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fuck someone while he wanted to see Cia, but he was even less ready to leave Jaden alone with a very breakable human girl. Unless…
    “She’s not a lay, right?” he asked. It would explain the seriousness Jaden was parading around like his favorite pair of boots.
    Jaden ran a hand through his hair, almost pulling out some blond strands while he left his room. Kaden didn’t hesitate one second. He knew Jaden was walking down the wooden steps to their living room and he sure as hell had something to say. In no time, Kaden was dressed, following his twin as Jaden sat on the couch, staring at the blank wall.
    “She ran into me. Or better, she should have run me over, but her reflexes are paranormal. If she and I have skin-to-skin contact, her hands glow. I mean, wherever we touch, our skin glows. Oh, and she has super hearing.”
    Which would explain why Jaden had relocated them to the living room. Cocking an eyebrow, Kaden listened for a moment.
    Vampires had beating hearts, but they were a whisper compared to the thunder a human carried around in his or her chest. And this heartbeat was strong and loud. Kaden could easily pick it up from where he stood while his brother’s heartbeat sounded like a faint echo compared to that.
    What worried him were the ‘side-effects’ his brother had described. He had no idea what it meant, but it sure didn’t sound like anything they had encountered before.
    “She’s human,” he decided to state. “Maybe your sex-starved mind is imagining things.” By the Creator, he sure hoped that this was the case. Being jerked off or even sucked off wasn’t really a replacement for the act, and that hadn’t happened in forever with Jaden. Maybe, just maybe it was Jaden’s head playing tricks on him so a woman could finally hold his attention again.
    There were crazier things out there, right?
    Jaden looked up, his expression almost hopeful before it fell again. “Yeah, that … I mean … you still get …”
    Kaden instantly nodded. He wasn’t worried any longer that the human would get hurt. He took a deep breath, his heart skipping a beat or two. There was a hint of vanilla and raspberry in the air, making his mouth go dry. It must have been the girl.
    “I know,” he finally said, starting to walk over to the door. “I will still get out. Whatever that female is to you, I sure as hell will stay away from her.” He grabbed his daggers, which he had left by the door earlier, and swung a jacket over his shoulder, then he stepped out into the night. Taking a deep breath, he noticed that the scent didn’t leave his nose. It was as if it was teasing, taunting him with a sweetness that should be forbidden.
    Dread settled over his body now more than before and Kaden shook his head. He’d go and see Cia before he went to the base. This was something Colbin definitely needed to hear about. If anyone knew what was going on, it was their leader after all.

    Cia jumped up the moment she heard movement on her balcony. Beaming, she opened the door for him, her smile almost vanishing right there. It was clear that he was everything but with her that moment.
    “Kady,” she whispered softly and his head snapped up. He hadn’t even heard her open the door. “Come on in.”
    He followed, his broad frame filling up the room with his presence, and she drank it, and him, in.
    He was freshly showered, his hair not yet fully dry. The smell of night air and shower gel clung to him like a second skin. It was tantalizing and tempting, yet torturing at the same time since she wasn’t sure he was okay with touching her.
    “Ciarda,” he mumbled, studying her as if he hadn’t seen her before. Her heart was beating in her throat, the traitorous organ a warning that this night could turn everything around and at the same time alerting him to the fact that she couldn’t keep her cool as much as she wished.
    Eventually, after he just had looked at her for what seemed to be hours, he closed the gap