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in my head.
    I wanted to punch him and throw him down on the bed at the same time. I couldn’t answer him because I didn’t trust my response, so I turned heel and walked downstairs. With each step, there was more distance growing between us and I finally felt as though I could breathe again.
    He followed slowly, taking the hint that I wasn’t going to go into detail about where my thoughts were leading me.
     
    ***
     
    “Nico, we have to talk,” I said as he walked through the door. It was time I figured out where his head was at and why he was suddenly okay with Olivier being in the picture. It was like a switch had been flipped. Olivier was his second and all worries about the man went out the window. I had a sneaking suspicion that it was because of the two blood lines flowing through Olivier. Nico wanted that power, too, he just didn’t want to admit it.
    Nico looked immediately at Olivier, who shrugged. “Will you be staying with us tonight?” Nico asked.
    Olivier glanced at me, knowing the image that had popped into my head earlier. “No, I can make it back to my place tonight. Besides, Dylan needs to get my room ready first.”
    Nico and Olivier shook hands and then he left.
    Nico turned his attention to me. “The place really does look great.”
    “Thanks. Ready to head upstairs?”
    Nico nodded. Before I could say anything, he scooped me up in his arms and carried me up the stairs. “Since I couldn’t carry you over the threshold yesterday, this is me making up for it.”
    I laughed the whole way up.
    “What did you want to talk about?” He asked, unbuttoning his shirt.
    I walked around to the other side of the bed and began stripping as well. “I’m not sure what’s going on with you and Olivier.”
    “How do you mean?”
    “You couldn’t stand the guy. You were worried that he was going to act on his desires for me.”
    Nico nodded and stopped with his hand on his belt. “This is true. Costin helped me to see that he would be a very good asset, however. Me liking him is a business move. I trust you and therefore I don’t have to worry about him acting on anything.”
    “What about the two blood lines?” I asked.
    Nico looked at me, thoughts crossing his face. “What do you mean?”
    “We haven’t really talked about it. He has two of the vampire blood lines in him, making him very powerful. Do you want that?”
    “The other blood line?” He asked. “I wouldn’t say no if it was given to me.”
    I sighed. “That didn’t really answer the question.”
    “Dylan, of course. He is more powerful because he has the Asian blood line in him in addition to the Western European line. I would be insane not to want that.”
    “And his desire for me?” I said, though it was barely audible. I needed to make sure that it wasn’t still an issue with Nico.
    “I’m still confident he wants to fuck you. But I trust you. Do I have reason not to?”
    I shook my head. “No.” Hearing Nico say it like that shocked me, but I didn’t know what else I could say.
    “Okay then,” he said and slid his pants down his muscular legs.
    All I could do was watch. I’d been with this man for half a year, and watching him undress was still one of the sexiest things I have ever seen.
    “Are you going to stand and stare at me?” Nico said, a crooked smile on his face.
    I shook my head and slid under the covers, wearing nothing but panties.
    Nico was instantly at my side, his cool fingers pushing my panties down.
    “May I help you with something?” I asked.
    “No. I am most certain I have this,” he said. He slid the panties the rest of the way down my legs and then slid his body down to remove them from my ankles. He tossed them out of bed and his dark, wavy hair tickled my inner thigh. I jerked slightly and he used that as his opportunity to spread my legs.
    “Nico,” I moaned.
    He placed warm lips behind my knees and up the length of my thighs. His warmth told me he fed, which may have to do with