Page 28 of Huntress Unleashed

“That’s the first time anyone has made me angry enough to show them off in a confrontation. Besides, I figured he was a vampire at that point, and I assumed there might be a code of honor between non-rogues that a woman who was with me was off-limits unless she wanted to dance or be with him,” Dane said.

The huntresses with them just stared at the two of them. The one said, “You’re vampires?”

“Hunters turned, yes,” Jacqueline said, trying not to sound annoyed. Why couldn’t they have just gone dancing and enjoyed themselves like other people were doing?

Their second round of drinks were delivered to the table and Jacqueline drank some of hers, then said, “Let’s dance.”

“I’m all for it.” Dane drank some of his drink, and then took her hand and they headed back to the dance floor.

She was sure Dane’s brothers would be explaining to the women what had happened to them. Maybe even not to bring it up.

“Well, that went over well,” Jacqueline said to Dane as they danced nice and close again and she really needed this affirmation that she was all right as a hunter turned.

“You mean with the vampire?”

“No, with the women who came with your brothers to the club.”

Dane smiled down at her. “I think they were in awe.”

“I think they were in shock.”

“Well, now they know, and all that matters is that we’re having a good time,” Dane said.

“That’s true! I sure am. But yeah, the confrontation with the vampire sure went well.”

When everyone was done with their drinks and dancing, Matt said, “We’re taking the ladies home.”

“We’re headed to my house,” Dane said.

Jacqueline wanted to know what the women thought of them, though she shouldn’t have cared. That was something she was having to deal with—letting go of whatever others’ thought of her now that she was turned.

Then finally they arrived home and started making a dinner of chicken enchiladas and rice.

Not long after that, the brothers joined them for dinner.

“So what did the women say about Dane and me being turned?” Jacqueline asked Dane’s brothers at once.

Matt smiled. “They thought it was really cool. They didn’t want to make either of you mad.”

Relieved, Jacqueline said, “Good.”

Dane rubbed her back. “Yeah, if they hadn’t been cool with it?—”

“They would be history,” Trey said. “I mean as far as us dating them.”

* * *

After dinner, they got ready to meet up with Stacey and take down the vampire she was after. “We’re going to let her have the hunter’s fee, aren’t we?” Jacqueline asked Dane.

“Yes. Stacey asked us to help her so I think that’s only fair,” he said.

“You took half of my bounty fee for getting rid of Axel.”

“You took half of my bounty fee for getting rid of Mabon.” He smiled at her.

She smiled back at him. His brothers chuckled.

“What do you all do when you go after a rogue together? Split the bounty money between the four of you?” Jacqueline asked.