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house. At the time, she’d been in a daze, but memories of the buxom beauty flashed before her eyes; Kade trying to get Sydney to bite her. Unable to accept that she’d been turned, Sydney had refused. Her heart raced as she recalled the meeting. Unwilling to cause a scene, Sydney felt helpless to move as the donor cornered her.
    “Can I help you?” The natural phrase of a police officer rolled off her tongue. She’d always trusted her instincts as a human, but as a vampire, all her senses were amplified exponentially. Confusion swept her mind.
    “You know me, right?” the woman asked, her hands on her hips.
    “You were at our home,” Sydney responded. Her eyes darted to Kade who was deep in conversation with the bartender. He’d sensed her, she was sure of it.
    “Yeah, that’s right. I’m Gemma.” She twirled a strand of her hair and gave Sydney a wide grin. “I didn’t think you’d remember. You were kind of out of it.”
    “Yeah, I was sick.”
    “So, um, I don’t mean to be so forward but you aren’t married yet. And I noticed that Kade seems really unhappy. He used to be so…”
    “My mate’s feelings are none of your concern,” Sydney said flatly. “Wait. What do you mean by ‘he used to be’…used to be what?”
    “Oh,” she exclaimed innocently. “He didn’t tell you? That’s just like a man, isn’t it? What I meant was that he used to feed from me. You know…before he met you. It’s not the first time I’ve been to his house.”
    “What did you say?” Sydney felt her pulse race as her anger spiked.
    “Before you met him, he fed from me. That’s why he brought me to you. We know each other.”
    “He’s a vampire. Of course he had to eat.” Sydney’s eyes narrowed on the blonde’s fingers as she toyed with the ribbons on her pink corset. Her tight black pencil skirt accentuated her ample curves. It was at that moment Sydney wondered how far Kade had gone with the human who clearly sought to provoke her.
    “We kind of had a thing. I just thought with you being turned and all…I wasn’t sure if you and he were still seeing each other.” Gemma shifted on her feet and glanced over to Kade. She cupped her breasts, as if she were serving them up on a plate. “The last time I was at his house…”
    “Our house.” The rage within Sydney bubbled to the surface. This woman was an enemy, threatening her relationship with Kade. When she’d been human, she might have restrained her response. But now, her primal instinct was to protect, kill if necessary.
    “I’m just sayin’, it’s not like you can feed him anymore. From what I heard, you can barely feed yourself.” She laughed. “Honestly, if you can’t take care of yourself, you should let him go. I really think you should…”
    How does this insignificant twit know that I can’t eat? Did Kade tell her? Does he really only want to be with a human, someone who can cater to all his needs? Doubt swirled within Sydney and as if a switch had flicked inside her, she lost control. Seizing Gemma by the neck, she slammed her face first into the wall. Instead of releasing her, Sydney held her tightly in place, coming up behind her. With her breasts tight against the woman’s back, she yanked the hair out of the way, exposing the tight cords of her neck.
    “Don’t fucking move, bitch,” Sydney hissed. Her fangs descended, rage filtering throughout her mind.
    “I didn’t mean to…” Gemma began.
    “Shut the fuck up. You want me to feed, huh?”
    “But he’s not your…”
    “Tell you what; you can have him when you pry him out of my cold dead hands.” Sydney, poised to strike, caught Kade’s gaze as she continued. “And about that feeding. How about I take you for a test drive?”
    As Kade’s hands landed on her shoulders, Sydney sank her fangs into Gemma’s shoulder, slicing through her muscles. Before she had a chance to suck her blood, Kade extracted her off the human.
    “No,” Sydney yelled, aware that