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the length. Add in the spiked heeled boots and she looked like she would fit right in with the S & M crowd.
    “Hello, can I help you with something?”
    For the first time in her life Cora knew she was looking into the face of pure evil. The woman’s calculating smile sent shivers down Cora’s spine especially since it didn’t touch the vampire’s cold eyes.
    “I would like to throw an engagement party.”
    “Oh?” As far as Cora knew her cousin was the first vamp to marry and this woman didn’t look like someone Melinda would befriend.
    “Well, it is more of a mating party than a true engagement. Vampires don’t get married, after all.” She finished in a mocking voice. Cora resisted the urge to punch her. First, because the vampire was a potential client, and second, because she could probably bench-press Cora before chucking her body out the back window.
    “That’s very kind of you to want to throw a party for the happy couple.” If this woman had a single kind bone Cora would eat her laptop, hard shell case and all.
    “That’s me. I love to do things for others.” She gave a laugh that almost froze the blood in Cora’s veins.
    “When did you want to throw this bash?” Carefully keeping her mind blank, she pulled up her calendar.
    “Oh, I think his highness will make a move very soon. Maybe even tonight.” In the brief second Cora looked down at her keyboard the vampire went from across the room to right behind her.
    Sharp fingernails dug into Cora’s flesh as the vampire grabbed her by the neck. “You don’t need to check your calendar, pretty Cora, because I can guarantee you won’t be available.”
    Cora whimpered as the vampire lifted her with one hand, her feet clearing the floor.
    I’m going to die.
    Thoughts of her imminent death flashed through Cora’s mind. As she clawed at the hand holding her aloft, the small cylinder bit into her palm. Bless Becka .
    Barely holding onto consciousness she blindly sprayed the liquid garlic at the vampire.
    The vampire screamed, tossing Cora to the floor. “Bitch!”
    Cora scrambled backwards as the vampire wiped the spray from her eyes.
    “You’re going to die for that.”
    She’d been pretty certain she was going to die before. Exactly why , was the detail she was unclear about.
    “You’ll never be queen. I’ll kill you before then.”
    “Queen?” Cora croaked. That was as much as she could get out through her bruised throat.
    “I warned you to leave her alone,” a male voice spoke behind her. Spinning with her spray clutched tightly, Cora turned to see Basil in her doorway.
    “She tried to strangle me,” she whispered, still unnerved by the events of the evening. Shaking, she wrapped her arms around herself.
    “You bitch, you hurt my cousin.”
    Cora looked up in time to see Melinda rush into the room and impale the strange woman with a sword.
    “Melinda!”
    “Shh, cuz. We’ll talk later. Bitch woman has to die first.”
    Screaming, Cora’s attacker fell to the ground.
    As Melinda moved in for the kill, the strange vampire grabbed her ankle and flipped her off her feet.
    Cora cried out as she saw her cousin fall. The female vampire jumped out the window and, before anyone could move, vanished out of sight.
    “Melinda!” She rushed to her cousin’s side only to see her sit up and shake her head.
    “I’m fine, just a little dazed. Sorry I didn’t get to kill her though.” Melinda gave her a wry smile. “I never did like Deva.”
    “Is that her name?”
    “You didn’t know?”
    Cora shrugged. “She didn’t introduce herself before she tried to kill me.”
    She started to shake all over again.
    Melinda wrapped an arm around her, a soothing contact she needed after her harrowing night. “Come on, cuz. You come stay with me. I’ll help you with the nightmares and protect you if anyone else tries to take you out.”
    “That’s a good idea. Melinda, I officially name you protector of the crown,” Basil said in a solemn,