Page 52 of Huntress Unleashed

“Fang trouble?” Rachael asked.

They chuckled.

“Yeah, when do you get control over your fangs when you’re kissing?” Jacqueline asked.

“I still don’t have control over it,” Rachael said. “You know it just happens when you’re…really happy to be with someone.”

“Or angry with someone,” Adonis said.

“Sometimes even if you’re startled,” Rachael said.

Dane had to admit that he loved stroking Jacqueline’s extended canines with his tongue. There was something totally erotic about it and another part of him was seriously becoming engaged also, which had just made them extend even further.

They ordered margaritas and the cocktail waitress leaned over the table and said, “So you are all vampires?”

The music was loud and only they heard her words.

“Yeah,” Adonis said, “but we’re also hunters and have been for much longer than vampires.”

“That’s sooo…well, cool.” She smiled and then left to put in their drink orders.

“Well, that’s one vote for us,” Adonis said.

“I think there are more who aren’t happy with us being here.” Rachael sipped on her chilled glass of strawberry-flavored water.

“Aww, hell.” Dane hadn’t expected his ex-fiancée to show up at the club with a date. And she was with a guy Dane had never liked—to top that off.

“Oh, that’s your ex,” Jacqueline said, sounding surprised.

“Yeah, and that’s a hunter I never got along with. He was always a bully. Moose Warner. I can’t believe Wendy would go out with him.”

“Maybe she didn’t think he was a bully.”

“She always agreed with me, but I guess things have changed for her.”

“Or maybe no one else would go out with her,” Jacqueline said.

Dane smiled. He wished. Not that he wanted Moose to bully her, but he wouldn’t be bothered if no one wanted to date his ex-fiancée right away. He could understand why Jacqueline would be upset that her ex ended up with her best friend. That was a real low blow.

Then Jacqueline took a deep breath and let it out. “There’s my brother with his girlfriend.” She scoffed. “He wanted me to go to therapy, but he didn’t say anything about taking down Heskel. He never asked me how I was feeling. We were close before that. Giving each other a hard time in a fun way, going on hunts together on several occasions. When I was turned and except for telling me to go to therapy—so that I could be with others like me!—he hasn’t had anything to do with me.”

Dane shook his head.

“I love your brothers. They are so wonderful.”

Dane agreed. “Yeah, I never had any doubt that they would back me, after of course giving me hell for not calling them sooner.”

She laughed. “That’s better than the silent treatment.” She finished her drink and reached out her hand. “Let’s do some more of our hunter-vampire dance moves.”

“Yeah, I’m so ready.” He took her hand and led her back to the dance floor. They began dancing hot and close again.

That’s when their fangs extended. But instead of being shocked, they embraced this new change, getting all worked up.

She finally broke free of the kiss and said, “You’re staying over at my place tonight.”

He smiled, showing off his fabulous canines. “Yeah, I’m ready.”

“Good. But more of this first. Your dance moves are wickedly fine. Did you dance this well before?” she asked.