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and I’ve been ready to change things up
for a long time.” Alec slipped his hands into his pockets to keep from touching
her again so soon. “You’ve provided us with the opportunity to do that.”
    “And do you and Rook usually tag team your clients like this
or is that a change-up too?”
    He smirked “You make it sound like we’re professional
wrestlers. Does it count that I sometimes want to put Rook in a chokehold?”
    Melanie’s shy smile gave him a preview of her dimples.
    Alec didn’t want to talk about anybody who had come before
her. He didn’t want her to think she was just another woman in a long line of
many. She was the only one who would matter ever again.
    “You have questions, I know, and I’m sure this is overwhelming.”
Alec searched her face, resisting the pull of her lips, still swollen from
Rook’s kisses as he listened to the seductive beat of her heart pounding. “Just
don’t be scared. I won’t do anything you don’t want me to do.”
    She nodded and he was glad to see her posture relax some.
The last thing he wanted was her to be uncomfortable around him.
    “I’m sure this isn’t what you expected when you walked into
Empriva Fitness.”
    “Nah.” A fake bravado masked her insecurity. “I totally
expected horny, fat-sucking vampires to be the secret to guaranteed weight
loss.”
    Laughter bubbled up from deep within his chest. “That’s
funny. Not completely true but funny.” The horny part, however, she had right.
“When we bite an enzyme is released that speeds up your metabolism and collagen
production. The longer the feeding the more that’s released. I take it Rook
didn’t waste much time with explanations.”
    “We didn’t exactly have an informative Q&A. He kind of
just flashed some fang and before I could even get over the shock of it he went
all aromatic on me.” Melanie touched her neck and cleared her throat. “Not that
I didn’t enjoy the experience but I prefer to keep my wits about me.”
    She must have been frightened. Rook wouldn’t have used his
scent otherwise. All vampires had the ability to emit an aroma that calmed—for
lack of a better word—their prey. Submitted to the scent long enough, a person
could forget the entire feeding incident. It was one way vampires survived
undetected.
    “I promise that your wits are safe with me.”
    Her body? Well that was in deep trouble. Alec’s gaze dipped
to her lush breasts peeking out from underneath the plunging v-neck sweater
that hugged her body perfectly. Decades came and went but his preference for
full, soft breasts always stayed the same. He planned on getting to know them
intimately soon.
    “Good, because I want to be clear.” Melanie shifted on her
feet and the moonlight glinted off her eyes. “You two don’t have to play the
whole romance thing up with me. Or give me lusty looks. I get it. This is a
business transaction. I’ve hired you to help me lose weight. I don’t need
handholding or flirty words. I think it best if we look at the whole scenario
as a very progressive way of exercising.”
    Exercise would be a very good word to describe the long
hours of lovemaking he planned to encourage her to do. Alec swept her into his
arms and Melanie went wide-eyed. She was a wonderful, solid weight cradled
against his chest.
    “Put me down. I’m too—”
    “The romance isn’t part of the program and I couldn’t do a
damn thing about the lusty looks if I tried. And the whole weight thing—we’ll
argue about that tomorrow.” Alec closed his mouth on hers, silencing any
further protests.
    She was tense at first and then her lips softened and he
caressed the seam with his tongue, coaxing her to open. He channeled every bit
of heat she stirred within him into the kiss, pushing his tongue deeper and
gorging on her taste.
    She melted with a whimper, her body recognizing what her
business-minded rationale fought to deny. Attraction so bone-deep it was part
of who they were.
    Alec groaned