They were outside in seconds, and the rest of Jordan's magazine wasemptied at shadows.The sun was fading, but still visible so the vampires would not ...eoutside.Tom focused the light in his hands on Jake's wounds, moving the lightover his skin might help to keep the infection down. They would knowmore in the morning. Jake flinched away from the heat of the lamp,knowing he needed to stay in the light to keep infection down."Light it up," Jordan ordered Tom."There are people that have been taken-". Subconsciously she hoped that just once he might walk into her bathroom while she showered and confront her in her nakedness. She realized that he had his own life and thanked her lucky stars that he no longer lived under the same roof, because sooner or later she would succumb to the temptations of the flesh and release those hidden forces that she struggled to contain. She would have been both mortified and exalted if she knew that he was fighting the same struggle as she. Anita was. He’ll be delighted and excitedwhen I tell him that you couldn’t take your eyes off my charms. That makes me look even better to him. He’ll be all over me when I embellish any encounters I have tonight. He’ll be excited to know that other men were looking at, and wanting that which is his alone.’ ‘I’m old enough to understand that! Seeing the way that the guys here watch Gwen has been driving me nuts. I feel like dragging her into a room somewhere and attacking her. But every guy here feels that. Fortenberry, you told Cal and me that we would answer straight to you, if that has changed since we talked, then I reckon Cal and me’ll ride on out now. We’re not gonna be bullied by someone that’s out to make peace by bossing folks around, especially those that do the same job he does.”“Tom I need you and Cal, I’ll have a talk with Mac Willamacher. He was hired by the members of the association before they elected me as president. He has different views as how to keep the peace than me and a.