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    “ In a way, ” I replied , ru nn ing my hand through my hair. “ So what do I do with Tristan? ”
    “ You keep him. You lay down the rules about not hunting humans, or killing. Ask him if he worked at one of Vlad ’ s clubs or bars. See if he can keep his job. Treat him almost like you have a roommate. ”
    “ Great, just fucking great, ” I growled, but then realized who I was talking to. “ Sorry, sir. ”
    “ Don ’ t worry about it, Thomas . ” H e chuckled. “ I ’ d be worried if you weren ’ t swearing right now. Just talk to him . H e ’ s not a puppy or a slave. Yes, if you order him to do something , he has to do it. But he ’ s not a child. Tell him how things will be, and he ’ ll do it. ”
    “ Thanks, Chief . ” I was honestly grateful for the advice. “ How ’ s D.C. by the way? ”
    “ It ’ s actua lly going better than I thought. It seems what happened to you has made it around Capitol Hill . The up and coming Special Agent in Charge who was attacked by a shifter that we knew about. Seems to have shown exactly what I ’ ve been trying to tell them, MNSTR is no good on its own. We need to work with the other FBI offices if we ’ re to be any use. ”
    “ Don ’ t take my sarcasm the wrong way, Chief. But so glad I could help. ”
    “ This isn ’ t how I wanted it to come about either, Thomas. I can ’ t change what happened, but we can work with the other offices so it doesn ’ t happen again. ”
    “ I know that, sir, ” I replied. “ I ’ m not trying to be ungracious . I love my new position and thin k we have a great team. It ’ s just a lot I ’ ve had to take in the past couple of weeks, add to that someone tried to kill me tonight. Except I turned him into one of my vampires instead — ”
    “ And you need to get drunk now, ” he said , interrupting me.
    “ Yeah, pretty much , ” I snickered. “ Thanks for listening, Chief. I appreciate it. Glad I have someone I can trust. ”
    “ I ’ m glad you trust me, Thomas. I trust you. ”
    “ Thanks, Chief . ” I smil ed even though he couldn ’ t see it through the phone. No matter what chaos was going on around me, it ’ s always nice when your boss shows that much faith in you. “ Good luck in D.C. and I ’ ll see you when you get back. ”
    “ Thanks, Thomas, you need anything else, you call, okay? ”
    “ You got it, sir, ” I finished as we hung up. Thinking about what he said, a drink sounded like exactly what I needed. Realizing Tristan had still been sitting at my table the whole time, I turned to him. “ Do vampires drink? I mean, like alcohol ? ”
    “ We can, yes, ” he answered , tilting his head the side as if I was acting strange. “ Why? ”
    “ I ’ m about to make myself a very large drink. It seemed rude not to offer you one, but then I didn ’ t know if you could drink it. ” Actually I did, I remembered, but given the circumstances, I hadn ’ t been thinking about what I ’ d learned about vampires from the FBI reports. I cut myself some slack.
    “ I would love a drink, thank you, ” Tristan replied , smiling at me while his cobalt blue eyes sparkled .
    I groaned internally . I t really wasn ’ t helping matters how incredibly hot my new vampire was. Tristan was a walking wet dream. And he was mine to do with as I pleased… Not that I would ever order someone to have sex with me or anything. It was just there was no getting rid of him. He ’ d always be around now, looking delicious and tempting.
    Shaking my head, I turned to make two large r um and cokes. I handed one to him when they were made, then headed into the living room. Kicking off my heels and relishing the feeling of the soft carpet beneath my toes , I took a large gulp of my drink before shrugging out of my suit jacket. Without me even noticing he had moved, Tristan was behind me, slipping it off my arms.
    “ Um, thanks . ” I flinch ed at the contact. “ Sorry, I didn ’ t see you there. ”
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