“

“Kynan.” His name came out in a whisper. She opened her eyes. It was time for a reunion.

“Kynan?” Vanessa snorted. “What are you talking about?”

“You called me.” Kynan stood in the doorway to her bedroom. His button-down shirt molded to his chiseled chest. His blue eyes glittered and a smile curled on his lips. He crossed the room to where she sat and dropped to his knees. “Hello, Beautiful.”

Vanessa slapped Lexa’s shoulder. “Please tell me this is the guy you had on the side.” She offered her hand. “My name is Vanessa, I’m her roommate. I can lock my door, I’m discreet, and I sure hope you’ve got a brother.”

Lexa allowed herself to breathe. Dante left without much of a fight, which unnerved her. Kynan appeared just as he’d said. He relieved her. She rose to her feet and balled her hands. Don’t reach for him. Don’t let him know she still loved him.

“I’ve got…something to do.” Vanessa jumped up and slipped past Lexa to her room. “I’ll have my music on. Good night, Kynan.”

Kynan watched Vanessa leave the room. His smile widened. “I take it you haven’t told her about me?”

“You didn’t exactly come up in conversation.” Not often and never by name. She shivered and her nipples beaded beneath her bra. The man embodied sex and sin. From his ebony hair drooped over his forehead, to his toned legs and all the sexy muscled male in between…he oozed power. Would he be interested in the sexual games she played? Would he be willing to dominate her? He’d been hidden for so long, she wondered if he even cared about her.

“You’re thinking too hard.” He took both her balled hands in his. “Breathe, Lex. The monster is gone.” He kissed her knuckles and led her back to the bedroom. “I’ve missed you.”

The monster was gone? Wasn’t he a monster, too? She shook her head. At least the vampire before her cared about her. Caring was better than nothing.