Serena was in a precarious position, but she had nowhere else to go. She'd been so engrossed following Aline's and Meri's trail, she'd lost track of time. Now she needed a safe place to spend the daylight hours. There were very few people, human or otherwise she trusted and Brick happened to be one of them.

"In light of what happened in Boston, plus the final death of a Master Vampire at their hands, the Alliance has decreed Aline and Meri are to be executed. I want you to help me track them down and I...I need a place to stay during the day."

Brick ran a hand through his closed cropped hair and then looked at his watch. "Daybreak is just about two hours away. Do you have a backup plan?"

"No, not really. I suppose I'd rest in the trunk of my car."

Brick placed the gun on the couch beside him and sat with his legs spread apart, both hands resting lightly on each knee. He leaned toward her, his honey brown eyes smoky with a promise of carnal delights and rough sex. He stared at her with a predator's intensity. The look in his eyes had turned feral and she half expected him to shape shift at any moment. If he did change, she doubted she would survive in such an enclosed space. He'd rip her to shreds.

Her eyes drifted down his torso and stopped at the juncture between his legs. A huge lump trailed partly down his thigh and she bit her lip when his erection rose and fell. She flipped the safeties off the guns she gripped in the pockets of her coat. The click of the safeties was soft, but Brick must have heard the sound, because he tilted his head in that peculiar way animals do when they're listening to something.

He smiled and his eyes returned to normal. "I assume you know of the twenty-one foot rule?"

"Yes," she said.

"Well, that rule applies to claws too. The distance between us is about fifteen feet. You'd never get off a shot."

"Maybe, but I have to try."

He inhaled sharply and yawned. "The blackout curtains in my bedroom are sun proof. Don't ask. You can stay. I'll sleep on the couch. Can I trust you not to feed on me in my sleep
Serena was in a precarious position, but she had nowhere else to go. She'd been therefore steep following Aline's and Meri's trail, she'd lost lead of time. Now she necessitate a safe place to spend the day hour. There were very few multitude, human or otherwise she trusted and Brick happen to be one of them. 

 " In light of what happened in Boston, plus the final death of a Master Vampire at their hands, the Alliance has decreed Aline and Meri are to be execute. I want you to help me track them down and I... I want a place to stay during the day. " 

 Brick ran a hired hand through his closed cropped hair and then looked at his watch. " Daybreak is barely about two hours away. Do you have a backup plan? " 

 " No, not really. I suppose I'd rest in the trunk of my car. " 

 Brick placed the gun on the couch beside him and sat with his legs spread apart, both hand resting lightly on each stifle. He tend toward her, his beloved brown eyes smoky with a promise of carnal delights and rough sex. He stared at her with a predator's intensity. The expression in his eyes had turned feral and she half expected him to shape shift at any consequence. If he did change, she doubted she would survive in such an enclosed quad. He'd rip her to shred. 

 Her eyes drifted down his torso and stopped at the juncture between his legs. A huge lout trailed partly down his thigh and she bite her lip when his erection rose and fell. She flip the safeties off the guns she gripped in the pockets of her coat. The chink of the safeties was gentle, but Brick must have heard the strait, because he tilted his head in that particular way animal do when they're listening to something. 

 He smiled and his eye returned to normal. " I assume you know of the twenty - one foot rule? " 

 " Yes, " she state. 

 " Well, that rule applies to claw too. The distance between us is about fifteen metrical foot. You'd never get off a shot. " 

 " Maybe, but I have to try. " 

 He inhaled sharply and yawned. " The blackout curtains in my bedroom are sun validation. Don't ask. You can stay. I'll sleep on the sofa. Can I entrust you not to feed on me in my sleep
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Serena was in a precarious posItion, but shE had nOwhEre ElSe to Go. ShE'd been so engrosSEd foLlowing Aline's and Meri's tRail, sHe'D Lost TRaCk of tIme. Now sHE nEEDed A sAfE plAcE To Spend The DaylighT hours. TherE weRe Very few peoplE, HuMan or otherWisE she trusted aNd BRick haPpEneD To be oNe oF them.

"in lighT Of what Happened iN BOSton, plUS the finAL DeAth oF a Master Vampire at THeIR hands, the AlliaNce has DeCReED aliNe aNd Meri are tO bE execUTed. I wanT YoU TO HelP Me track them doWn and I...I need A PlaCe to stAy DurINg the dAy."

BriCk RAn a Hand through His cLosed cropPed haiR And then LOoked at His watCh. "DAybReak IS jUsT abOuT Two HOuRs aWAy. DO you have A bAcKup plAn?"

"No, NOT REallY. I sUppoSe I'd rEst in the trunk Of mY car."

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He Smiled and His EYes rEtUrNed to noRmal. "I assume yoU kNow of the twEnTy-oNe foot RULe?"

"Yes," she Said.

"Well, that rule applies TO claws tOo. THe disTancE between uS is About fIftEEn feet. you'd neVer geT oFf a SHOt."

"MayBE, BuT I hAvE to try."

He inHALed SharpLy And yAwned. "ThE blackout curtains iN My bEdroom are sun pRooF. Don'T ASk. you CAn STay. i'lL SleEP On the couch. Can I tRust you not To FEeD on me in my sLEep
Serena was in a precarious  position,  butshe  ha dnowh ereelse to go. Sh e 'd b een so engrossed follo wingAl i ne's an d Mer i's tra i l, s he' dlo sttr a ck  of t ime . Now s he neededa s af e place to s p en d the dayl igh t hours. The rewere v er y f e w peo ple , hum an oro therwi se she tr us t ed and Brick h a p pe nedto be one of them . 
" In light of wh at hap pe n ed i n B ost on, plus t he  fina l  deatho fa M ast e r Vampire attheir hands ,  th e Alli an ceh as dec reedAl i neand Meri ar e to  be execu ted. I want yo u  to hel p me t rac k t hemd ow nand  I . ..I ne eda  pl ace to s ta ydurin g th e d a y."
Br ickran a  hand through  hi s cl o sed  crop ped h airan d the n look ed at  h is watch. "Dayb reak  is justabo ut  tw ohours away.Doyou  have a  backup pla n? " "N o, not really. I s up p o se  I'd res t in t h etr u nk of my  c ar. "

B r i ck pl aced th e gun on  the c o uc hbesidehi m andsa t w ith  hisl egsspread  apart,bothh ands resting l i ghtly on each kn e e .H e le ane d toward he r, h i s ho neyb ro wne yes s mokywi t ha  promise of carnalde lights  andrough sex. He  stared at h e r with a  pre d at o r's intensity.  Thelook in hi s  eyes ha d tur ned fera l and she h alf expe cte d h imtos h ap e shift at an y mome nt . If he  di d chang e,she  do ubt ed  she woul d surviv ein  s uc h a n enc l osed spa ce . H e' d r ip he r  to sh reds. 

He rey e s d riftedd ow n histo rs o an d s to ppedat t h e j uncture  betweenhis legs .Ahuge lu mp trailed pa rt ly down hi sthi gh and s he bit h er lip when his erectio n  rose a ndfell.  She  flippedthe  safet ies off th e guns  shegr ipp e d  in t h e  p ock et s of her c o a t.The c li ck o f the s afeties was soft,b utBrick must ha vehear d th e s o un d , b ec a use h e tilted his he ad in that  p e cu liar way a n ima ls  do whe n they' re li s teningto someth ing.

Hesm iled a ndhis eyes r eturnedto normal .  "I a s su me yo u k now of  t hetwent y-onef oot  rule ?"

"Y es ," she  said .
"Well,that rule applies to cl aws to o. Th e d istance b etw e enus is abo ut f ifteen fee t.You 'd ne ver get o ff a sh ot. " 

"Ma ybe, but I hav e  t o t r y ." 

He inhale d s har ply a ndy awned.  "Th e blackout curtai n s in my bedroo m ar e sun  pr o of.Do n't ask. You c anst a y . I'll s le ep on the c ouch. Ca nI  trus t younot to  feed o n me in myslee p
Serena was_in a_precarious position, but she_had nowhere_else_to go._She'd_been so engrossed_following Aline's and_Meri's trail, she'd lost_track of time._Now_she needed a safe place to spend the daylight hours. There were very few_people,_human or_otherwise_she_trusted and Brick happened to_be one of them.

"In light_of what_happened in Boston, plus the final death of_a_Master Vampire at_their hands, the Alliance has decreed Aline and Meri_are to be executed. I want_you to help_me_track_them down and I...I_need a place to stay during_the day."

Brick ran a hand through_his closed cropped hair and then looked_at his watch. "Daybreak is just_about two hours away. Do_you have_a backup plan?"

"No, not really._I suppose I'd_rest in_the trunk of_my car."

Brick placed the gun on_the couch beside_him and sat with his legs_spread_apart, both hands_resting_lightly_on each_knee. He leaned_toward_her, his_honey_brown eyes smoky with a promise_of_carnal delights and rough sex. He stared_at her with a_predator's_intensity. The look in_his eyes had turned feral_and she half expected him to_shape shift_at any_moment. If he did change, she doubted she would survive in_such an enclosed space. He'd rip_her to shreds.

Her eyes_drifted down_his_torso and stopped_at_the juncture_between his legs. A huge lump trailed_partly down_his thigh and she bit her_lip when his erection_rose_and fell. She flipped the safeties_off the guns she gripped in_the pockets of her coat._The_click_of the safeties was soft,_but Brick must have heard the_sound, because he_tilted his head in that peculiar way_animals_do when they're listening to something.

He_smiled_and his eyes returned to normal._"I_assume_you know of the twenty-one_foot rule?"

"Yes," she said.

"Well, that rule_applies to claws too. The distance between us is_about fifteen feet._You'd never get off a_shot."

"Maybe,_but_I have to try."

He inhaled sharply and yawned. "The blackout_curtains in_my bedroom are_sun proof. Don't ask. You can stay. I'll sleep on_the couch. Can I trust you not_to feed on me in my sleep