Amni quickly backed away from her, looking at the dart a bit suspiciously. All his senses screamed danger at him and he had to fight his own urge to run. “Damn it, Kyoko,” he hissed as he glared at the white light. Kyoko looked up at him with a genuinely innocent expression. “What?” “Put that thing away unless you want me to reenact the Wicked Witch of the West here.” He sighed when the glowing dart vanished. Seeing the look on her face as she stared at her empty hand then down at her bleeding chest was his undoing. Without warning, he reached for her and pulled her protectively into his arms. “Kyoko… before last night, nothing like this has happened… right? Why did you have to go and do it? It doesn’t keep vampires from sensing you… I should know. You thought losing your virginity was

