splashed cold water on her face to pull her back to her senses. The water just made her face and shirt wet. She lived in la–la–land and would be heading out with two vampires, one on each arm.
She couldn’t shake the feeling that Raymond not only looked so familiar to her, but that she knew she had seen him before. She had spied his gorgeous body plenty of times, but somehow forgotten about him. She loathed mysteries and suspected vampire mind games at work. If she accepted the promotion, she assumed any mind control on her would end. Actually, she’d make sure of that. She didn’t want her mind mucked with, but part of her also didn’t want to forget Raymond.
Vampires exist. It was a sentence she never thought she’d say in her life, at least not without it being in jest. Were they all bloodsucking monsters? Were they civilized, but misunderstood? How many of them were there? She took a deep breath. What else existed that she did not know about? That question had her rethink her opinion of the National Inquirer and other salacious tabloids. Maybe there was more truth in those pages than she gave them credit for. Her heart was pounding, so she closed her eyes and counted to ten.
Immediately after she said ‘ten’ in her head, she thought about Raymond. Other than not being human, he exuded her ideal man. Majestic eyes, statuesque build, gorgeous smile, and overall rugged good looks sized him up as the overall perfect manly package to her. Toss in his patriotism and he had a noble quality about him.
She couldn’t stop thinking of his beautiful ivory skin, his dark hair, and piercing teal blue eyes. Gorgeous, simply gorgeous. His strong and lean body sent shivers down her spine, and she found his broad shoulders deliciously inviting.
Damn. She had to stop thinking of him in such a way. If she accepted the job she would work closely with him. Perhaps very closely. The idea excited and terrified her. She needed to keep a professional distance from him, and that wasn’t going to be easy. She couldn’t place it, but she knew Raymond. She had met him before somewhere. She couldn’t identify where she had met him, but there was some connection. She’d have to figure the mystery out.
While in the bathroom, she examined her face in the mirror. Fear left her face haggard looking. A cup of strong coffee sounded good. Her headache from earlier could be from lack of caffeine, or it could be from the excessively tight schoolmarm hairstyle she wore. She dug in her purse for a hairbrush. It rested next to the sharpened pencils she snatched from her desk as she grabbed her purse before escaping to the bathroom. She brushed her long hair out and the stroking relaxed her. She left her hair down, reapplied her lipstick, and headed out of the bathroom.
As she walked over to the waiting vampires, she scanned their huge body size. They were big men … er, vampires. She wondered how strong they were and where they were going for coffee. Was she really allowing herself to be alone with two men she knew nothing about? She noticed the two of them whispering and her heart skipped a beat, but not in a good way. She mustered her courage and forced her feet to continue towards them. They seemed nice enough in Dixon’s office. Maybe this outing wouldn’t be too bad after all. She did her best to smile back as she approached, what she hoped, were not bloodsucking monsters.
CHAPTER ELEVEN
Raymond felt Alex’s thought patterns relax when he told her she would have only one escort for the day. He noticed she smiled when Ben excused himself and left the two of them alone in the hallway. He enjoyed watching her smile. Her emerald eyes twinkled when she did so.
She walked him to where her older model Volvo was parked. As she climbed in, and came into familiar surroundings, Raymond could feel her at a near peaceful calm. He captured her thought patterns, but she wasn’t actively thinking about what had spooked her … so he remained
She couldn’t shake the feeling that Raymond not only looked so familiar to her, but that she knew she had seen him before. She had spied his gorgeous body plenty of times, but somehow forgotten about him. She loathed mysteries and suspected vampire mind games at work. If she accepted the promotion, she assumed any mind control on her would end. Actually, she’d make sure of that. She didn’t want her mind mucked with, but part of her also didn’t want to forget Raymond.
Vampires exist. It was a sentence she never thought she’d say in her life, at least not without it being in jest. Were they all bloodsucking monsters? Were they civilized, but misunderstood? How many of them were there? She took a deep breath. What else existed that she did not know about? That question had her rethink her opinion of the National Inquirer and other salacious tabloids. Maybe there was more truth in those pages than she gave them credit for. Her heart was pounding, so she closed her eyes and counted to ten.
Immediately after she said ‘ten’ in her head, she thought about Raymond. Other than not being human, he exuded her ideal man. Majestic eyes, statuesque build, gorgeous smile, and overall rugged good looks sized him up as the overall perfect manly package to her. Toss in his patriotism and he had a noble quality about him.
She couldn’t stop thinking of his beautiful ivory skin, his dark hair, and piercing teal blue eyes. Gorgeous, simply gorgeous. His strong and lean body sent shivers down her spine, and she found his broad shoulders deliciously inviting.
Damn. She had to stop thinking of him in such a way. If she accepted the job she would work closely with him. Perhaps very closely. The idea excited and terrified her. She needed to keep a professional distance from him, and that wasn’t going to be easy. She couldn’t place it, but she knew Raymond. She had met him before somewhere. She couldn’t identify where she had met him, but there was some connection. She’d have to figure the mystery out.
While in the bathroom, she examined her face in the mirror. Fear left her face haggard looking. A cup of strong coffee sounded good. Her headache from earlier could be from lack of caffeine, or it could be from the excessively tight schoolmarm hairstyle she wore. She dug in her purse for a hairbrush. It rested next to the sharpened pencils she snatched from her desk as she grabbed her purse before escaping to the bathroom. She brushed her long hair out and the stroking relaxed her. She left her hair down, reapplied her lipstick, and headed out of the bathroom.
As she walked over to the waiting vampires, she scanned their huge body size. They were big men … er, vampires. She wondered how strong they were and where they were going for coffee. Was she really allowing herself to be alone with two men she knew nothing about? She noticed the two of them whispering and her heart skipped a beat, but not in a good way. She mustered her courage and forced her feet to continue towards them. They seemed nice enough in Dixon’s office. Maybe this outing wouldn’t be too bad after all. She did her best to smile back as she approached, what she hoped, were not bloodsucking monsters.
CHAPTER ELEVEN
Raymond felt Alex’s thought patterns relax when he told her she would have only one escort for the day. He noticed she smiled when Ben excused himself and left the two of them alone in the hallway. He enjoyed watching her smile. Her emerald eyes twinkled when she did so.
She walked him to where her older model Volvo was parked. As she climbed in, and came into familiar surroundings, Raymond could feel her at a near peaceful calm. He captured her thought patterns, but she wasn’t actively thinking about what had spooked her … so he remained
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