"Wait," Nathaniel began, catching my arm, "I'm serious you know, about what I asked yesterday." I stared up at him, his eyes were soft, but they held mine intently. 

I licked my lips. "I know Nathaniel, but you know the ru…" 

He waved a hand, "screw your uncle's rule. Do you always listen to him? Are you just a puppet on his strings?" 

I narrowed my eyes. 

Nathaniel let go of my arm and held his hands up. "I’m sorry, I meant no offense. But, just, have dinner with me." Nathaniel shoved his hands into his pockets and gave me a crooked smile. I sighed, mostly because I had wanted this since the first time I had met him. But there was the other part of me that knew this only meant trouble. 

I looked around to make sure we were alone before responding, "Fine, I will pick you up after I get off work."  
 
Even though I knew agreeing to a date with a vampire would only lead to heartbreak. 
 
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Pulling up to the warehouse, I rehearsed again what I would say to Thomas. I had practiced it the evening before with Nathaniel. We went through every possibility of what Thomas could respond to, good and bad. I stepped out of my car and walked to the front door.


Dedra opened the door after my second knock and looked me up and down.


"Came crawling back did ya," he said in a snarky voice. I was almost taken aback by his tone but remembered that he had to put on an act in the warehouse.


Dedra opened the door for me to enter and led me upstairs. We walked past his office and the room he had kept me in the week before. I assumed that they still had not fixed the damage done to his office. Dedra opened a door further down and motioned for me to enter.


Chapter 44: Entering the Den