Leisha had dodged until Samantha’s foot came crashing into the hardwood floor.
    Pain shot up into her hip and Samantha’s face flamed to think Nik saw her clumsiness. Pressing her lips to keep from gasping at the pulsing ache, Samantha did her best not to limp as she walked over and grabbed her towel to wipe off the sweat from the back of her neck.
    Leisha joined her. The vampire always used paper towels to wipe off her sweat, since it was bloody. The red smears quickly absorbed into the paper, getting larger with each pat