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buddy.”
    Moses felt his stomach drop. Didn’t it figure? The best sex of his life had nearly killed him.
    Melanie shook her head. Half of what they’d said flew right over her head. But there was one thing she knew for certain. “I wouldn’t have hurt him,” she said in a small voice, more to herself than the men in the room.
    “Not intentionally,” Viper said. “But you weren’t exactly yourself in there, were you?”
    “I knew I was different. I knew I had to hold back.” She looked to Moses, wishing she could touch him. “I swear, I wouldn’t have hurt you. The whole time I kept telling myself I couldn’t leave you weak.”
    Moses’s gaze dragged from her to Viper. “These husks she leaves, do the guys ever recover?”
    “Some.” Viper hesitated. “Depends on how far she takes it. Apparently, she’s been feeding on vamps.” His mouth twisted into a small smile. “Which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. The few she’s left alive have been talking about her. They need a day’s rest to recoup, but then, they’re not human. With a man, it’s dicier. You’d better leave her with me.”
    “No!” Again, Melanie and Moses answered in unison.
    Viper grunted. “You know I’m right. I leave you two alone, she could kill you, Moses.”
    “How’d you stop her in there?” Moses asked, waving toward the bedroom. “How’d you force her to transform back?”
    Viper lifted a hand and touched the red stone hanging from the chain around her neck. “Her necklace. The stone’s carnelian. It keeps her leashed.” Viper speared her with a glance. “Why do you wear it if you don’t know what it’s for?”
    Melanie shrugged, and the sheet slipped, baring the top of her breast. Even though her nudity was the least of her problems, she tugged it over her shoulder again. “It’s pretty. I just inherited it. From my aunt.”
    “How old are you?”
    “Twenty-five.” Her breath hitched in her throat.
    “Have a recent birthday?”
    She blinked. “Two weeks ago. It’s when the package from my aunt arrived…” Her eyes widened. “Do you mean she knew?”
    “It’s born in you, sweetheart. Something passed down. Your aunt sent you the amulet to protect you from yourself.”
    Moses strode closer and eased his butt onto the back of the couch to glance down at them both. “Why are Zachary’s people interested in her?”
    Viper sighed. “Think about it. When she’s in her true form, she can wink in and out. She can enter any dude’s bedroom and suck his energy dry. A helluva weapon.”
    A weapon? Melanie’s mind and body grew still. She’d been so shocked over what had happened with Moses, and what she’d just learned about herself, that she hadn’t considered any repercussions. Who the hell was Zachary? More importantly, what was he?
    But the conversation was moving forward at a fast clip. She pushed aside the questions to make sure she didn’t miss a thing.
    Moses’s eyes narrowed. “That’s why you want to keep her? To use her?”
    Viper’s features hardened. “Navarro says we need every advantage to fight this war.”
    In a flash, Moses was on his feet. “He knows about her?”
    “I called him after I interrogated Zachary’s man. Navarro’s been around long enough he’s seen this before. She’s rare.”
    “Is she immortal?”
    Melanie cleared her throat, tired of being talked about like she wasn’t in the room. “My aunt died. Unexpectedly. Obviously not. What the hell are we saying? This isn’t real. I’m still dreaming.”
    “This is real as it gets, sweetheart,” Viper said, regret in his eyes. “I need you to get dressed. I’m taking you with me.”
    “Dammit, Viper,” Moses said, his voice thickening. “She’s an innocent.”
    “Not after tonight, she’s not. She knows now. What she does from here on out will determine whether she’s part of the solution or another problem we have to resolve.”
    Moses blanched as though struck.
    Melanie shivered and pulled the