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unfortunate.
    “It will make it harder to get to her.”
    “Harder, yes, but not impossible. How many did we lose?” Kur sauntered over to the massive table covered with exotic foods.
    “I don’t know yet.” Feral rolled a gold coin across his knuckles.
    “Failure is not an option.”
    Feral acted nonchalant, but Kur smelled the faint scent of fear. “I need her,” he snarled.
    A sneer marred Feral’s face and he palmed the coin. “I will try again soon. I need to gather my force.”
    “Good, don’t wait too long.”
    Feral bowed and left.
    Kur roared his displeasure. He didn’t find pure blood descendents very often and one from Enki was rare. Her life force would heighten his abilities and make him stronger than he’d been before. He would not allow Dagan to take away this opportunity, even if he had to go himself.
    “Vile,” he yelled.
    “Yes, Lord.”
    A lithe blonde woman dressed in black leather pants and a red midriff shirt stood in the doorway. The low-cut collar showed her ample bosom and she forever contorted her body in ways that ensured he got a good glimpse of her breasts.
    “I need some humans. I don’t care where you get them, but I need them.”
    “Always happy to serve,” she said and left to do his bidding.
    Kur took deep breaths to calm down. Anger robbed him of energy he couldn’t afford to lose. Conserving energy would be top priority until he got more humans and the prize, Reese Whittaker.

Chapter Three
     
    Dagan had the car ready and waiting when Reese came out of room twelve. The car was blessedly warm with the heater on full blast when she climbed inside. Two large cups of coffee and a bag of donuts sat on the dashboard. She didn’t know where he’d gotten them since there were no other buildings in sight for miles. Her mother would have been appalled at the way she scarfed down the donut and slurped the coffee, but manners meant little to her at the moment. Her heaving stomach delighted in the food.
    “Ready?” Dagan asked, before pulling onto the deserted road and heading back toward Denver.
    The roads were wet but not icy. After last night’s snowfall, the landscape looked like it had jumped off a Christmas card.
    “I think I need to contact the police and tell them what happened. You can take me in and I’ll fill out a report.”
    “No.”
    She glared at him. He wasn’t the boss of her. “You’re really starting to annoy me.”
    He barked out laughter. “That’s funny, you started annoying me the minute I saw you.”
    “You’re an ass.”
    “I’m an ass who’s trying to save your life.”
    “Then let me call the police, tell them what happened.”
    “No, not yet.”
    “Oooooo, you’re…” Reese wanted to choke him.
    Dagan gave her a cocky smirk before concentrating again on the driving.
    “I want to know what’s going on, Dagan.” She wrapped her arms around her waist. “Who are those things , and why are they chasing me?”
    “There is not a lot I can explain right now other than to say that it has to do with your ancestry.”
    “That helps immensely. Everything is so much clearer now. Thanks,” she added sarcastically.
    “You’re welcome.” He smiled.
    “So you’re not going to tell me anything, are you?”
    “No.”
    “I will call the cops at the first chance I get and report all this to them.”
    “What will you say, Reese?” he said in a softer tone. “Some shadows attacked and a strange man appeared out of nowhere to save me. I’ve been with him all night.”
    When he said it that way, it did sound far-fetched. The police would think she’d lost her mind.
    Maybe she had.
    Insanity didn’t run in her family that she knew of. Yesterday had started out as a normal day. Should she try to sneak off long enough to call her colleagues, particularly Joe or Geoffrey? No. What could they do anyway? He hadn’t harmed her. She’d wait it out and see what happened.
    “Where are we going?”
    He glanced over. “I’m taking you