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Zahra wasn’t going to lie to him but didn’t want him to be afraid. “He wants me to go through the mating ceremony with him and is trying to make me love him.”

“You can’t love him. You love Dad.”

Sebastian grinned. “You have a smart boy.”

Groaning and rolling her eyes, Zahra replied, “Sometimes too smart for my own good.”

It only took an hour to get everything installed. Sebastian showed her and Jace how to use the system and what the codes were. He also gave her his direct line. Callie did the same.

Callie smiled at her. “I’m a dragon shifter, so I can be here even faster than Sebastian or any of the other people. Just call me. I’ll be here. Your wolf shifter won’t stand a chance against me.”

“Thank you. Would one of you guys take the flowers to the hospital or nursing home? I hate for them to be wasted. It’s not the flowers’ fault that they were sent by someone with ugly intentions. They should be put to good use.”

“That’s very thoughtful,” Sebastian said. “I’ll drop them off on my way home.”

After they left, Zahra set the alarm. She went around the house again, making sure that all of the windows and doors were locked, even though she knew Sebastian had just done that.

Jace was no fool. He knew that something wasn’t right, and he was afraid. His eyes were huge and all of the blood had drained from his face.

“Mom, is he going to come here and hurt us or force us to go back to St. Theresa?”

“No, Baby. Sebastian and Callie put in a security system that will go off if anyone tries to get into the house. You heard Callie. She’s a dragon shifter and will be here lickety-split. She would turn anyone trying to hurt us into crispy critters. Sebastian, Uncle Zac, and Uncle Conner will watch over us, too.”

“What about Daddy?”

“He doesn’t know about this yet. I don’t want him to worry. Grandpa and Grandma don’t, either.”

“You don’t want me to tell them.”

“I wish you wouldn’t.”

Jace sighed heavily. “Okay. I can keep a secret. I think Daddy should know. He’ll help protect us.”

“I’ll tell him soon,” she said. “Now, let’s get you to bed.”

He finally relaxed enough that he was able to sleep after she reassured him several times that they would be fine.

As she lay in bed, staring at the ceiling, she just wished she believed that.

8

Josiah

Zac called a meeting early the next morning. He stood in front of the usual crew. “We’ve had another vampire attack. It happened sometime last night. This time it was a clanless deer shifter. Everyone knew Eleanor and loved her. She was a very kind and gentle woman.

“The sheriff reported that she had been completely drained of blood. She had multiple bite marks on her neck,” Zac said. “That is a clear indication that it is a nest of vampires responsible for these attacks.”

“Great. That will make them harder to catch and kill,” Conner said.

“I’ll have some of my people scouring the forest and abandoned areas in search of any sign of them,” Lucious said.

“We’re beefing up patrols as well,” Matthias said. “Between our three groups, we should be able to find them sooner rather than later.”

Josiah rubbed his chin. “Do you think that the vamps knew she was a shifter and targeted her because of that because it would be extra sport or if it was a matter of convenience?”

“It was probably a matter of convenience, although they might have considered it a bonus to have caught a shifter. She was found in her human form in a park where people generally like to walk, even at night.”

Matthias groaned. “When are people going to learn not to walk around in the park or on the mountain alone, especially after dark? Angel’s Creek is generally safe from ordinary crime, especially compared to other places, but it can and does happen.”

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