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on the sleeves of his impressive business jacket and narrowed his green eyes at the other man.
    A woman peeled herself out of the shadows, her hands raised. She was tall, blonde, and gorgeous. Her tight, red dress left very little to the imagination. Her high-heeled shoes made Paige’s feet hurt just looking at them. “It’s okay. I’ve already called the cops. You can—” Her ruby red lips curled in a smile as she flicked one well-manicured finger. “—leave. There is nothing to see here.”
    “I am the cops.”
    The furry man faced her. The “fur” was only along his jaw and hands. His ears were longer than a human’s, like an elf-dog. His eyes glowed yellow, and he had more than fangs. He had a full set of sharp teeth.
    How were the cops supposed to handle something like that?
    “Rosy, Rosy, Rosy,” a familiar voice said behind her.
    Paige blinked, her mind scrambling to figure out a lie to tell her partner. She didn’t even know what she was lying about.
    Whoa! What? Tony? What was he doing here?
    “What have I told you? Keep your dog on a shorter leash.”
    Tony entered round circle of light from the overhead parking lot lamp.
    His words registered and the mind-scrambling stopped. She raised her chin, a frown furrowing her brows. “Tony.”
    He froze, his eyes wide. “Paige.”
    The hairy man stood, his face morphing into human. “That’s your partner, right?”
    How’d he do that? She knew better than to ask that question. She turned to Fang Man instead. “What happened out here?”
    He straightened his shoulders, his expression smug. “We were just having a friendly argument.”
    “Then, why did Rosy feel the need to call the cops?”
    “She didn’t call the cops. She called me.” Tony stepped toward Paige, his hands raised. “Care to put the gun away?”
    “When you explain to me what’s going on here.”
    Tony slid his dark gaze to Rosy. “Take your dog somewhere outside the city limits. I don’t want to see him anymore.”
    The woman sighed. “It’s hard to break them in out there, Tee. You know that.”
    “Not here, Rose. All right?”
    “Fine. Fine. Fine. Come on, Pete.” Rosy’s high-heeled steps disappeared around the truck.
    Tony turned to Fang Man. “And you?”
    “Just teaching the pup a lesson.”
    “In public.”
    “It wasn’t public until your partner showed up.”
    Tony dropped his chin and sighed, his lips flat.
    Fang Man straightened his jacket. “Fine. We need to get you a new job.”
    Once everyone had left in their vehicles, Tony turned back to her.
    By that time, she’d re-holstered her weapon.
    Dexx came to stand at her back, quiet but ready.
    “Okay.” Paige crossed her arms over her chest. “Tell me what just happened.”
    Tony narrowed his eyes and mimicked her position. “You read me into what happened in Louisiana, and I’ll read you into what’s going on here.”
    She already had a hunch. Vampires and werewolves were real.
    But having her partner in on this part of her life?
    Actually might be very helpful.
    Fine. He wanted read in. No problem. “I’m a demon summoner and a witch. In Louisiana, a demon kidnapped me, cast a spell in my bones, and now I house a living door to Hell inside me. It pulls any demon within twenty feet to me and they possess me.”
    “Fifty feet,” Dexx offered.
    Tony turned to him. “What?”
    “Any demon within fifty feet possesses her.”
    “Well, that certainly makes the current case difficult.” Tony raised a bewildered brow. “Doesn’t it?”
    “Yeah.” That was an understatement at best. “Now, you.”
    He gestured his concession. “I’m a vampire.”

T ony refused to give her any more information there in the parking lot. He’d sent Paige and Dexx home with nothing more than, “I’m a vampire,” and, “We’ll discuss this in the morning.”
    The drive home had been filled with stunned silence. The “stun” didn’t wear off until Paige was in her jammies and had her toothbrush shoved in