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at Blythe. “What did I say about you saying that nasty M word? There will be no mate for me.”
    “You can run, but you can’t hide, especially from a god,” she quickly shot back. Knowing where this would eventually lead, to neither one of them backing down, Denger said, “Thanks for the sandwich, Blythe. I’ll finish it on the way to the meeting room.” He then grabbed Akori by the arm and pulled him out of the kitchen. The rest of the warriors were already there when they arrived. Denger swallowed the last of his sandwich and went to sit in one of the empty chairs at the long table while Akori took the other.
    Mehen nodded in Denger’s direction. “I knew you’d make it back in time to go out hunting. I don’t think you’ve missed a night to hunt the undead since you were chosen by Ra.”
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    Akori snorted. “That’s probably about to change. Lover boy over there found his mate.”
    Mehen smiled. “Is that true, Denger?”
    He nodded. “Yes, and before you can ask, since both Blythe and Desiree already did, I don’t have her locked in my personal quarters.”
    “No, he doesn’t. He’s got a date with her tomorrow afternoon,” Akori said with disgust.
    Kysen burst out laughing. “A date? What happened to the take-charge-take-noprisoners-Denger I know and love?”
    Denger flipped Kysen off. “She’s my mate, not an enemy I have to fight.”
    “Ignore him,” Takan said as he shook his long bangs into his face, something he did more often than not. “There is nothing wrong with taking things slow.”
    “I agree,” Set said. “Just because Mehen and I were forced to bring our mates into our world before they were ready does not mean it will happen to the rest of you. Your blood hunger will give you a bit of a timeline, but don’t push too soon. You don’t want your mate trying to run from you at every turn.”
    Set spoke from firsthand experience. Desiree had tried to escape the headquarters more than once before she had truly accepted Set as her mate. It had taken her almost being attacked by an undead to get her to stop fighting Set and the feelings she had for him.
    Now that all the warriors had had a chance to comment about his finding his mate, the conversation changed to the upcoming hunt that night, much to Denger’s relief. Talking about Nyx made him long to be with her. Kysen’s comment about him was basically true. When he wanted something he didn’t back down until he got it. But with Nyx, knowing she hadn’t really moved on from the death of her husband, that type of attitude wouldn’t work. Even though it went against his nature, he’d take it easy with her. As long as his blood hunger didn’t ride him too hard, he could hold out until he got her to trust him.
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    After Mehen assigned them each a section of the city to hunt in, Denger eagerly made his way to the docking bay. A night of hunting was just what he needed to distract his thoughts from Nyx. If it didn’t, it would be a hell of a long night. 22
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    Nyx spent most of the night tossing and turning in bed. It was thoughts of Denger and their coffee date that kept her awake. She couldn’t stop wondering if she’d made a mistake by agreeing to see him again. She was attracted to him, there wasn’t any doubt about that, but Nyx found herself feeling guilty that she did. A small part of her felt as if she were betraying Derek. Thoughts such as that were part of the reason why she hadn’t let another man into her life.
    Shortly after nine in the morning, Nyx gave up on trying to sleep. The couple of hours she had managed to get would have to be enough. After a shower, she dressed and got something for breakfast.
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