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was unarmed.
    “At ease,” the seductive voice of Sinjin Sinclair, a vampire and my sister’s chief protector, announced with an amused smirk. His English accent seemed even more pronounced than I remembered it.
    I didn’t smile back. I wasn’t happy to see him. “Haven’t you heard of this new concept called knocking?” I asked sarcastically while inhaling deeply so my heartbeat would return to normal. As much as I disliked Sinjin, he wasn’t any threat to me. At least, not right now. I shook my hands out and regulated my breathing, trying to reduce my fight or flight adrenaline rush. What was more, I didn’t want Sinjin to assume he’d taken me by surprise because that wouldn’t bode well for my reputation as a warrior.
    “Perhaps I might have knocked if you were a guest of the queen’s, rather than her ward,” the vampire responded haughtily. He took a few more steps into the room before closing the door behind him. His eyes never strayed from mine, and I stared at him just as intently.
    The lightning pierced the sky again and illuminated Sinjin for a few seconds. And I was begrudgingly reminded of how strikingly handsome he was. He was exceptionally tall, maybe six foot four inches or so, with very broad shoulders, a wide chest that tapered into his waist and long legs. He had an athletic physique. His hair was as black as the thunderclouds outside, but when the lightning shone on it, I swore it reflected shades of dark blue. His angular jaw and full lips, combined with the shadow of stubble along his jawline and his cheeks gave him a mischievous look. Or maybe Sinjin’s roguishness was completely reserved for his eyes, which were, in a word, magnificent. The color matched the sky on the sunniest of days, if someone were to add a drop of aqua to the otherwise blue. Not only was the color of his eyes distinctive and beautiful, but so was their almond shape. Fringed with long, black lashes, they matched the darkness of his nearly too heavy eyebrows.
    It was a shame he was a vampire, and thus, the bane of my existence.
    “What do you want?” I demanded, feeling my teeth gnashing of their own accord. I didn’t like the way he was looking at me—like a predatory beast just before it pounces …
    “Hmm,” Sinjin said, tapping his long fingers against his chin artfully, and pretending to ponder my question. “World peace, perhaps a trip to Paris, or the chance to win Britain’s Got Talent ?”
    “Really?” I asked, frowning as I shook my head to show him I was anything but amused. But my reaction did nothing to disrupt his incessant smile. “I was hoping you were going to say a stake through the heart!”
    “Did someone wake up on the proverbial wrong side of the bed?” Sinjin inquired, quirking both of his eyebrows at me curiously.
    “In order to wake up on the wrong side of the bed, that implies that I would have had to sleep first,” I grumbled while I returned my attention to the dark view outside my window, turning my back to Sinjin. I wasn’t sure why but I suddenly found it strangely difficult to look at the vampire any longer.
    Don’t ever turn your back on a vampire! I reminded myself as I wheeled around to face Sinjin again. And you’re wasting an opportunity here ! You should be taking every chance you’re given to find out as much as you can about your keepers!
    I sighed as I realized I was right. I needed to seize every opportunity that I could. Now resolute in my decision to make as much of Sinjin’s visit as possible, I honed my attention on him. I would put to good use the skills gifted to me as an Elemental and I would read his thoughts, hopefully uncovering a few morsels of information that would benefit me and my current situation. Luckily for me, I was good at what I did and usually no one had any idea I was invading their thoughts. I could only hope such would be the case with this vampire.
    “ I have heard,” Sinjin started as he eyed me knowingly and winked, “that one