"Ashleigh Bryant." His voice contained no emotion as he regarded her intently.
"You know who I am," she answered softly, surprise clearly in her expression and her voice.
He nodded slowly. "You have David's eyes and his familial scent too."
Danger flashed across his mind, his barriers ratcheting up as he saw pain flicker across her face briefly at the mention of her brother. This was why the little blonde was the biggest threat to him. Her pain at losing her family would never truly leave her. She could empathise with him and vice versa. She had the power to slip through his barriers if he wasn't careful.
A soft growl sounded from the vampire at her side but he ignored the other woman. Despite the growl he sensed no hostile intent though he kept a portion of his senses attuned to her.
