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you should be in there with Byron.” Nicola gave her a knowing smile.
    “The walls of this condo were paper thin.”
    Laurie’s face heated up. “Sorry. I know we were supposed to be looking for the book but...” Her voice trailed off in embarrassment.
    Nicola laughed and patted her hand. “No, it’s fine. In fact, I totally saw this coming.” She gave Laurie a gentle push toward the screen door. “Go back to Byron, you need to be with him right now for whatever time that we have left. I’m okay.”
    Laurie searched her friend’s face for any sign of distress but she seemed fine fo r the moment. She nodded, embraced Nicola tightly for a moment, and headed back inside.
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    Nicola  
    A single tear rolled down Nicola’s cheek as she stood by t he railing on the balcony. She was alone now so there was no need to pretend comfort or a happiness that she didn’t feel.
    Alone. That was the problem. Chloe and Laurie had been truly loved in their lives but, outside of the bedroom, she couldn’t think of a single man who had ever really loved her. Seeing the joy on their faces after being reunited with the men from the past twisted up her heart and made her feel
    ugly and almost dirty. A sob rose from deep inside of her.
    “Poor Nicola. So much love surrounding you but none for you.”
    She turned abruptly to see Alexander standing a few feet away from her in the shadows. He came forward into the moonlight and she could clearly make out the smirk on his face, his dark hair gleaming.  She backed away from him, hitting the railing. “Go away,” she said in a firm voice that belied the overwhelming fear she felt. Damn it, why couldn’t her legs stop
    trembling? “It’s not sunrise yet.”
    Alexander got right in her face, smiling. He trailed idle fingers across her forehead. “The Book of Secrets is as good as in my possession. I don’t need you to locate it for me anymore. No, what I need from you now is something else entirely.” He pinned her back against the railing
    with his body, sniffing her hair. “You smell wonderful.”
    Nicola pushed at him, failing to put distance between them. The feel of him was swiftly becoming arousing and she hated herself for it. She couldn’t shake her attraction to him as awful and terrifying as he was. “Let me go.”
    “Let yourself go, Nicola,” he said softly. “Give into me an d I’ll show you how sex should be had. Tears for something so unnecessary as love? Really? You’re a grown woman, not some stupid adolescent spouting nonsense about devotion and fidelity. You know better than to trust
    love. In that way, we are so similar.”
    Alexander had begun to stroke her lower back, speaking directly into her ear. God, she wanted him badly. When he finally touched his soft lips to her ear, she lost the battle. She grabbed his head with both hands and kissed him deeply. His tongue parted her lips, playing with
    her tongue.
    His hand slid up her thigh, caressing the soft skin gently. He continued kissing her intensely as he impatiently moved her panties aside and slipped his fingers into her heat. Nicola moaned loudly, holding onto his shoulders for support. Yes, damn it, she thought, this is how sex should feel. She had never experienced anything in her life like the maelstrom she was caught up in.
    Alexander lowered the straps of her dress and pushe d it down around her waist. He unhooked her bra and began kissing and nibbling on her breasts, still stroking between her legs. He broke the kiss and smiled down at her face, noting her eyes narrowed in passion and her shallow breathing.
    Nicola felt the change after a moment. Her legs began to t remble again and she felt hot, burning all over. A bright light suddenly exploded from her being and her head throbbed in pain. No, she panicked. He was feeding off her like the worst kind of vampire and she was powerless to stop him.
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    “He’s here,” Seth said as soon as he and Chloe stepped into the short hallway.