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Yannis presses a long kiss to my lips. “You scared the fuck out of me.”

“I’m immortal, sweetheart. Don’t forget.”

“You saved our lives. Thank you.”

“You saved mine, so it’s only fair.”

Chapter 24

Yannis

Dimi and I sit at a table in the back near the offices, both of us silent. How do I even start this conversation? Fortunately, my headstrong brother solves that problem for me.

“Nothing I just saw should be real.”

“No.”

“But it is. Right?”

“Yep.”

“Your boyfriend is a…vampire?”

I nod, rubbing my hands together. “Yeah. Everyone you’ve met tonight is. Except the two women.”

“Are they normal women?”

“Nope. Witches.”

Dimi nods, staring straight ahead. “How?”

“How what?”

“How are they vampires, Yann? How do vampires exist? How did you find them?”

“They found me. As for how they exist, they just do. A lot of stuff does that we didn’t know about, but I do now.”

“Like?”

“Demons.” I clear my throat. “Uh, sirens. Shifters.”

“Shifters? Like people who can turn into animals?”

“Yeah.”

“No way.” He shakes his head. “I’m dreaming.”

“You’re awake. I wasn’t planning on telling you anytime soon, but you showed up, and then all this happened so…” I shrug. “Surprise.”

He just stares at me like I’ve turned green. Maybe I have.

After a minute, he rubs his forehead. “We’re safe with them?”

“Obviously. We’d already be dead if we weren’t. They willingly put themselves in harm’s way to protect us.”

“Yeah,” he mumbles. “Hales looks like a regular guy, but then he took all those bullets and turned into a…” He stops himself.

“A wild animal. A monster. A feral beast. That’s the vampire side when he’s angry.”