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pepper, black coffee and dark chocolate. They made her hungry. She couldn’t stop the primal thrill of excitement that shivered through her.
    But the call of male to female was normal and natural, and Sid was able to acknowledge it without letting a rush of lust go to her head. She smiled at her sister-in-law when they reached the waiting males in the courtyard, and Eden grinned back.
    â€œI might be bonding with my own gorgeous vampire,” Eden whispered to her, “but I can enjoy the window shopping.”
    â€œIt’s too bad Laurent isn’t here to defend his mating rights when the boys start hitting on you.”
    Eden’s grin widened. “I’m not sure what’s more fun: watching Laurent get jealous, or the way he stands back and smiles and lets me defend my own honor when the Clan boys gather. I’m not sure if that’s because he accepts me as an equal, or because he’s as lazy as he claims to be,” she added.
    â€œI think it’s a bit of both,” Antonia said. “Eden, come with me, there’s someone I want you to meet. Sidonie, mingle.”
    â€œAw, Mom,” Sid complained at being left alone.
    Eden gave her a sympathetic look, but dutifully accompanied the woman holding her baby.
    â€œMotherhood makes us weak,” Sid grumbled as she faced the crowd. Oh, well, it was best to get the social obligations over with so she could get back to hunting for their missing associate.
    As she stepped onto the tiled courtyard, she glanced at the sky. Instead of seeing the beauty of the moon, she was gratefully aware that it was several nights away from being full. They had some time before Cathy was helplessly trapped in her lycanthropic form, but not much. They had to find her before then, because if she killed or bit a human as a werewolf, according to werefolk law she’d have to be executed.
    To Sid this was brutally unfair. What was even worse was that the person who had to carry out the sentence was someone who cared for Cathy very much. Sid knew that if she lived the circumscribed life of a proper vampire female, this wouldn’t be any of her business.
    But she couldn’t live like that, all cosseted and safe. It wasn’t that the Clan women didn’t have incredible power—personal, spiritual, sexual, financial—a Matri’s word was law among her Clan, and only the Matri could override the decisions of the Mother of a House. But these powerful women weren’t involved in the greater world outside their own domains.
    Boring.
    But this wasn’t the time or place to proclaim her feelings. She took a deep breath, forced a smile, and walked through the crowd of males in the courtyard to stand next to the bubbling fountain in the center. There she turned and waited to be adored.
    A pair of handsome Primes showed up before she finished moving.
    â€œMortals think they invented speed dating, but they’re wrong,” a richly amused male voice said behind her. “You boys move along,” he went on. “The lady is here to meet me.”
    When the Primes smiled sheepishly and moved away, Sid knew the Prime behind her could be no one but the legendary David Berus.

Chapter Seven
    T he civilized rules of vampire society required that he be here, and Jason was scrupulous about obeying the rules since his youthful run-in with the law. He approached the mansion carrying a bottle of wine and two dozen bloodred roses, George and Gracie pacing at his side. He buried his own impatience and mentally soothed the wolves, even though he shared their restlessness. It was important to get the formalities over with, even if he was anxious to be somewhere else, with someone else.
    As he expected, the door opened before he could ring the bell. He hadn’t expected it to be opened by Lady Juanita herself, who wore the necklace of the Wolf Clan Matri.
    She smiled, her eyes glinting in amusement. “Who might you be, night