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woman’s reckless behavior. If he ran after her, he’d risk exposing himself to Armand. A thought suddenly occurred to him. He knew if Armand was watching, he’d recognize Lauren. Was that her objective?
    Tracking her every move, Vince dialed his captain.
    “Bently,” the deep voice answered.
    “Hey, it’s Vince. I think we have a problem.” Vince went on to tell the captain what he’d learned about Lauren’s past and her connection to Armand. He left out the part about the kiss.
    “Sounds like you’ve got an eye on the next victim. I’d suggest you stick to her like glue.”
    Damn, he was afraid of that. How in the world could he keep a professional distance with someone whose lips were as soft as Lauren’s? She awoke feelings in him that had long lain dormant.
    Bently’s voice interrupted his thoughts. “You still there?”
    “Yeah, just trying to figure out how to accomplish that. She seems pretty headstrong.”
    Vince watched an animated Lauren talking to the girl. Evidently, she accomplished what she’d set out to do, because the girl nodded and called to her friends.
    “The group we’re watching is disbanding. I’ll call you after I get things settled with Lauren.” Vince hung up the phone without waiting for a reply.
    He studied Lauren as she walked back toward him. Yeah, she definitely knew what she was doing. The question was why hadn’t she let him in on it?
    “Sorry about taking off on you like that,” she said, standing over him.
    Vince rose to tower over her. “Would you like to tell me why you just voluntarily exposed yourself to Armand?”
    Lauren’s T-shirt had ridden up in the action, exposing several inches of her stomach, including a small, diamond, belly-button stud. The sight captured the attention of Vince’s cock. He wondered if she had any other piercings. They were a common adornment in the vampire species, but humans had stopped piercing their bodies after that fact had become known.
    Lauren made a disgusted noise and made a show of pulling down her shirt. Unfortunately for Vince’s cock, the action only drew his attention to those tits he couldn’t wait to suckle.
    “Eyes up here,” she said, pointing to her face.
    “Sorry,” Vince apologized. He shook his head, hoping to clear his lust-fogged brain and tried to remember what he’d been so upset about earlier. Oh, shit, yeah. “What the hell were you thinking pulling a stunt like that?”
    “I knew he’d set his sights on that girl. She didn’t deserve it. If anyone does, it’s me. I’m the one he wants, not them.”
    Vince knew there was a lot more to the story, but he didn’t like being out in the open while he questioned her further. “My orders are to keep you in my sight until Armand is caught. So, I guess the question is this. Your place or mine?”
    “No,” Lauren said and started to walk back to Vince’s car.
    Catching up, Vince grabbed her upper arm and spun her around. “Yes. My job’s to catch that psycho, and right now, you’ve made yourself his next target.”
    “Believe me. I can take care of myself.”
    When he continued to restrain her, a noise like none he’d heard before came out of her mouth.
    “You’re a shifter,” he said. He was stunned that it had taken him so long to realize the difference in her smell. “Armand? Is that why I haven’t been able to catch him?”
    Lauren looked around before nodding. “Not many people know. It’s one of the reasons I try to stay out of cities. Too many people with keen senses of smell.”
    “Does the BVA know?”
    “Yes.”
    “The Commissioner?”
    “No.” Lauren stared down at Vince’s hand.
    Vince released her. Things had just gotten a lot more complicated. “The scars. How?”
    “Not here.” She tilted her head slightly as if listening to something. “I feel him. He’s watching us.” Lauren grabbed her pack and slung it over her shoulder. “Let’s go to your place.”
    “Why are you so agreeable all of a sudden?”