8 “You’re a vampire?” Kem asked curiously, but Tony didn’t sense the same level of shock as he had the previous time Kem had asked. “Yes,” Tony replied. “When did that happen?” he asked, leaning back against a stone pillar. Lia watched him move, and Tony found himself envying the couple; despite not knowing anything about their relationship. But the way that Lia was looking at Kem was the way he wanted a woman to be looking at him. And not just any woman either. “Last night,” he answered, trying for nonchalant and most likely failing miserably. A low growling sound came from Kem’s direction, making Tony jump slightly. It was one thing knowing that the straight-laced accountant he worked with was a shifter, but quite another hearing evidence of it. “Oh, there’s Nita,” Lia said, waving

