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nodded in approval. Just as Angel began walking across the room Ciara got to her feet still holding the pitcher of drink.
    “Wait.” Ciara staggered toward her. “You haven’t had one of Blade’s special cocktails yet. Let me get you started.”
    Angel feigned a smile while reaching for the glass filled with pink liquid offered to her. Suddenly Ciara tripped, then lurched forward, sending the entire carafe of liquid splashing straight over Angel’s chest.
    “Oh, shit! I’m so sorry.” Her apology sounded anything but sincere. “I’ve ruined your clothes. Quick, if we get them into the wash right away the stains will come out.”
    Raising her hand in protest, she bit her lip to control her fury over this woman’s blatant disrespect. Having known her for less than a full day, she couldn’t completely discern Ciara’s character. But so far it wasn’t good and she’d been picking up negative vibes from the feisty redhead since they met.
    “No, thank you. I’d rather clean them myself.” She pushed Ciara’s hands away as she made a feeble attempt to dab the clothes with a towel retrieved from the kitchen.
    “Looks like we’ll call it an early night.” Savaant wrapped a protective arm around her shoulders. “We should get these clothes cleaned before that bloody-awful shade of pink sets in. I have an automatic dry-cleaning unit at my place.”
    “Ooo, no wonder you always look so dashing,” Angel remarked.
    Sage couldn’t hide her disappointment over their premature departure as she walked them to the door.
    “Sorry your first night turned out so bad,” she said, placing a kind hand on Angel’s arm. “Ciara can be a nasty wench. I don’t know why Reece puts up with her.”
    “No worries. I’ve met plenty like her in the past.” She smiled, then graciously gave Sage a cordial hug. “Goodnight.”
    “Have a good night, you two. See you tomorrow.” Sage waved as they walked away.

Chapter Four
    “Blade is getting more aggressive,” Angel told Savaant as they sat on his bed after bathing, waiting for her clothes to go through the dry clean cycle. He had nothing more than a towel covering his groin while she wore a light robe loosely secured at the waist. Her gaze lingered on his sexy abs before drifting upward to meet his loving eyes.
    He nodded while leaning over to light candles placed around the bed. “He has his thoughts guarded from me. Ever since he realized I could steal into his mind, the only time I’m able to do so is when he’s intoxicated. Blade has been very careful not to indulge in heavy partying since I found you.”
    “I was able to get inside his head tonight. He doesn’t know I have received power from you.”
    “That’s a secret we’ll keep. Tell me what you know, love.”
    She rested her head against his shoulder and sighed. “His aura is very dark. This telepathy thing is new to me and still a bit murky at times. But Blade definitely wants to take my blood. Not just for pleasure. He is obsessed with stealing your power and reigning as alpha male.”
    “I kind of figured that.”
    “No, you don’t understand. Blade wants you out of the way…completely. His realm of thinking is sinister…scary. Does he have a vendetta with you? I was picking up deep-seated anger from him.”
    Savaant considered her words for a moment, then spoke. “Perhaps, but I figured he was over that by now, especially since he has Sage and several other women on his string. Blade had a thing for Paula, but she shut him down cold. I dated her for a long time before we married just to be sure there wasn’t anything going on between the two of them. Once I married Paula, Blade hooked up with Sage.”
    “I think Ciara deliberately dumped that drink on me. And she definitely has the hots for you.”
    “You think?” He sounded mildly surprised. “I’ve always known she’s a bit loose, but she’s never made a move on me.”
    “How is it that the men are always unaware of another woman