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business.”
    Jillian's gaze darkened. “Why is there a human among us? And why is she running around in here?”
    “Yet again ... it's none of your business.”
    He tried to remain calm, but Jillian always managed to push his buttons. He wished he could get rid of her, but that meant throwing her out on the streets. He wasn't a cold and heartless monster, didn't matter what the humans thought. Luckily, this building was big enough for the both of them. He and Jillian had been friends for many years. They had both been young vampires when they had met. They had sought the comfort and knowledge from each other when everything had still been new and unfamiliar. They had even been lovers for many years. But somewhere along the way, they had grown apart. Jillian just refused to see it.
    “Then make it my business,” she demanded. “I want to know why she is here.”
    Jaromir tried to control himself. Jillian was getting on his nerves. It wasn't the first time, but this time she stood in the way between him and Megan, and that was a huge mistake. If Jillian tried anything, Jaromir knew that he would do everything to defend Megan. She was his prey, and no one else's. Only he had the right to her, and if Jillian didn't back off soon he would show her that.
    “She's here to save her sister,” he said. “She and I came to an agreement and that's all I'm telling you. Now you better leave before I make you.”
    “You wouldn't dare,” she hissed.
    Jaromir showed his fangs and took a threatening step closer to her. “Try me.”
    Silence rose between the m and they stared at each other for a long time. Jaromir knew that he would attack if Jillian made the wrong move, and he saw that Jillian understood that. Her determination slowly withered and sadness graced her facial features.
    “What happened to you?” she sobbed. “We used to be so close, and now you just push me away like I mean nothing to you anymore. Have you forgotten all the fun we used to have? Are you throwing all that away? Just like that, and for what? A human woman can never replace me!”
    Jaromir blinked. He hadn't expected that. “I never said anything about replacing anybody. She's here for this one night only, and after that I will never see her again.”
    “Oh really?” She placed her hands on her hips. “That's not what it looked like to me downstairs. You defended her as if you two were mated. You have never attacked Ryan before. Why now all of a sudden? You knew that he would never hurt the human. It's not something he does, and yet you attacked as if you thought he would kill her. And don't tell me I'm lying because I saw everything!”
    Jaromir gaped and looked at her with huge eyes. Jillian's words hit him in the chest, and realization followed. Something about what she said rang true in his heart. He had seen Megan as his from the start, but only because she had agreed to be his prey. There couldn't be another reason. Right?
    And yet when he turned his head and looked at the door that led into the room where Megan was hiding , he know he was wrong. He had seen his equal within her from the first moment she had walked inside his office. Her bravery had made him look at her with different eyes.
    He knew that love functioned differently with vampires. For humans a love relationship often developed over time. For a vampire on the other hand, things went a lot faster. Most vampires remained single for hundreds of years until that right one came along. That didn't mean they didn't enjoy themselves, they just refused to involve themselves in serious relationships.
    He and Jillian had had fun many times, but it hadn't been more than that for neither of them. For him, it was over a long time ago. Jillian still wanted more even if she didn't love him, but he wasn't able to give her more. His heart had begun beating for a little human called Megan, and if things went down this path, he knew exactly where he would end up. He would fall in love, and for the