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insanity. He wanted to turn his face to the side and nuzzle her.
    She removed the drink from his lips and eased her arm out from under his neck. Hauke missed her touch instantly. He watched her set the cup on a side table and busy herself with the tube attached to his arm.
    “Thank you, Abbie.”
    She blushed but didn’t say anything.
    “Your sire.” He nodded toward the other room. “He is concerned for your safety.”
    “My Sire?” She gifted him with a small smile. “Where do you come from?”
    He ignored her question. “What means Area 51?”
    Hauke felt her emotions shift. She was like an open book with her expressive features and guileless eyes.
    She hesitated. “It’s a place where they… um… I have never actually been there.” She appeared flustered. “Shit. I’m going to get you out of here. “
    The sound of footsteps could be heard coming from somewhere in the back. Abbie quickly put space between her and the bed. The anxiety radiating from her was suffocating.
    “It’s just Henry.”
    The whispered words did little to slow the growl rising in Hauke’s throat. He didn’t trust Abbie’s father.
    Hauke studied the older man as he progressed into the room. He was hiding something, and Hauke wondered how much of it had to do with the prize he had strapped to the bed.
    “One of the samples was compromised. I’m going to need another.” Henry went to a stainless steel side table and opened the drawer. He withdrew several items, laying them on top.
    “What are you doing with that?” The spike in Abbie’s adrenaline wasn’t lost on Hauke.
    “I’m going to sedate– ”
    “Like hell you are.” She practically spat the words.
    Henry barely spared her a glance as he lifted a vial from his coat pocket and set it beside the other items on the table. He tore open something that appeared to have a miniature blade protruding from one end, and plucked up the small glass bottle in his other hand. After holding them both up to the light, he pierced the vial with the sharp point.
    “I won’t let you drug him, Henry. Not gonna happen.”
    Her father raised an eyebrow. “I refuse to go near his mouth unless he is incapacitated. I’m not running the risk of being bitten, and neither are you.”

Chapter Four
     
    Hauke watched as Henry proceeded to withdraw his small weapon from the bottle he held and lay it aside before rummaging through the drawer once more.
    Hauke realized the older man intended to inject him with something foreign that would render him unconscious. He had to agree with Abbie . How had she said that? Oh, yes. Not gonna happen.
    “I’ll get the samples. I’m not afraid of him.” She extended her hand, palm up.
    “Not in a million years. Now stand back.” Henry snapped on some strange-looking hand coverings and began to rip open a package that held a small wooden stick with cotton encircling the tip.
    “What are you giving him and how much?” Her voice grew in volume.
    Henry rattled off the medication’s name. “And just enough to put him out until the crew gets here.”
    Hauke felt a shift in Abbie only seconds before she snatched up the small silver blade on the table and pierced her father’s upper arm.
    “Abbie?” Henry stared at the place she’d impaled him, and then lifted his gaze to his daughter. Hauke could practically taste the man’s confusion and disbelief.
    “Forgive me.” The whispered words seemed torn from her soul. Tears swam in her eyes but didn’t spill over.
    Henry staggered back several feet before dropping to his knees. His eyes rolled up in his head. and he toppled over.
    Aware she’d felled her own father for him, Hauke watched Abbie in disbelief and no small amount of pride. He said the first word that came to mind. “Angel.”
    “I’m no angel. I’m an ass. One that just ruined the relationship with the only family I have left.”
    “Why would you assist me?”
    “You saved me once, long ago. And I repay my debts.”
    It stung Hauke