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just learn to harness your gifts. You must practice your skills in order to succeed with them.” Uncertainty swept into his mind again. How did he convince the woman she needed to start using her power if she denied she even had them?
    “And you wouldn’t need to kidnap people if you would just learn to stand up to your family and tell them you don’t want to hunt vampires or various sundry other beings.” She shot a victorious glance at him. “It’s true, isn’t it? You don’t like what you do for a living, but you’re afraid to tell anybody.”
    Edwin swor e his sigh came from his toes. “No, I do not enjoy it. It is a means to an end. At this point in my life I cannot undo what has been put into place by Fate.”
    “Why do it if you don’t enjoy the job?” A yawn stretched over her face. “You look like a guy who knows what he wants. You’re in command of yourself, you’re self-assured, and you’re stubborn.” A faint blush stained her cheeks. And don’t forget sexy.
    His lips curled with a smile. He heard her unspoken thought, just as he could read everything in her mind. “Family tradition dictates the first-born male child will become a vampire hunter. Individual opinion does not matter.”
    “So? A hundred years ago, parents wanted their kids to become farmers, but you see how that panned out for this country.” Hannah fiddled with the air conditioning vents. “My parents wanted me to become a world famous chef, but when I nearly severed my thumb with a knife, they finally admitted I wasn’t a good match for the industry.”
    “This is hardly the same scenario and besides, I am not free to choose my career.”
    Silence reigned in the vehicle. Fifty miles of darkened trees and cornfields whizzed by before she broke it. “Let’s pretend you could pick a new job. What would you do?”
    He shot her an annoyed glance. She appeared to be uncomfortable with the quiet as well as his presence. “I would do the same thing I am doing now.”
    “Let’s say you can’t do that anymore. What else are you interested in? What do you like to do for fun or hobbies?”
    “My lifestyle does not leave room for merry making or the pursuit of leisure activities.”
    “So you’re telling me that outside of work, you never have any sort of fun at all? You don’t date, play miniature golf, or eat pizza? How do you keep your sanity? If the only thing I did in life was work, I’d go crazy.” Her shapely fingers adjusted the vents in the dashboard to re-direct the air conditioner to blow on her face.
    “I have found in my line of work, having a good time is unacceptable.” He shifted and then moved the seat back as far as it would go in order to accommodate his long legs. Edwin swallowed a chuckle. In her capacity as an Enhancer, she would naturally be more in tune with emotions and the subtle change of atmosphere between humans and paranormals than an ordinary being. He only needed to look at her and she began to appear ill at ease. She would have to learn to control her emotions.
    Hannah rolled her eyes. “Why do you talk like that?”
    “I do not know what you mean.” He studied the profile of her face. The stubborn set to her chin amused him. He approved of her rounded cheeks and short red hair. She projected a no nonsense air of a woman used to standing her ground.
    “Like that. You’re too formal, and you don’t use contractions. It’s strange.”
    “This is how I learned to communicate.” Edwin shrugged. He frowned and transferred his gaze out the windshield. He had always talked and sounded as he did with her. In fact, all the generations of his family enunciated words in the same way. “My family holds to the traditional ways. This is not strange, at least to me.” Why did the human have such an issue with it? “Why does it bother you?”
    “I don’t know. I was just curious, except you made that analogy about batteries. That’s a modern invention.”
    “In some instances, I have been