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believed such beings existed, but a big, tall, fanged one stood in front of her now. “How would he know you would come to me?”
    “He was not sure which of us would show. But he has access to the same database that we do. Every bloodline in Vampire history is recorded.”
    “How does he have access to the names?
    Angel’s expression hardened. “It was taken off one of the elders that the Seeker killed.”
    “My family is in danger. We have to warn them.”
    “Your parents are safe. They are too old to be of importance.”
    “I don’t understand.”
    “They can’t procreate, and their blood is too diluted. The Seeker hoped one of the purebloods would come if he dangled you in front of us. It was his way of saying I am here. Come and get me .”
    She reared back and searched his face. “I have to warn my cousin, Shon.”
    “You can’t leave here until the Seeker is caught.”
    Surely she’d heard him wrong. “I have to return to my job. I worked for years to get that promotion. It wasn’t easy, let me tell you, and I didn’t kiss anyone’s ass to get there.”
    He gripped her shoulders. “There is a good possibility the Seeker is employed with the newspaper company or has someone planted there. It’s not safe.”
    “But you said yourself it’s not me he wants, and he doesn’t know what you look like.”
    “He’s already taken the lives of several women. Just because he hasn’t killed you yet doesn’t mean he won’t. If he grows tired of waiting, he may just do it to lure me out in the open.”
    Ember’s stomach dropped. “How are we going to stop him?”
    “ We aren’t doing anything. You’re going to get some sleep before you end up sick, and I’m going to make some calls.” He gently backed her toward the bed.
    We’ll just see about that . “Are you staying the night?”
    “I’m going to be your shadow until this lunatic is caught.” He pulled back the covers.
    Ember divested herself of the borrowed robe and climbed into Angel’s big bed. “I have to go to the station in the morning to make a statement.”
    His jaw tensed. “Call the detective and tell him you won’t be in until tomorrow evening.”
    “If I do that, he will likely show up at my place again. Or Laura will. Angel, I can’t avoid work.”
    “You have to. Now get some rest while I make some calls.” He kissed her on the forehead after tucking her in, and then left the room.
    She closed her eyes, trying to shut out the images of the innocent women in those photographs. They had lost their lives because of her, to make it appear she was being stalked by a man they’d dubbed the Watcher. The Seeker knew once the media learned of Ember being targeted, it would only be a matter of time before the Vampires descended. And they’d played right into his hands.
    Ember ran her tongue over her teeth, thinking about fangs, blood, and Angel. Her skeptical side wanted to balk at the idea that Vampires existed, but she’d seen the evidence. She’d experienced it firsthand. If someone had told her yesterday that she would be drinking blood fresh from a vein, she would have laughed in that person’s face after gagging first. But she’d not only done it, she’d enjoyed it. Hell, she wanted to do it again. She rolled over onto her side with a jaw-popping yawn. The last thought she had before sleep claimed her was how she was going to keep all this from Laura.
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    Ember stretched while cracking open an eye. The room was still dark, telling her she had longer to sleep. A full bladder coupled with a dry mouth ruined that idea for her. She threw a leg over the side of the bed and sat up. Remembering her nude status, she snagged the robe lying across the nightstand.
    She stood and looked down at Angel sleeping peacefully on his back. He was so beautiful it sent her heart racing. With one last lustful look, she trudged off to the bathroom. The tile floor felt cold to her feet as she hurried to take care of her needs.
    Once her